Interesting comment from Brian Noble on the Super League Show in that when Wigan were in a similar position they shelled out a world record fee for Stuart Fielden in the hope that he would lead them out of the mire. Could Leeds be hoping to bank in on a valuable asset in order to buy a player who will lead them around the park and start to get some wins? If so, who will they be targetting?

It's rumoured to be a completely non.rugby related reason for him.wanting to leave and more somthing.like home makingbhim want to get away n start afresh

To be fair to him he's spotted that his situation isn't great and that he needed to get away from his social circles. Hardaker seems to me to be very lacking in social maturity and if there is trouble to follow it seems he's naturally drawn to it. I'm not sure how 'escaping' to a much higher pressure environment, where the social element is also vastly better will help him mind. The NRL still seems deeply embedded in lad culture and there always seems to be plenty of opportunity to disgrace yourself, so it will be interesting to see how he gets on, particularly on 'Mad Monday'. Whilst Leeds get a decent player back, it's another erosion of quality for their squad. Fullback is another position they are now lacking in, with Golding not a particularly good replacement. Rumoured to be losing Watkins and Cuthbertson to the NRL (Or Warrington) as well, it's hard to see Leeds recovering too quickly.

I'd have both Cuth and Watkins at Wire. Bring them both home.

i certainly wish zak all the very best in his move to oz even though we are losing a very good player

lots of nasty rumours have been made regarding zak recently on social media but let me tell you that he is the innocent party in regards to wanting out of the club

the fact that he wants to get out of the uk and move overseas rather than move to a rival sl club is the only way he can get away from his nightmare imo

i certainly wouldn't wish his recent problem on anyone as it is very sad, it is no wonder that his head is in bits and why his form has plummeted as a result

social media is certainly a great media outlet for us fans to voice our opinions but unfortunately when trolls wish to spread vile and untrue rumours about certain people on these sites, then 5hit often sticks and they are then often deemed guilty by a very large number of people

Not on this years form!

Well that certainly applies to Watkins.