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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2510601, member: 2221"] Okay, here's my point of view: I'm obviously not "content" that we might have tried, but I am confident that we did put a fair bid on some of those players based on the information I have. Of the really attainable ones... - Inglis was essentially ours until he broke his verbal agreement to get in bed with a guy that doesn't even know the meaning of the word "ethic". You could call the Broncos mngt naive, but I can't in good faith blame them. - Dugan was essentially ours until he decided to go stupid again and do exactly what he was fired for at the Raiders, nota bene during contract negotiations with the Broncos! Once again, I cannot blame mngt in this, although some people whose cultural and moral boundaries are different from mine, will disagree. - Widdop is not worth the money the Dragons are putting into him, but I wouldn't have minded to get him at a reasonable price to replace Norman. For that money, I'm happy we didn't enter a bidding war. - You didn't mention him, but I'd rather shoot myself in the foot than have Soward wearing the Broncos jersey. Just saying... :001_unsure: - Williams isn't too expensive, but he is definitely not the solution for our issues imo, which makes his $300K a waste that we can put into a more worthy investment. In fact, despite the fact that the Dragons are improving their spine (how could they not?), that spine isn't going to make too many waves and certainly isn't a premiership threat. Of the possible ones: - Barba is under contract and cannot be approached officially, at least not until he is granted a release. I am convinced there is a fire causing all the rumour smoke, but will wait patiently until a decision is made one way or another, well aware that whatever is happening backstage won't be acknowledged, even if it's to qualm the fans' thirst. - Smith has hinted a few times of late that he is willing to go back to Qld. Despite his age, it would be unbelievably moronic not to get him up here. At age 30, he is still the best RL player in the world imo. He doesn't do the fancy stuff others can, but no one has as much influence on a team as he does. Besides, I truly believe he will become one hell of a coach. Let's await developments to see if this is just a play to get his contract upgraded, like DCE and Thurston... - Milford is still under contract and couldn't be approached. The Raiders know what they have there and won't let him escape, much to my disappointment. - The same goes for S. Johnson, unless the Warriors are incredibly stupid and have put too many eggs into the Tomkins basket to pay the Kiwi what he's worth. As to Carney, DCE and Thurston, they were never more than pipe dreams. Despite fielding offers much superior to the ones at their club, they were always going to stay put. Believing otherwise is just silly really... The interesting part, is that the reasoning to take your stance, is mostly based on assumptions, some of them probably incorrect. It is funny that the Broncos are bagged for keeping their business out of the media highlights, when everyone knows that is precisely one of the secrets of good business practice! [/QUOTE]

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