Yes because at the moment this fiasco is a throw back to how the club was run in the Mo era. We have supposedly moved on from that.ancientnloyal posted:
Is it really that important?
Dave
Yes because at the moment this fiasco is a throw back to how the club was run in the Mo era. We have supposedly moved on from that.ancientnloyal posted:
Is it really that important?
I think that is what everybody wants but in our new era of openness and honesty from the club I'd expect an announcement from the club that this is the case, not be left hoping it is the case.ince warrior posted:
... it doesn't look that good in my book and I'm just hoping that Noble, Lenagan and Higham can resolve the issue with minimum fuss and get on with making a positive start because IMO he's going to be pivotal for us this season.
As stated at the fans forum, these enquiries are likely to have been made regarding 2009 or 2010. We are up to our salary cap limit according to Mr.Lenagan and I certainly believe him. At the fans forum he did say he'd been contacting several clubs and agents regarding player availability for 2009 and beyond. IMO either Bradford are exaggerating or misinterpreting the circumstance or it is completely fabricated by either the Bradford club or Bradford telegraph.DaveO posted:
It is a rather pointless exercise and given we are according to IL, up to our cap limit what was he going to do if Bradford had said he was available?
There is only one thing he could do and that is make room by getting rid of someone else.
Dave
Can't have been. If they were for then we could not be offering Higham in exchange as Higham would be out of contract by then and not ours to offer.Matthew-Warrior posted:
As stated at the fans forum, these enquiries are likely to have been made regarding 2009 or 2010.
Which is why Wigan would need to offload Higham to get Newton now....We are up to our salary cap limit according to Mr.Lenagan and I certainly believe him.
I can't believe any enquiry for Newton was for 2009 or 2010 for the above reasons. Newton will be 30 in 2009 and 31 in 2010. Too old to come back. And as I said the idea of offering Higham could only happen if he was under contract to Wigan so Wigan's to offer. In 2009 he is out of contract so Wigan could not offer him to anyone.At the fans forum he did say he'd been contacting several clubs and agents regarding player availability for 2009 and beyond. IMO either Bradford are exaggerating or misinterpreting the circumstance or it is completely fabricated by either the Bradford club or Bradford telegraph.
Eh? All this blew up due to direct quotes from McNamara and Hood the Bradford chairman. Not some unattributed speculation in a local rag.TWO EYED WARRIOR posted:
If it was at all true that it was for this season then im sure the news would have stemmed from a press conference not just a local rag who seems to have had a tip off from an insider at the club and all sorts of questions about salary cap at wigan would have ensued
For it not to be the case we have to say Hood and McNamara have been lying.Matthew-Warrior posted:
I understand what you're saying Daveo, but there is no proof that Higham was offered to Bradford as we all know, we can't make an assumption either way really.
If it was for 2009 we would still have to pay Bradford a transfer fee as Newton would be under contract. Paying a fee for a 30 your old player is not something I would like to see the club doing.The point you're making about Newton being 30 and 31, saying enquiring about him would be more or less pointless at that age doesn't necessarily mean it's impossible, just unlikely. Ian Lenagan could've made the enquiries for 2009 or 2010 regardless of Newton's age.
OK then. Is the Bradford Bulls official web site good enough proof for you?TWO EYED WARRIOR posted:Prove it!.DaveO posted:Eh? All this blew up due to direct quotes from McNamara and Hood the Bradford chairman. Not some unattributed speculation in a local rag.TWO EYED WARRIOR posted:
If it was at all true that it was for this season then im sure the news would have stemmed from a press conference not just a local rag who seems to have had a tip off from an insider at the club and all sorts of questions about salary cap at wigan would have ensued
Dave
I am not sure why direct quotes attributed to the Bradford officials are any less valid if they appear in that paper than IL's rebuttal appearing in the Wigan Observer but since they are now on the Bulls official site I take it that proves it?The first anyone heard about it was from that nationally recognised paper the telegraph and argus.