Quote jonh="jonh"I’m assuming the club are going to replace Aydin internally in the squad with Eseh.
If you have 2 or 3 offers on the table which are significant upgrades on a contract with your current club and you are aware people have been brought into the club on significantly bigger salaries but in a lesser squad status then sadly there is only one realistic decision to be made.
It’s a real shame to lose a lad who I feel could have been a long term successor to T, however sometimes you have to go away to earn what you are worth.
It’s the short term nature of moves like this due to the financial restrictions on the club that prevents us from growing but sadly it is what it is at the moment until we can generate large revenues.
I’m regards to Murphy you would think there is interest there already after the season he has had and how he starts next year will be key for him.
Pure speculation on my part but there are/will be a number of clubs looking for wingers in the next 2 years and he is going to be high on peoples shopping lists meaning we may be fighting a losing battle anyway.
It’s a thankless task trying to build a squad for long term improvements with a short term budget.'"
Sums it up.
The truth is that we will have a few more lean years unless we strike lucky with injuries and new signings - but that is not a science you can rely on.
I believe the club have decided that they must turn the clubs structure and especially BV around before we can move forward. It's obvious to me.
We could have limped on with the old floodlights and pocketed a 200k + for another player.
We could have shelved the new pitch and put the cash into the team, it's not like it was gash.
We could have done a bodge repair to the Cats bar.
We could drop the Academy, I know we get central funding but its still costs us and as noted we struggle at present to keep what we produce.
Yet all those things will eventually bear fruit. A good income from a pitch that will be of international standard, lit up by lights that actually work. We will have extra changing facilities for women's teams, kids teams and so on. We will have a main stand that if run correctly will generate cash from day one.
I know it's risky but without a free cash injection it's the only chance of long term success, rather than the odd short term thrill.
Murphy is slightly different to most other players at the club, it won't just be cash with him. He will be wanted by every top team in SL, most notably those who win things. It won't just be about money so unless he's another oddity like TJ he will leave at the first chance to join say Saints. In mitigation that would be the same if he were at HKR, Cas or Salford for example, for me if he maintains his form it's Leeds/Wigan/Warrington or Saints (has Saints player written all over him).
I know it's a heresy and I'd not normally say this but if we can't tie him down in the next few month to at least another two years then we should sell him, there will be buyers. A player cash deal would in this case be better than nothing. This is totally contrary to my every belief but odd as it sounds Murphy has probably arrive two seasons too soon.
Just my opinion and it doesn't make me happy, but that was my starting point, at the moment our cake just isn't big enough bit hopefully in a few years it might be
