bikerharry posted:
Farrell is out of contract with Sarracens at the end of this season, and with Mike Ford admitting that even he thinks it's too late in Farrells career to develop as a union player (although he has back-tracked a little on this now), the RFU might consider letting him go now while they can still get something out of it. Personaly, I think he would be a welcome adition to any rugby league side, however I agree, the price would have to be right. But that's only from the point of view of his age, and the recent unfortunate spate of injuries he's endured.
This is the bottom line. No way must Wigan contemplate re-signing Farrell unless it's for a very reasonable price.
First of all, in this case they should say 'no' to a transfer fee (as stated above, a transfer fee may not be required anyway, but even if it was, tough - the RU have messed around with Faz for 3 years and it isn't our fault if they haven't got full satisfaction from him). Secondly, Faz himself would have to be very realistic in his wage expectations. We should never have sold him in the first place, but we did, years have passed and it's now plain that he's a shadow of the player we knew - his price must reflect this or it's an absolute farce.
As for Mike Ford backtracking on his comments, that doesn't surprise me at all. Mike Ford was never the brightest button in the box. I'd imagine a good couple of days passed after his initial outburst before it slowly dawned on him that he'd appeared to be dissing RL in general and had probably ensured there'd be no berth for him here if he ever decided to come back.
