OFFICIAL James Roberts granted immediate release

[broncsgoat]

So let me get this right - you knew Benny was negotiating with one of our players and you said nothing about it?
In fact from your last comment, it seems you are happy condoning a rival team breaking the rules to encourage one of our players to jump ship.
Are you a Broncos supporter? Your cognitive dissonance is quite mind blowing.

By we I meant the broncos not me personally. Three weeks ago Bennett made the comment that they weren’t interested and how long ago was he dropped?

And it is impossible to know jimmy playing would have resulted in losses.

Your lack of reading comprehension is mind blowing

 

[Foordy]

would anyone say no if Valentine Holmes came back from the States and Broncos offered him a wing spot with the fullback spot his once Boyd goes/retires/traded etc..??

I'd offer him the fullback spot tomorrow if he wanted to come back. Boyd could shift to center

 

[Sproj]

I think this needs to be looked into further. So how long were these negotiations ongoing? What ramifications will there be on Souths for enticing a contracted player to break contract?

 

[Jedhead]

By we I meant the broncos not me personally. Three weeks ago Bennett made the comment that they weren’t interested and how long ago was he dropped?

And it is impossible to know jimmy playing would have resulted in losses.

Your lack of reading comprehension is mind blowing

When you say reading comprehension was I supposed to mind read that when you said 'We' you did not mean the collective group of supporters but the acttual club.
And what are you jibbering about "and it is impossible to know jimmy playing would have resulted in losses'? I never mentioned anything remotely like that sentence. Reading comprehension - indeed.

 

[broncsgoat]

When you say reading comprehension was I supposed to mind read that when you said 'We' you did not mean the collective group of supporters but the acttual club.
And what are you jibbering about "and it is impossible to know jimmy playing would have resulted in losses'? I never mentioned anything remotely like that sentence. Reading comprehension - indeed.

You referenced my last comment in the post you quoted you absolute dribbler which was in response to another comment.

 

[Jedhead]

You referenced my last comment in the post you quoted you absolute dribbler which was in response to another comment.

I said nothing at all about this post. I think your abusive attitude seems to be slowly escalating so we'll leave at that mate.

 

[Dazza 92]

I'd offer him the fullback spot tomorrow if he wanted to come back. Boyd could shift to center

hell yes...that would work marvellously thanks very much...

 

[tommy]

I have heard Anthony Seibold during an interview (Grange TV on YouTube) talk about the step up from being an assistant coach to a head coach, and he mentioned managing the salary cap as one of the extra requirements of being a head coach. It makes sense that the coach would have to have decent control over the salary cap so they can create the roster they want. I get that the board signs off on the contracts, but someone has to come up with a figure as to what a player is worth and I don't think board members are going to understand what a player is worth like a coach would.

Maybe the story is different for Wayne's recent stint at the Broncos, but the only thing I've read was an article in which Boyd and Bennett's agent (George Mimis) said that Bennett didn't have much to do with the details of Boyd's contract, other than wanting him around. I don't think George Mimis is going to throw Wayne under the bus and say yep, Wayne was the one who signed the out of form Boyd for 4 years, so he throws Paul White under the bus instead. I found an article from back when we signed him which reported that, "Wayne Bennett last night confirmed they have the funds to make Boyd a Bronco for life." I really don't think we can be certain how it all played out unless we were there, who ever really knows the details of what goes on behind closed boardroom doors?

After that Mimis story came out there was a snippet in another article that said to paraphrase "Broncos insiders recall a completely different story to how that went down"

If there was a market on it, I'd wager a large amount that Bennett had a huge say in those contracts.

 

[broncos4life]

Well, Bennett has gone down some in my estimation based on that last quote.
Don't tell them anything, fine. But don't tell straight out lies just because they're writing about it in the papers.

Wayne Bennett is a liar and a narcissist. Always has been but it is excused by his success.

 

[tommy]

So this sounds as if Benny and Jimmy were planning this for some time. Benny says himself he had to throw everyone off the scent by lying.

Seems to me they contacted our player outside of the negotiation window. Broncos have let it go, but we're setting a bad precedent as being a soft touch club.

Yeah **** it, I'm doubling down on my previous accusation

Jimmy let that try in on purpose...dropped that week. Doesn't take a genius.

**** you Jimmy, **** off and hope ya need ya stomach pumped a few times this yr.

Nah jk, good luck Jimmy

Nah jk, **** you Jimmy.

 

[M.B.88]

To be fair, i think if Bird got offered the same money as his current deal, he would go back to Sydney too. Fact is, no one would give him anywhere near what we did... Not now anyway.

Bullshit

 

[Huge]

Yes, WB certainly had imput but no, rubber stamp no, don't agree with that as a portrayal of events . I just hate this ridiculous assertion that WB had carte blanche to dictate money and duration of contract. That just isn't the case. If it was the board would appear impotent and there's no way in hell that situation ( like in his first stint) was ever going to happen again.

I agree the board rubber-stamped and ok'd it. Would you agree WB had a say in it?

 

[broncos4life]

Yes, WB certainly had imput but no, rubber stamp no, don't agree with that as a portrayal of events . I just hate this ridiculous assertion that WB had carte blanche to dictate money and duration of contract. That just isn't the case. If it was the board would appear impotent and there's no way in hell that situation ( like in his first stint) was ever going to happen again.

*input.

 

[Finbar]

How good's rugby league and the Broncos though? I don't know about you fellas, but I am thoroughly enjoying the ride this year.

A Broncos v Rabbitohs rivalry has been sparked and both teams will be out for blood next go around and hopefully for the years to come.

 

[Morepudding]

We just really need to get someone. Our squad is not even slightly comparable to the storm, roosters or Rabbitohs. Hell, even the sharks.

 

[LGH]

Surprised also that he only scored 36 try for us....considering the centres we have had....thats kinda disappointing over 4 year career dont you think..?

I wasn’t surprised, I’ve never thought he was as good as people seem to think. One try on average every other game from those stats and yet he’d have let in probably double the amount he scored. Bennett can have him, they deserve each other.

 

[Footy Fanatic]

We just really need to get someone. Our squad is not even slightly comparable to the storm, roosters or Rabbitohs. Hell, even the sharks.

It's comparable to the Sharks.

 

[Morepudding]

It's comparable to the Sharks.

How? Moylan, Johnson, Townsend, Fifita, Gallen, Josh Morris,

We are a 6-10 squad. Maybe 5-10 if generous. We need to hit the market and get some strike