There's a huge difference between some Aussie player agent telling someone like Hardaker that he can get him a gig (or even a club making preliminary enquiries) and actually getting a contract.

That's not to say he won't go, but the only team I can really see having an interest is Newcastle. Injuries aside most clubs don't need a fullback as far as I can tell, and he's not as good as any of the top 10 here.

If Dan Sarginson can get an NRL contract, I'm sure Hardaker won't have a problem. It wouldn't surprise me if it was already done and dusted

Perhaps there's not as much to speculate as people think in terms of what he has done. 1 thing is for sure, people should not believe what they read. From what I know, he needs a change of scenery and, he probably needs a break truth be told. This injury might be a blessing in disguise for him.

I'd say the only issue I have as a Leeds fan is that right now we're in dire straits and it's a case of all hands on deck. If he's going to be a zombie on field then he's no loss, but I'd rather he stayed to the end of the season and then moved.

A £300k transfer fee?

I look forward to the same kind of "ground-breaking partnership agreement" we got from the Bulldogs in exchange for Eastwood.

Still waiting for a transfer fee from Manly for Craig Innes.

Just been on Triple M Saturday NRL show that Zak was offered to Souths a month ago. They quoted that Souths did their research and thought he had too much going on off the field to take a punt on him.

Zak might see a bit more of this response. The Knights might be his only real option.

Zak + Australia = Doesn't bear thinking about.

When the sun makes a brief appearance in the UK, it only has to reach 21C before serial meatheads who cannot help themselves are all out in force stripped down to the waist, getting drunk and behaving like the miscreants they are.

Plonk him back in the Fev team and wait for a SL club to make a bid. Let him become their toxic problem instead. More chance of getting a transfer fee for him too.

Jeff,
Enjoy last night!! - they will be arresting you for cruelty to children subjecting your nephew to that.

Told you Leeds would win because I was there



Any cruelty was directed at me. The cheeky young 'un said to me... [i"My dad always takes me to the club shop at half time"[/i... so we paid a visit to the club shop at half time. Within less than a minute he'd picked up that new shirt, shorts and a ball, handed them to me saying he'll have them.

I totted up the bill for all three items



He only got the shorts!

You were right - close call though.

Your nephew overlooked the fact he was in Yorkshire - in the words of Fred Boycott "Ow Much"icon_biggrin.gif

He's already got several balls from that shop. I know that for a fact. It was a p1sstake from a young lad trying it on. He doesn't require another identical ball. Ball was £15, shirt was £47 and shorts were £20. I wasn't getting fleeced for £82. He got the shorts only



Flying off on holiday with his mum and dad today so he can wear them on the beach later.

He's not my nephew, he's my nephew's young lad.

I totally agree.

This season is all but done (assuming we scrape through the middle 8s). I would give sutty first shout at fb for the rest of the season, it suits him better than the halves, though he is very rough. If he can't cut it then we can add a new fb to the shopping list.

And as for the other player wanting out, let him go too. The club needs a brush put through it and only players we want and who want to stay should be kept.

Let's just get it out there now shall we? As people may well know, Hardaker's bird was pregnant. Now she is no longer pregnant, and it's down to her choosing not to be, without consulting the poor kid. So there you go, fresh star in Australia wanted. .

If zak doesn't want that kid she can plow ahead and have it anyway and he's on the hook for child support for 20 years. and labelled a dead beat dad. Yet she can do away with the kid and he has no say. But yeah, feminism, inequality, her body her rules yadda yadda.



F*ck that crap.

The 1870s called. They don't want you back.

Deary me.

Nothing like a bit of progressive thinking!!

I'm just surprised no ones used the term misogynist.

If this is true Australia is not the answer. The NRL and Aus media will chew him up and spit him out.

If I've learned anything in my 39 years, it's that you can't run from your problems. Wherever you run to they are sat there waiting for you.

If anything this situation would be a massive red flag as to why not to go.

I'm truely gutted for Zak. I hope he gets through it.

This is a very real threat and one that could make things even worst for him. If he's a success there then things could be great....but if like most are tipping if he does move to Australia and he doesn't make it then you have to wonder where that leaves him as a person.

We all have to make employment decisions several times during our working lives - sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't. At least if he does go the monies will be sufficient to live a comfortable life whilst he is there

Because the terms neanderthal or knuckle dragger appear more apposite in your case.

It happened to me, planned a family with my then girlfriend, she got pregnant and after 6 weeks panicked that she wasn't ready. Had a termination against my will and it absolutely tore me apart, I had no rights at all, what I went through I wouldnt wish on anyone and it stays with me to this day.

Jesus.

There's not a lot you can do in that situation though. Would explain why he's gone completely off the rails. Mind you, drink is often the first crutch people go for and it is the worst option you can take.