Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:16 am
Zoo Zoo Boom
First Team Player
Joined: Dec 11 2020 Posts: 1094
Baconbutty wrote:Rubbish. That's what they said about the Bulls and look how that ended.
Bradford were relegated because they went bust - it was a badly run club. Leeds is the biggest club in Yorkshire and along with Wigan the biggest club in SL. No chance the RFL would let Leeds be relegated. If Leeds finished bottom they would increase the number of clubs in the league.
Leeds has the biggest support, the best stadium, one of the strongest financial positions and represents the biggest city in the competition.
Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:28 am
Shabino
Club Captain
Joined: Feb 06 2017 Posts: 3204
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:Bradford were relegated because they went bust - it was a badly run club. Leeds is the biggest club in Yorkshire and along with Wigan the biggest club in SL. No chance the RFL would let Leeds be relegated. If Leeds finished bottom they would increase the number of clubs in the league.
Leeds has the biggest support, the best stadium, one of the strongest financial positions and represents the biggest city in the competition.
If Leeds finish bottom I would want us to be relegated as SL would be a complete laughing stock I not…..
Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:17 pm
nathan_rugby
Player Coach
Joined: Jan 28 2006 Posts: 662
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:Hardaker will always stir emotions - his previous behaviour hardly puts him in the best light. Other than Penrith he has left every club due to off the field issues. This cannot and should not be ignored when you are trying to elevate the culture at the club and give positive guidance to young players about what is expected of elite athletes. In a world outside of entertainment he would be out of work but we seem to view sports in a different light i.e. its importance is blown out of all proportion to actual reality.
If you sign a contract you should honour that contract unless both parties agree to a change - Hardaker knew what he was doing when he signed for Wigan. To behave the way he did in the off season is disrespectful to the club and his team mates.
I am all for giving people a second chance but if people don't learn then why should repeated bad behaviour be rewarded - what precedence does that set?
This club will never be relegated - the league would change the criteria. We have a number of injuries but there was no need to sign Hardaker and if that is the only reason he has been signed what does that say about the club and its forward planning? As Sinfield has shown the younger players have potential - they need to be given the opportunity to learn and develop
How did he behave in the off season?
That isn't why he was let go, its stuff that happened in the last few weeks.
Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 12:41 pm
ArthurClues
Club Captain
Joined: Jan 24 2020 Posts: 2572
I wasn't keen on having Zak back for all the obvious reasons. However, now that he is, I want him to make a difference on the field and go some way to rehabilitate his pretty shabby reputation. Hope he is back and OK sooner rather than later.
Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:03 pm
Zoo Zoo Boom
First Team Player
Joined: Dec 11 2020 Posts: 1094
nathan_rugby wrote:How did he behave in the off season?
That isn't why he was let go, its stuff that happened in the last few weeks.
I never said it was.
In the off season he made it quite obvious he wanted to leave and move back to West Yorkshire - this went on right to the start of the current season. Its disruptive and unprofessional.
Post subject: Re: 2022 - IN | Zak Hardaker - Expires: 2022
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:30 pm
christopher
International Board Member
Joined: Nov 19 2002 Posts: 13549 Location: West Yorkshire
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:I never said it was.
In the off season he made it quite obvious he wanted to leave and move back to West Yorkshire - this went on right to the start of the current season. Its disruptive and unprofessional.
Wigan were also pretty unprofessional
Didn't they say you can move but you can't sign for Hull or something daft
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