If the reason for wanting out is really his wifes homesickness, we should let him go, but on the condition that he can't play for anyone else this year - then we'd soon see if it's homesickness or the prospect of a top NRL contract that makes him want to leave. I'm tired of Aussie players thinking they can waltz out of contracts at the drop of a hat, leaving a team which has put considerable time and expense into bringing them over here in the . Whilst I understand it's impossible to make someone play for you if they don't want to ([ia la [/iBrough) we must make sure if we release him we are adequately compensated, either with players or cash. A Wigan poster has suggested that we make him buy himself out of his contract with us, and I would have no problem with that.

for us to be compensated we will need to let him play elsewhere.... i actually think the lure of playing for Brisbane is just too much for him lets hope if he does go he don't end up being a little fish in a big pond.

he aint the only homesick player in our squad you know

Of course, you're right Mutley. It just hurts to acknowledge (yet again) that we are, in fact, the little fish in the SL pond and as such find it hard enough to attract good players - which makes it all the more galling when they want out after only a handful of games. God, we really need this stadium...

Indeed. We are little fish. That's just the way it is.

We are still 5 wins out of 8 and going well. Not time to panic yet.

is the player you sponsored, if it is who don't we want at the club

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funny this because when tronc came over and his kid was poorly for a night (spent in hospital) that troncy stayed out on the lash whilst missus spent the night with the kid ! fact from club shop whilst i was there with somebody who was with him! looks like cash all over again ala broughy! should have kept stosic imho!

move him from the north queensland beaches, and a big house with sea vies... to a shed by a cabbage field and wonder why he cant settle...

its not just about the rugby or the money... and the uk pound is desperately poor aginst the dollar at the moment!... its about the whole package...

Compare the gaff that Sam Burgess has now compared to his place in west yorkshire....

expect to see less and less top players moving north... simply because of the exchange rate!

he is under contract! we paid money to bring him over..buy the contract out yourself and move or we get a transfer fee..smacks of a load of EDIT..funny how loads of other aussies can come over here and be okay isn't it...or brisbane have been tapping up? just like shudds with broughy and bulls with southernwood!! how many more times will this happen? shame that we dumped stosic for what seems to me like a EDIT like tronc!

Bigal1, drinking in the last chance saloon from now on.

Stosic wasn't dumped for Tronc.

doubt it will change his mind to stay but Troncs going to get my support today come on big man

That's the ONLY thing to do, get right behind the big fella tonight, make plenty of noise and make him realise how much we actually want him hear.......


Then he can go home and tell the Mrs to get her sen off, and he's staying

Of course but he has still signed a contract. Also he isn't living next to a cabbage patch, I hope your not developing that England bashing mentality that some have - please.

You know that Wakey has it's nice bits and is a nice place to live if you are in one of them. Ditto Queensland. I lived in Oz for six years and when your doing well it's great but when your down being poor is no more fun with or without the sun and even less so when the welfare/health payments are more to the American model.

He should have thought about, more to the point it appears his wife never wanted the move which should have made it a none starter.

Whichever way you view it he has done the dirty especially when you consider the add on cost of getting him here we will never recover.

I won't be cheering him, I expect a professional effort and then he goes quietly. Very disappointed in him TBH, he deserves no praise although he should recieve no abuse either.

These things happen.

Very sensible post.

If only we had the
i financial backing to be able to turn down people, and offer players money the can command elsewhere
ii offer accomodation in nice areas
iiiattract best youngsters in the first place,

Until then things like this will always happen,