Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Tue May 01, 2018 7:35 pm  

gulfcoast_highwayman wrote:

In which case, Hardaker signing for Wigan on a fat contract is a good thing for Cas, as it's probably the only way they will get any serious money out of him.

In fairness, his employment is pretty irrelevant. If Cas bring a case and win, he becomes liable for the cost regardless of income, whether this be earnings from a new contract or recovery of assests etc (or indeed a combination of both).

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Tue May 01, 2018 8:47 pm  

Gary Lo now sacked by Cas apparently. No choice with this one, can't see anyone trying to defend him.

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Tue May 01, 2018 9:03 pm  

Not surprising given what I've heard.

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 7:08 am  

What you heard CS?

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 8:25 am  

nottinghamtiger wrote:

The money will be extracted from Hardaker.
As he committed the first repudiatory breach of contract (be getting shitfaced on alcohol and class A), the club were well within their rights to dismiss him. However, Because he committed the repudiatory breach, he is liable for any financial loss caused by this. In this case, the £150k that it cost to buy him and indeed the cost of his replacement.
The precedent here is the Adrian Mutu case. He failed a drugs tests (cocaine) and was sacked by Chelsea, who then recovered the cost of his transfer fee (£13m) and also the cost of replacing him (£22m). Mutu appealed to every court possible but failed every time. His breach of contract left him personally liable for all Chelsea’s financial loss, including “the wasted costs of acquiring the Player and the cost of replacing the Player” (quoted directly from the court judgement).

If you're citing the Mutu case as a precedent then it's worth noting that Mutu was only held liable for around 40% of the £35m figure you've stated. In any case, I suspect that were Cas to pursue this, all that'll happen is that ZH will declare himself bankrupt and they'll be left with a legal bill to foot.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 8:46 am  

Guys, can I please ask that the Gary Lo sacking / dismissal / release "rumours" aren't spread on here.

I'm not being a killjoy, I think that most people are aware of the rumours circulating at the moment and TBF if they are true then its a shocker, however until such time as there is an official presser stating such "facts" then please DO NOT POST THEM!

Such posts are against the AUP we all signed up to when we joined these forums.

If in doubt, please contact any of the MODS on RFLFANS who can advise.

Cheers

ESR

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 9:00 am  

nottinghamtiger wrote:

The money will be extracted from Hardaker.
As he committed the first repudiatory breach of contract (be getting shitfaced on alcohol and class A), the club were well within their rights to dismiss him. However, Because he committed the repudiatory breach, he is liable for any financial loss caused by this. In this case, the £150k that it cost to buy him and indeed the cost of his replacement.
The precedent here is the Adrian Mutu case. He failed a drugs tests (cocaine) and was sacked by Chelsea, who then recovered the cost of his transfer fee (£13m) and also the cost of replacing him (£22m). Mutu appealed to every court possible but failed every time. His breach of contract left him personally liable for all Chelsea’s financial loss, including “the wasted costs of acquiring the Player and the cost of replacing the Player” (quoted directly from the court judgement).

Cheers NT I hope Cas get their £150K back as a minimum.

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 12:24 pm  

Charlie Sheen wrote:

Not surprising given what I've heard.

Do you think its true or do you think its noncense?

Regards

King James

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 12:59 pm  

nottinghamtiger wrote:

In fairness, his employment is pretty irrelevant. If Cas bring a case and win, he becomes liable for the cost regardless of income, whether this be earnings from a new contract or recovery of assests etc (or indeed a combination of both).

This.


See also the recent Denny Solomona case which Cas 'won'.

Cas are no mugs despite what people may think.

Re: OUT 2017 | Zak Hardaker - Castleford Tigers : Wed May 02, 2018 1:46 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Do you think its true or do you think its noncense?

Regards

King James

Subtle