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Hoppa offered around

Posted by Eel team six on August 10, 2015 at 5:23pm

I know it's been reported on numerous occasions, but I have talked to someone who works at another club (previously he's been very reliable with inside information). Apparently Parra has approached this club with the intention of offloading Hoppa. The interesting thing is the fact that he has signed a contract worth 600k and Parra is prepared to pay 450k of this for him to play at the other club. I realize he's not currently signed with Parra as his contract hasn't been registered with the NRL, but this tells me that they're of the belief that the signed contract will have to be honored and that they are desperate to offload him as the 600k will put Parra 150k over the cap for next year. I'm pretty sure it was the current board that said they'd never pay a player to play for another club.

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Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 August 10, 2015 at 5:33pm

I've also heard the 600k rumored first figure.
If that's the case, we can forget about making the top 4 for the next 5 years at least, because offering very average players like Hopoate that slice of the cap is a disaster.

Heads need to roll, not only Seward, but coaches and board members.

And might I add, this all happened under Sharp's watch.

Hopa is worth 300k tops. He's too slow and weak, and isn't a centre's @whole.
- Blue and gold 4ever > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 August 10, 2015 at 6:58pm
  
  Hoppa new contract is $670 000 per year plus $130 000 in third party sponership. Parra revised contract is $450000 with 3rd party. Hence why parra want him gone. This deal was done signed by Hoppa and his management. However Anderson didn't register this. Again hence why Hoppa and his management are playing hard to get.
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown August 10, 2015 at 5:39pm

Garbage.
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- Eel team six August 10, 2015 at 5:47pm
  
  If we were paying 450k out of Hoppa's contract when he was playing at another club, he would still be in our top 25 and effectively leave us with a top 24. It's how we've been playing the last couple of seasons.
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- Eel team six August 10, 2015 at 5:50pm
  
  No, it's obviously second hand info, but what I was told was that it was Parra to pay 450k of the total.
- Dorki wizard August 10, 2015 at 5:52pm
  
  Most clubs in the NRL wouldn't have 200k left in their cap for next year let alone a 600..
- eels_brad August 10, 2015 at 6:46pm
  
  No chance we'd pay $450k for a player to play at another club. We'd simply cut a junior or not re-sign Robbo. It's worth the extra $150k to not pay $450k
Dorki wizard August 10, 2015 at 5:43pm

I'd steal a line from sixties eel and say... 'You've got some good mail mate'
- Dorki wizard > Dorki wizard August 10, 2015 at 6:02pm
  
  Yep the same CEO who only a year or so ago was our membership manager, go figure...
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 August 10, 2015 at 5:49pm

600k What a fekkin joke.

Here are some players we could have bought for 600.

Hargreaves 550 est.
Rona 300
Morris 500
Austin 450
Merrin 600
J Roberts 430
Ferguson 490

No but we went all in with Hoppa for 600.
Heads need to roll.

All are responsible. Sharp BA Ando