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  Michael Picklum October 30, 2014 at 9:28pm

  Mmmmm 60boy, I'm not sure about the rationale. Champion & most of the new recruits were &/or underway in being negotiated before Hayne pulled the plug also I fail to see how re-signing Crappy Joe will supplant the Hayne flight.
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    sixtiesboy > Michael Picklum October 30, 2014 at 9:34pm

    So you still think that the club only just found out about Hayne? The club has known for some time. I didn't include crabman in my analysis. His signing may be a favour for Timmy.
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    FME > Michael Picklum October 30, 2014 at 9:38pm

    Agreed MP a lot of people here, one in particular, forget that deals with these new recruits were being negotiated before Haynes departure so they were going to be put into the side with the expectations that Hayne would be there and not because he left.
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  FME October 30, 2014 at 9:49pm

  I just stated fact, you are having a guess feces.
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    sixtiesboy > FME October 30, 2014 at 9:58pm

    The first whispers of a departure came when Hayne first went on his end of season trip. The mail was that it was the purpose of his trip. We may never get the full story, but at the very least he has commented that he knew that this would be his last year and that he only stayed on because he helped to bring BA to the club. We had all wondered how the club could afford to sign anyone with the salary cap issues. Now we know how negotiations were possible. The proof to the contrary is whether any other significant high profile signing is made.
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      Frank The Tank > sixtiesboy October 31, 2014 at 9:18am

      To counter this line of thinking, Seward at the press conference, suggested the club now had $1.2mil to spend.
      Doesn't sound like a club that was using Haynes salary to negotiate new signings, well at least not yet.
      We released Tanginoa and Loko to free up cash for some signings.
      Smith, Tonga and Fui retired and their money is being used on their replacements.
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        Hamish > Frank The Tank October 31, 2014 at 9:20am

        You would think they would be using some of that money to front end watmoughs deal.
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          Frank The Tank > Hamish October 31, 2014 at 9:24am

          Hamish we can only hope that they are cause we don't want to be paying Watmough big $$ towards the backend of his 4 year deal.
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            Hamish > Frank The Tank October 31, 2014 at 9:36am

            Agree, otherwise known as the Des Hasler trap.
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        Michael Picklum > Frank The Tank October 31, 2014 at 1:42pm

        Hi Frank, u have pretty well covered my thoughts on the recruitment background.