I suppose if he had a pay as you play contract and we still brought in a much needed prop then that might be ok, it's just the though of him getting injured in the first few games and not playing again till playoffs and being lumbered with his wages when those wages could have gone towards a younger more healthy and up for it player to replace him

To be fair BBB, an injury such as you describe could happen to anyone, and would not be dependant on age..

In the salary cap era can you even have those types of contract? I dont really see how they could work without severely holding back cap space in case Fielden plays a full season.

Wasn't price on something like that?

fair enough but it's gonna take a 33 year old longer to come back from injury and gain sufficiant match fitness compared to a 28 year old imo

Best deal for him and us is if he gets an injury that keeps him out for a length of time eg 2 months he retires. Can not see him going for that especially with some clubs that will pay him a fat cheque for 1 years contract. If he shows some decent form over the play offs we should attempt to keep him.