The rugby papers report Ted saying talks have taken place between the clubs and there is no apparent complaint from trin to the RFL. You are another wakey poster making up rubbish.

Indeed. TOGTFO!

But Brough is out of contract at the end of the season at which point his marketable value is zero. So why do so many Wakefield fans think they are in a strong negotiating position. Either Danny Brough wants to join Huddersfield or he doesn't. If he doesn't it don't matter a tinker's cuss what we are willing to offer for him, he will turn us down. By this stage of his contract his agent will have been in touch with every club in Superleague getting a feel for what offers are out there. If Huddersfield are the best bet then we could sign him in 6 months time for diddly-squat. Wakefield therefore are stuck in the position of getting nothing in 6 months time or >nothing for him now. They haven't got a very strong starting position when it comes to negotiating. No doubt a fee will be involved but it won't be a massive one and will probably factor into it the value to Wakefield on the savings on Brough's remaining contract.

I think we are in a stronger position because we have him and you want him. We can just say no and we lose nothing, as he would go anyway at the end of the year, but we would have him until then. You are in a weaker position because if you wait you might get in a bidding war with another club, or not get him at all, and so I think we have the stronger negotiating chip. We aren't trying to off-load him, you are trying to buy him, and thats the crux of it, and that's why we are in a slightly stronger position.

Arrh l see, thanks for saving us money on the remaining running time on Brough's contract, now you have pointed that out i think 'we' should actually pay 'you'!!

What if he has already signed a contract for 2010?

Perhaps Wakefield approached us with a view to making a small amount on a player they now feel is rocking the boat at Wakefield. Who's in the 'strong position' then?

I don't think they can this early in the season.

Roll that turd in glitter, son! Roll!



ATEOTD none of this matters. Whatever happens we'll never know the full story and both sides will claim they got th ebetter deal. Indeed both sides will believe it or any potential deal wouldn't have gone ahead, if it does go ahead.



One thing is however for sure and that is the answer to the real question posed in this thread is undoubtedly chips.

I dont think I have seen a thread with so much garbage in it since the infamous VT thread on the "Chris Joynt Voluntary Tackle"

But you're assuming that we are desperate to sign him right at this moment. We can have him for nothing at the end of the season. The bidding war is a straw man argument as Brough's agent will already know exactly what sort of offers his client will recieve at that point. If there is the potential of a better offer then he won't accept our offer at all. The clubs are both irrelevant in all this the only party in a strong position is Danny Brough and his agent. Of course the deal will have to be in Wakefield's best interests and I'm not suggesting Wakefield will give him away, they would be daft to do so, but to suggest they have a strong negotiating position is simply not true.

That's an interesting idea. Get on the blower to Ted and tell him to put that order for those suits on the backburner!