Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:17 am  

Huddersfield will want this done before he's due back for pre-season, I would imagine. Expect things to move pretty quickly.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:36 am  

tigertot wrote:

If Leeds were the only show in town they could afford to drive down costs. But there are other clubs who will pay more, but don't have the current status of Leeds. It will come down to how selfish Ferres is; does he want money or success.

Not sure it comes down to being selfish. He's no doubt made a mess of his personal life (I don't know what the situation is with his wife) but he may have to think about the money. If she's left him and is filing for divorce, he'll need some money in his pockets. As much as we fans like o think it's all about the trophies - unless they have an affinity to the club money plays a big part in decisions because they need to think long term.

I personally think it's low an act as a man can do (cheating not only on his wife but also his best mate). But the fact is he will get a club somewhere and as long as it doesn't unsettle us in the dressing room, I'd have him. He'll realise that his options are limited and another indiscretion will probably be the end of his career [at any decent level].

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:05 pm  

D4mo78 wrote:

Not sure it comes down to being selfish. He's no doubt made a mess of his personal life (I don't know what the situation is with his wife) but he may have to think about the money. If she's left him and is filing for divorce, he'll need some money in his pockets. As much as we fans like o think it's all about the trophies - unless they have an affinity to the club money plays a big part in decisions because they need to think long term.

I personally think it's low an act as a man can do (cheating not only on his wife but also his best mate). But the fact is he will get a club somewhere and as long as it doesn't unsettle us in the dressing room, I'd have him. He'll realise that his options are limited and another indiscretion will probably be the end of his career [at any decent level].

That will probably depend on the quality of your WAGs.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:08 pm  

Fat Boy wrote:

I'm guessing he may have some personality issues if what happened at the Giants is to be believed. If the entire dressing room has turned on him then he might not have been the most popular player on the squad in the first place.

Do we want a player like that at Leeds, regardless of his talents?

When did Leeds start worrying about that?

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:22 pm  

Smooth Stu wrote:

When did Leeds start worrying about that?

About whether a player fitted into the culture of the club and was accepted in the dressing room?

Right before we started winning a lot of trophies. Building that kind of culture was one of the cornerstones of the 2004-2015 group of players. A pleasant change from Leeds teams of old riddled with cliques and in-fighting.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:50 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

That is a bit of a dipstick comment. I have never once said Westerman was signed to be Clarks chauffeur, I said tongue in cheek he would be Clarks Chauffeur. You can't see the difference? It was an answer to an issue for a Wire, that fit. Westerman is a class player, and why Leeds included were in for him, whether he can drive or not.

Now get in the real world and understand salaries. It's funny that you spout if he is in it for money, then Salford will be his destination, yet you discount that his current club would pay this salary.

Quit the itk act Gotcha. You know jack, mate. Clark, Westerman and Burgess were all signing for us at one stage according to you. Now you claim Ferres is on way more money than Sinfield was? Give your head a shake pal

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:11 pm  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

Quit the itk act Gotcha. You know jack, mate. Clark, Westerman and Burgess were all signing for us at one stage according to you. Now you claim Ferres is on way more money than Sinfield was? Give your head a shake pal

You needed to get your facts right instead of spouting your rubbish. And no where have I quoted Sinfields salary.

But if you want to look back on my posts this year, you will see a post about unrest at Huddersfield over the new contract offer to Wardle because of the massive difference compared to what Ferres is on. Most at Huddersfield rate Wardle as one of their top players. Then just before we played them last game another post from me stating some of the Huddersfield players upset that Ferres straight back in at the expense of Connor. He is on a lot of money at Huddersfield and their was unrest before this incident.

You need to stop making rash statements, grow up, and speak to others maybe. He is comfortably above £100k on his current contract.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:21 pm  

Aitchurch bloody hell, no thanks would rather keep Ferres and farm him out to Oldham on loan for 4 years than take Aitchurch. We aint lacking in pack options and Ferres was poop last season so not a big loss for us. He wont be going to Leeds as you cant afford him and cant see him been loaned to a SL team, that was just a possibility with it been an NRL team. If we dont get the money a 29 year old international with 4 years left on his contract is worth (slightly less due to situation) then suppose we just keep hold and he plays for Oldham but wont give him away for nowt to strengthen another team. Hope we can get rid though cos dont want to see him wearing C&G ever again. We have standards at Huddersfield

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:31 pm  

FLYINGPROP wrote:

He wont be going to Leeds as you cant afford him

It's amazing how many people on here know the finer details of various clubs financial situations and wage bills.

Re: Ferres to Roosters falls through. : Fri Dec 18, 2015 4:36 am  

Ferres is done at Hudds. What they hold is simply a barrier to other clubs signing him. They won't keep him not playing for 4 years, so the remaining term is meaningless.

The problem is the ability of anyone being able to fit him under the cap when most clubs had finished recruitment for next year. The top clubs will have no space without offloading someone (and getting a player to go at this stage might also be hard), which might mean the likes of Salford are his only option.

BTW unless they're idiots, there's no way Hudds would pay a share of his wages. What he's done would give them the ability to tear up his contract (disrepute and behaviour clauses - wouldn't be hard to prove in court). That means all they'd need to do is agree a swap and he's gone.

I have every sympathy with Hudds and their fans on this - Ferres has dropped them right in it with very little chance of getting a decent replacement for next year.