RUMOUR Foran reconsidering Parra deal

[ivanhungryjak]

Re: NRL Player Movements and Rumours 2015

Seriously though, what sort of numpty at Parra would endorse a contract that states that Foran can walk whenever he likes !?!

No wonder the new regime want to tinker with that contract.

A desperate numpty.

 

[jarro65]

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A desperate numpty.

Sheer suicide !

 

[Broncoman]

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I hope Manly offer him 1.2M and keep Foran as well. Let them pay 3ml for a halves combination, it would be delicious to watch them flop year after year because they put all their money on halves and can't afford good surrounding players.

They still have Brett Stewart, Taufua, Matai, Lyon, Hiku and Gutherson (if they still have him) in their backline. That is still a pretty good backline to have.

If Foran backflips on Parramatta they would have to go with Norman/Kelly in the halves you would think. I'll be stunned if they keep Sandow. I think we've seen enough of Sandow to say that he is already reached his peak and that he will never be the best.

 

[Kimlo]

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They still have Brett Stewart, Taufua, Matai, Lyon, Hiku and Gutherson (if they still have him) in their backline. That is still a pretty good backline to have.

If Foran backflips on Parramatta they would have to go with Norman/Kelly in the halves you would think. I'll be stunned if they keep Sandow. I think we've seen enough of Sandow to say that he is already reached his peak and that he will never be the best.

They have them now, they won't keep them if Manly suddenly hold onto Foran for 1m+.

Between DCE and Foran, that would be almost 2.5M per year on two players, with the NRL salary cap effectively about 7M, that leaves 4.5M for the other top 23, which is less than 200k each. Good luck holding together a good squad around that.

 

[Sproj]

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Parramatta should be circling Hodgkinson, he is exactly the type of player that could compliment Norman if they lose out on Foran.

 

[Broncoman]

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Hodkinson is a Parra junior as well I think. Agree that he would be a good partner for Norman.

 

[Broncoman]

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If Foran is off contract the Titans should throw big cash at him. Sezer (who is quality) is leaving and DCE has back flipped and they are left with Elgy who i rate as a promising player and Mortimer who I don't rate. Foran is a top player with an impressive resume who can provide direction for them and would be a good mentor for Elgy to learn from.

If i was running the Titans I would be going hard for Foran.

 

[theshed]

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I'd love to see Foran replace Townsend at the worriers. It'll never happen but imagine the nz spine playing together each week.

 

[Kaz]

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There's something seriously wrong with the cap if the Rorters can afford Foran

They won't even try to get Foran.

Mark my words, when Jarryd Hayne fails make the cut in NFL, Hayne will be a Rooster.

 

[Foordy]

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Seriously though, what sort of numpty at Parra would endorse a contract that states that Foran can walk whenever he likes !?!

No wonder the new regime want to tinker with that contract.

Not only that he can walk whenever he likes ... but reportedly if he does decide to walk, he gets paid an obscene amount of money to boot.

 

[Morkel]

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From various tidbits in different articles, it sounds like "incompetent" is the most relevant word when it comes to the Eels. The sticking point seem to be some clauses that were "not previously sighted" by Eels management. It seems the Ex-CEO wasn't too interested in the fineprint. What those clauses were, we might find out, but if it's enough to be a dealbreaker than it's got to be big.

 

[Morkel]

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"The Parramatta Eels are in damage control, with the club refusing to recognise the deal signed off on by Seward.

The Eels claim they never ticked-off on Foran having a get-out clause inserted in the contract which allows the Kiwi five-eighth to walk away at any stage.


Incredibly, part of the clause includes detail stating the Eels must pay Foran a massive payout in damages.


The Daily Telegraph has been told this was one of the fundamental reasons why the Parramatta board refused to rubberstamp a contract extension for CEO Seward, which led to the Eels official walking away from the club.


Seward was the Parramatta powerbroker who handled the majority of negotiations in relation to the Foran contract."

Kieran Foran Eels contract: Breaking news Manly star to walk away from Parramatta deal

 

[Sproj]

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What an idiot manager if that's true. No wonder Foran was happy to sign!

 

[Foordy]

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Under the terms of Foran’s original contract, the get-out clause stated the Kiwi Test star was free to walk away at any stage of the four-year term and trigger a payment of $1 million in damages.What makes it even worse, that effectively becomes a $2 million clause when it is included as part of the Eels’ salary cap for the following season.
So, if exercised, Parramatta would have had to pay Foran $1 million and the five-eighth would be free to go and play somewhere else in the NRL.
When Seward departed the club and Eels chairman Sharp and the board of directors was made aware of the situation, head of football operations Daniel Anderson and recruitment manager Peter Sharp were charged with fixing the mess.
The duo came up with a revised deal which was tabled to Foran last week.
Under the terms of the new deal, the Sea Eagles five-eighth’s contract would have averaged out at $600,000 less than the original $4.8 million agreement.

When the Eels said they wanted the damages clause removed, Foran’s camp agreed but wanted a clause stating that if Arthur was no longer head coach, Foran could walk away.
The Eels, headed by Anderson last week, initially refused. But as of late Monday night, Parramatta had a change of thinking on the Arthur clause and it is believed to have been included.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...-contract-fiasco/story-fniabjcr-1227410143916

 

[Unbreakable]

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Under the terms of the new deal, the Sea Eagles five-eighth’s contract would have averaged out at $600,000 less than the original $4.8 million agreement.

I'd be backing out of the deal if that's true, Foran shouldn't have to lose $150,000 a year over the next 4 seasons due to the lack of communication on the Eels board, take the $1m in damages and go sign for the Titans for $1m a season over 4 years, easy.

 

[Kaz]

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He can't take the 1m in damages, as the NRL haven't registered the contract.

 

[Broncoman]

I'm confused, the NRL has a week 13 rule and this deal has been known to us for quite a while so it's to late for him to back out of the contract now?

It's starting to get very annoying players signing contracts and then changing their mind all the time. If Parramatta lose Foran they will be the biggest basket case club in the game, even bigger than the Sharks and Titans.

 

[Foordy]

I'm confused, the NRL has a week 13 rule and this deal has been known to us for quite a while so it's to late for him to back out of the contract now?

It's starting to get very annoying players signing contracts and then changing their mind all the time. If Parramatta lose Foran they will be the biggest basket case club in the game, even bigger than the Sharks and Titans.

Foran is not trying to back out of the contract... Parramatta are trying to change the terms of the contract that Foran initially signed. this has nothing to do with the round 13 rule.