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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:09 pm

tad rhino

Club Owner

Joined: Dec 19 2004
Posts: 24451
Location: in bed between halle berry and jennifer aniston

as I said leeds can no wrong in some people's eyes

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:09 pm

christopher

International Board Member

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13622
Location: West Yorkshire

chapylad wrote:Only that Austin preferred to stay at leeds and hoped they would offer him a contract based on his willingness at the time to pledge his future to the Rhinos.
Due to us not being able to make a decision on his future he has childishly asked for a move.
If we wanted him to stay we could have refused his request as I`m sure Smith would have wanted.
Hetherington on the other hand thought he could save a few quid and agreed to him moving.
Most of us on here thought we would need to find at least 1 halfback possibly 2.
I`m sure GH thought the same and should by now have at least 1 half lined up and the other on the radar.

It was reported we offered him a one year deal but he wanted two - don’t know if that’s true or not.

This is the Blake Austin that said he was happy with one year desls.

Last edited by christopher on Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:10 pm

tomlufc

Player Coach

Joined: Oct 31 2006
Posts: 285

A completely normal transfer at a completely normally run club. Nothing to see here.

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:13 pm

christopher

International Board Member

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13622
Location: West Yorkshire

tad rhino wrote:as I said leeds can no wrong in some people's eyes

The club has got plenty wrong in the last few years, This Austin situation isn’t one of those IMO

Not sure why it has to be so binary.

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:27 pm

brantonrhino

International Star

Joined: Feb 28 2011
Posts: 80

I am out of the country so I was surprised at the move. However. Rhinos didn’t want him or they would have offered him a contract. I just hope we can use the next 8 games to develop sinfield. I don’t particularly want to see another big name signing at the expense of academy player development

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:38 pm

christopher

International Board Member

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13622
Location: West Yorkshire

Even if they didn’t want him Austin I think people are forgetting this isn’t a move to a club with a contract for next year and beyond, Austin has asked to be released to go play for Cas for 6 games.

If he’d have gone for a long term contract somewhere else but gone early I wouldn’t have much of an issue with Austin

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:41 pm

RAPIDO

Fringe Player

Joined: Mar 03 2023
Posts: 650

christopher wrote:And Austin can want a contract all he like the club doesn’t have to A offer him one or B automatically offer him what he wants.

The deadline for signing for next year isn’t August the 4th (I’m sure some people on SM think that by the comments)

Everything is awsome :BLAH:

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:50 pm

RAPIDO

Fringe Player

Joined: Mar 03 2023
Posts: 650

christopher wrote:The club has got plenty wrong in the last few years, This Austin situation isn’t one of those IMO

Not sure why it has to be so binary.

It's binary because a team of misfits who every one laughed at are oceans better than us and this last debacle makes us a laughing stock Austin isn't even a problem hes garbage but the relationship between RS and GH is one or both need the bullet.

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:00 pm

christopher

International Board Member

Joined: Nov 19 2002
Posts: 13622
Location: West Yorkshire

RAPIDO wrote:It's binary because a team of misfits who every one laughed at are oceans better than us and this last debacle makes us a laughing stock Austin isn't even a problem hes garbage but the relationship between RS and GH is one or both need the bullet.

I’ve really not got a clue what you are on about. But maybe calm down a bit?

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Post subject: Re: OUT 2023 | Blake Austin - Castleford Tigers

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:55 pm

chapylad

International Board Member

Joined: Aug 02 2002
Posts: 7299
Location: Wakefield but near to Leeds!

christopher wrote:It was reported we offered him a one year deal but he wanted two - don’t know if that’s true or not.

This is the Blake Austin that said he was happy with one year desls.

I think this is going to be one of those he said they said stories that only Austin and Hetherington know the truth.
Austin saying he was never offered a deal Hetherington saying he was offered 1 year.
He`s gone now which is a shame at this stage of the season.
But let`s hope Sinfield can show us we won`t miss him.

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