Quote: the stella kid "I understand your point about not been happy at potentially losing Leeming. However your stance at blaming the club is poor. If the club wanted him out I could understand. However it sounds like the player wants to leave. If this is the case why would you stand in his way. An unhappy player is not going to perform to the required levels. The club just needs to make sure it gets the appropriate level of compensation. I would also question the ethical issue of Leeds approaching a contracted player. However to blame the club is ridiculous.'"
Leeds are within their rights to approach any club about a player- they can’t go to the player directly and we don’t know if that was the case. The club can then say to Leeds thanks but no tthanks, or put the idea to the player. The club could have just said no and that should be the end of it until April.
It’s happened before and the club have said no. Why did the club stand in the way of Jerry when he had the opportunity to play in aus. He said in The podcast he was cross at the time. Or allow brough to leave when various clubs came calling We wouldnt release them from contract.
You are assuming Kruise was unhappy at giants prior to Leeds approaching.
Would he not perform next year? I doubt it as if we turn Leeds down they will have to look elsewhere, and Kruise is out of contract and can look elsewhere in the spring so why would he not perform to his best to get another contract be that with us or elsewhere.
A decision by the club to take the (probably relatively small amount knowing hetherington) money from Leeds would just be very short sighted for me- he’s the best 9 we have despite what some think- otherwise why is he selected for knights whilst AOB isn’t, and why didn’t leeds approach for AOB who is a different 9 entirely to Dwyer who’s a runner like Kruise. It would leave us short in that role next season and without any time to get a decent replacement. Of which there can’t be many or Leeds wouldn’t have approached us regarding Kruise in the first place!
Pointless trying to sign a player like sezer then not having enough specialist hookers. We are already light in that area as it is- it weakens us as a team whilst strengthening a rival.
God knows we can do without being disadvantaged!
