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Message: [QUOTE="worm of the north, post: 2547719, member: 8373"] Foordy, They are all different situations and should all be seen in a different light. I defititely see where you are coming from, but the same aplies for every club. Players come and go, but the situations you have described are unique. For example; Neville Costigan - was sacked for discplinary reasons, however your club never disputed whether he play for another club and never forced nor asked the NRL to step in. We did pick him up, but had the Broncs not sacked him, we would never have made contact. Blake Ferguson - Blake was our marquee player, and of course a very troubled individual. He lost Dugan through disciplinary reasons earlier in the year and was seeking a release to move back to Sydney. The Raiders just simply wanted to have him play out the season prior to executing his clause as stipulated. Of course the clubs came asking, and many were interested and secretly still are, but BLake made a fool of himself with his posts, his disappearing act and many other stupid behaviours and many disrespectful acts toward the our club. Management of course intervened and they want to make a statement with him as enough is enough. The original move to get Blake Ferguson was also as the Milford saga is to a degree but varied somewhat. His clause was just get out. no other factors. Milfords was his fathers health which we know is fine. Blake finished hios season at the sharks and did not attempt to play games to leave. The Raiders never pursued him outside of getting his signature and waiting until the season ended. Ricky Stuart - Well that one is exactly as it is. He wanted out and we needed a coach. Be it a good or bad move we are bound to find out. But as you say, it is exactly as you tell it. Dugan and Todd Carney are both unrelated. Dugan was contracted for another 2 seasons. He had massive personal issues with David Furner and authority in general. We wanted him and bet over backward for him and he decided to play a game against the club to try and work a sacking out in his favour as he had optins by other clubs. He wanted out of the Raiders system and set the wheels in motion to gain it through discplinary action. He was the first to do this (Fergo follwed) and we attempted to try and make an example of it. The NRL did not step in and they let him get away with it. Another club, more income and Origin awaited. Hence why we tried even harder with Fergo. But luvkily just the fact he is an idiot, he managed to do it all on his own. Similar to how Dugan blew his chance at the Broncos. Todd Carney - This one saddens me. We wanted him, he wanted us, he just could not corect his alcohol issues and had a long line of indescretions that the club had covered up for many years. Eventuially they had enough and gave him an option. 5 point plan. He declined. The club had no choice. They were not winning any friends in the playing group by defending him and hiding is problems. In fact their behavious was only proving to him that he was bigger than the club. The NRL stepped in and banned him for a year. To fix himself. I love Toddd still to this day and would have him back tomorrow if you re-signed. There is no animosty there. Milford. Well he is the only marquee player we have left after the above issues and Campo's injury. He and his manager have made this hard on our club, your club and themselves by their underhanded tactics and whether or not there were offers made or whether it was to lure him or outside of who approached who, the club has obviously had enough. To be honest though, and if you read my posts on the GH, I believe they are making their point on the wrong case. This will only blow up in our faces if they dig their heels in, but chances are they will and no one will win in 2014. In fact it will flow over a lot longer for Canberra if they make a aissue out of this. They have already made a false statement, lied to the media, who knows how this is gong to blow up in our face if this gets even uglier. I want them to release him. hopefully come to an agreement with the Broncs for some kind of return and let him go. But I do see why the Raiders are wanting to dig their heels in, as enough is enough, but they are going about it all wrong. Anyway.. Long post.. [/QUOTE]

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