Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:25 am
YosemiteSam wrote:
There's a number of issues to consider here. Moving to the other side of the world isn't for everyone, neither is leaving the lifestyle you're used to / accustomed to etc. Family commitments may mean a move is impractical too. However, most if not all of these issues can be overcome if the right money is on offer and this is the elephant in the room. As long as the SL cap is the poor relation (by some distance) of that in the NRL then even a back up, squad role in the NRL will 9/10 trump a move here. Raising the cap isn't a silver bullet, of course, but it's an essential step.
All that is true, but yet it's hard to avoid the impression that not only do Leeds lag behind the NRL, we also lag behind the top clubs in SL. Saints lose Lussick and manage to instantaneously land a player who is an upgrade on paper at least. They've also reputedly signed Clark from Wire for next year. Catalans have reputedly signed Fages, Satae and Peachey. Wigan have already been on a well publized signing spree. Wire have signed Fitzgibbon and you can bet there will be more to come. Where are we in all this? The players we are linked with quickly discover reasons not to come and we are in the middle of a public "stay/go" pantomime with Blake Austin. At this stage it's hard to feel confident about having a better side next year. Given the cap space we should have available, that is a very gloomy prospect.