I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of a couple of chapters, very honest, very good. Can't wait to get my mitts on my copy now!

There was a bi serialized in one of the papers this week (yes, I am now talking about the same book as everyone else).

What was interesting was how Moz touched on the drinking culture at the club, which was obviously still prevalent right up to he end of Cull's tenure. He mentions various incidents which simply would not have happened in the current regime (Briers slight faux pas in Aus notwithstanding). He also suggests that Cull treated him, King and other senior players with kid gloves, and possibly pampered to heir ego.

Was quite a graphic illustration of what TS was faced with in 2009, and how far we've come.

He also says he wanted to re-sign for Leeds when he came back from Australia, only for Gary Hetherington to say he thought Moz was finished at the top level (or words to that effect).

Cheers, Gary

I've asked Father Christmas for one as I enjoy reading sporting autobiogs, especially as he is one of our own. I don't like the ones where the author is frightened of upsetting anyone (as with Beckhams) and much prefer the ones where they reveal secrets and tell it as it happened (as with Robbie Fowler). Which category does Moz's fall into? Hoping to get a signed copy when he is in town in a couple of weeks.

if i remember correctly,i believe that the rhinos would only offer moz a 2 year deal as opposed to warrington's 4 year deal at the time,although if you can post a link to hetherington's comment that he thought that moz was finished at the top level then i would appreciate it



oh and by the way i will definitely be buying his autobiography as he is a person who i have the utmost respect for

Quote Jonesy's a Legend="Jonesy's a Legend"if i remember correctly,i believe that the rhinos would only offer moz a 2 year deal as opposed to warrington's 4 year deal at the time,although if you can post a link to hetherington's comment that he thought that moz was finished at the top level then i would appreciate it oh and by the way i will definitely be buying his autobiography as he is a person who i have the utmost respect for '" Well as long as you've remembered correctly, I suppose Morley had better get on to the publishers and get the book corrected. Will this link do for you? www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/no ... warrington Quote Jonesy's a LegendBut he quotes Gary Hetherington, the Leeds chief executive, saying: "You're not the player you once were. I don't think you've got four years left in you." No wonder Morley has so obviously enjoyed Warrington's cup final wins against the Rhinos in each of the last two seasons.'"

Quote Jonesy's a Legend="Jonesy's a Legend"if i remember correctly,i believe that the rhinos would only offer moz a 2 year deal as opposed to warrington's 4 year deal at the time,although if you can post a link to hetherington's comment that he thought that moz was finished at the top level then i would appreciate it oh and by the way i will definitely be buying his autobiography as he is a person who i have the utmost respect for '" Well as long as you've remembered correctly, I suppose Morley had better get on to the publishers and get the book corrected. Will this link do for you? www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/no ... warrington Quote Jonesy's a LegendBut he quotes Gary Hetherington, the Leeds chief executive, saying: "You're not the player you once were. I don't think you've got four years left in you." No wonder Morley has so obviously enjoyed Warrington's cup final wins against the Rhinos in each of the last two seasons.'"

Quote Jonesy's a Legend="Jonesy's a Legend"if i remember correctly,i believe that the rhinos would only offer moz a 2 year deal as opposed to warrington's 4 year deal at the time,although if you can post a link to hetherington's comment that he thought that moz was finished at the top level then i would appreciate it oh and by the way i will definitely be buying his autobiography as he is a person who i have the utmost respect for '" go to the bottom MOZ ON LEEDS SNUB www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... mself.html

Quote Jonesy's a Legend="Jonesy's a Legend"if i remember correctly,i believe that the rhinos would only offer moz a 2 year deal as opposed to warrington's 4 year deal at the time,although if you can post a link to hetherington's comment that he thought that moz was finished at the top level then i would appreciate it oh and by the way i will definitely be buying his autobiography as he is a person who i have the utmost respect for '" go to the bottom MOZ ON LEEDS SNUB www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... mself.html

well he definitely was worth 4 years.I also will be buying his book

What I don't understand about Hetherington's mindset in that situation, was the the fact Morley was still one of the top players in the NRL.

Hetherington is entitled to make the odd mistake and its not as though he's spent the last 6 years regretting the absence of a big forward to help them win Super League.

A four year deal was a big gamble and Hetherington has a lot of good players to fit under his salary cap. We were in a position where we had to take more of a gamble to progress and this one paid off. But there would have been a lot of people lining up to criticise Paul Cullen and Simon Moran for spending big money on a player who had taken a lot of battering through his career, if he had suffered injury problems or not been the same player.

Morley, like Fielden, Farrell and Scully, started young and played an intense game that meant he got a lot of punishment. That punishment mounts up and those three players were not the same in the final years of their careers, in Fielden's case because he lost form, in Farrell and Scully they couldn't get consistently on the field. Morley was the exception.

I wanted us to take the gamble on Morley but I'm not sure I'd have wanted us to take it if we were in Leeds position.

It's a good job Morley took more notice of Gary Hetherington than of Wire71.