Irregs#16 wrote:
Saying he needs a big year - but he might not even be fit for the start of the season. I would be asking/paying him to stay back in Aus.
If he is back, then next year we should be replacing both our 6 and 7 as Reynolds and Sneyd out of contract
Whilst I don’t disagree with you, is AP in a position to just pay off Reynolds, in what is probably a very considerable deal, with hindsight this hasn’t been the best bit of business we’ve completed, he will be 33 next year, played 14 games for us, and has now a very bad injury, which obviously isn’t possible to foresee.
In essence this has probably been a signing with Hodgson agreement, and whilst we needed strengthening in the halves, while not being a knee jerk reaction, it’s looking very disappointing now.
It makes me wonder, when we get in these negotiations for star quality players, we are not being guided correctly, injury does happen, as with say Bevan French, but the difference between the two players is poles apart, is French paid that much more than Reynolds, I don’t pretend to know.