Transfers Rumours

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Our Media guy at Red Bulls on our forum stated the figures banded around in the media for Quirke are vastly inflated and not true. I think these reporters just pull figures from the sky and go with it.

I mean I wouldn’t put it past Mark Smith to spin it more positively

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If you're paying north of 250k for Hodge (what he asked Chiefs for, which Falcons paid over) then 400k for Quirke (when Sale are offering 300k) seems about right tbh

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yeah it’s easy for Mark to deny as the wages won’t ever be public

So it’s like give people an idea of what the real amount is or it’s ball park

 

[Which Tyler]

Personally, I don't trust any of those figures.
We don't KNOW that Hodge was offered £250k by Exeter, nor that he moved for more money
We don't KNOW that Quirke was offered £300k by Sale, nor that Newcastle offered £400k

I generally take these things with a huge lump of salt; and both of the above would be being over-paid for the lower figure.

 

[davten]

Personally, I don't trust any of those figures.
We don't KNOW that Hodge was offered £250k by Exeter, nor that he moved for more money
We don't KNOW that Quirke was offered £300k by Sale, nor that Newcastle offered £400k

I generally take these things with a huge lump of salt; and both of the above would be being over-paid for the lower figure.

Exactly, i would like to thing if we are paying £400K to anyone they would be our marquee player. This season we have to increase our squad size, as currently we must have the smallest squad in the league. We will do this by spending up to Cap, for the first time in god knows how many years.

 

[davten]

Thinking there is something wrong, we've not had an announcement today !!!!!!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Spent up to the cap already

 

[Reiser99]

Spent up to the cap already

Or someone finally told Red Bull there is a cap and they can't just buy a title.

 

[Which Tyler]

Or someone finally told Red Bull there is a cap and they can't just buy a title.

Not fair! they bought one before!

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Yeah it’s easy for Mark to deny as the wages won’t ever be public

Being very British about £, I’d hate to be Norwegian where summaries of every citizen’s taxable earnings, assets and tax paid are published. Anyone can look at anyone else’s although self-policing to an extent as you do get to see who’s been nosying around your records.

Transparency is definitely overrated, but hard to think Sarries would have happened in that kind of climate.