Union, League or Joint contract?

There were strong rumours that Daryl Clark had signed for Leeds, and Joe Westerman

Surely Leigh would be able to fit Burgess under their "salary cap".

That is what is called selling the dummy

Or trading up.

Best to ask that Gotcha bloke on the Leeds forum, he always seems to be in the know

Best to ask that Gotcha bloke on the Leeds forum, he always seems to be in the know

Best to ask that Gotcha bloke on the Leeds forum, he always seems to be in the know

Allegedly in negotiation with Souths. All rumours?

Well he was left out of Bath's squad that played at the weekend even though the other England WC guys played and apparently he was in attendance at Leigh for the England vs France game whilst the Bath game took place.

Does suggest that his RU career could be coming to an end.

Whilst there will be lots of negative publicity ("RL failure" etc) if he jumps ship early, in the medium term it would be great if he comes back having failed, as it will hopefully lessen the impetus for RU to sign other RL players. He wasn't the only one getting stick, I see Farrell did too, so the influence of ex-RL players will hopefully diminish.

I've said on the Leeds forum that I'm not actually sure I'd want him at Leeds. Not in the playing sense, that's a no-brainer, but because of the potential impact on the team ethos that's been built up over a decade. In fact the more I think about it I'd only want him at Leeds if he was paid within the existing structure - the marquee player clause is exactly the sort of thing that could lead to big disruption within a squad (its not like Tomkins at Wigan who was already on big money before he left).

Being in negotiations is normally a sign that someone has had a conversation. No surprise if Souths have first refusal. Wondering if Manly is also an option for him with Luke there? They thought he was going to join them last time only for Mr Crowe to be over there and have conversations to seal the deal with a better offer.

He didn't play for Bath at the weekend. A move back to league looks likley.

The mole has said he won't be returning to Souths anytime soon, and Leeds are favourite's to sign him at the moment.

Hmm, I can see Leeds maybe getting him on a "Loan" while Souths clear the decks in preparation for next year, unless he wants a move back to the UK, I just cant see him signing a long term deal at Leeds (Love to be wrong) but I trust The Sleeve to negotiate a good deal