Depends whether Salford want to ease the salary burden or not. Patten was contracted for next year too remember.

Why would they release a contracted player that other clubs are rumoured to be interested in? If they wanted to ease the salary burden they would surely replace those coming out of contract with new players on less money.

I can understand them letting Patten go because he's 32 on big money and wants to simply retire. No doubt the club will keep his registration to prevent another Hudson Smith situation.

Was Patten not contracted for 2 years with the option of 3rd?

Extract from th'advertiser............seems reasonably positive,

[iReds also insist that Daniel Holdsworth’s long-term future is secure at Salford despite on going reports linking him with Super League rivals Hull.

Holdsworth still has a year to serve on his current contract.

Reds’ coach Phil Veivers does not want to lose the former Canterbury player. Veivers already has to find quality replacements for Luke Patten, Matty Smith and possibly Sean Gleeson as well.

Reds’ officials have been speaking with Holdsworth’s agent. There has also been talk of him possibly returning to Australia.

Hull have also been linked with Castleford’s Rangi Chase.

Any move for Holdsworth from a rival Super League club would entitle Salford to demand a transfer fee for the specialist stand off with him being under contract. Holdsworth’s team-mate Luke Patten feels it would be in Salford’s best interests to build a new-look team around Holdsworth.

Patten said

It would be folly to try and start afresh with a new half back pairing, put Snyed @ 7 and DJ @ 6 and we've got a year to give Snyed lot's of experience and then look to replace DJ as I have little doubt at the end of next season he will be off.

I'd also look at trying to get hold of the full back at Wigan last week fon a one year loan, as he looked a good prospect and he is highly unlikely to get past their current number one.

Holdsworth noes the position we are in,he might think he needs to better is own position and is future.
If Hull or Leeds come in for him he would be a fool not to go,good luck to him.I don,t think he will be here next season.

If the clubs sell DJ, thats me done!! i won't watch them if they see their best player, he is as good as I have seen in over a decade and to sell him for such a pitiful sum would be the end of the line. If they run their contract out I can just about deal with it but to sell him would be suicide!! Having watched the exiles you can see what a great player he is behind a decent pack a true aston martin player who makes if look eassy, come on salford lets give him the platform to spin his decks!!

Not necessarily. If the club and Holdsworth agree to a release then there would be no fee at all.

And whoever agrees to that needs shooting.........!!!

Would Arsenal let Robin Van Persie go on a free this summer to Man City or Man Utd? or do you think they would get the biggest fee possible for him before his contract run down?
They'd try to get the biggest fee. Daniel Holdsworth however is not Robin Van Persie and RL (thankfully) is not football.

Some clubs/chairmen/coaches wouldn't want a player who isn't fully committed and so would let him go and release his wage on the cap.

So any sought after player who's contracted and has the possibility of a pay hike at another club just has to say I'm are not commited anymore and the contract isn't worth the paper it's written on? Let's get real here.

In some instances yes. That's why players leave clubs when they're still under contract to go back to Australia or elsewhere.

Well unless you know of someone willing to put a significant investment into the club then what the hell do you expect?

Interesting to read Shaun McRae say that Holdsworth has a year left on his contract and then the option of extending that, is that option in our favour or his? If it is in ours I would say that is quite a good starting position to either extend his contract (and up his wage) or negotiate a larger fee with another club. Does anybody know about this option?