Back in the day Brett Ferres was probably the forwards equivalent of Greg Eden. Plenty of positive input but always prone to the regular brain fart. Last couple of seasons though he is just a liability to his team.
Remember Ferres, Rooney and Atkins, as Trinity players, all winning man of the match awards in three separate games for England in a tournament against the likes of Fiji, Samoa and somewhere else over that way.

Agree re agents.
as far as players having short careers is concerned, it isn't a career at all is it, it something they know from the start off is a short term fling with a sport they love.
In one respect they are very lucky to be paid for doing something they love, but they surely know from the outset it's not for life! The smart ones prepare for life after RL, so that - 'it's a short career,grab what you can while you can' - doesn't wash with me. lots of people have to changes careers and get on with it.
As for discussing contracts on this forum, I don't think any details have been given to cause concern from anyone including MC.
Frankly, I'm a bit bored now with will he sign won't he sign. I'd like him to, but if he doesn't we will move on won't we.

I’d love to know how you all know so much about agents, the job they do and their motives. You’d be surprised what some have done for their clients. This isn’t football where an agent gets a cut of massive transfer fees and the like. Yes there’s some money involved, would you work for free? However the money isn’t massive amounts at all.

There's money in drug dealing and people trafficking but most people prefer to earn an honest crust.

sounds like your comparing a drug dealer/trafficker to an agent who gets a player a best deal how bazaar

Have you ever paid into a union?

Seriously?
How much do you think rugby league agents earn?

Nah. Just saying there are thousands of ways to EARN a living where you graft and toil and reap the rewards you deserve.

Then there are a some easy money ways that milk honest people in a sort of parasitic way.

More than they deserve?

Would you see an agent encourage a player on his books to play for what he would call "A good team". or would he encourage him to sign for a club offering more money? I think I know the answer.

You’re right mate. Who needs agents. I have no doubt that a professional sports team with in house legal teams etc wouldn’t try and pull a fast one with a young up and coming lad.

Who do you think the player would want to sign for?
Example:
2 year contract with saints on 60k a year
3 year contract with wakey on 80k a year

No issue with players having professional representation as most are not the brightest and could be taken advantage of. However, I feel agents should be centrally employed and in no way whatsoever financially benefit from negotiating their clients contracts. That way they can only be acting in the interest of the player rather than their own bank balance.

Quite a few agents in RL also have football players on their books and are involved in multi million pound deals with them believe it or not but it’s fact. So I’m afraid the RL player is playing second fiddle, what an agent gets out of a RL players deal, I’m afraid is a drop in the ocean so they don’t pursue the players interest as vigorously as a big deal elsewhere, trust me on this one, I’ve been there.