Pretty sure if we pay him off now his full salary comes off the cap so no point doing it now. Do it close season and it doesn't count on next season.

Might as well get him fit and see if he can get us through the middle 8s

The 2 options aren't mutually exclusive, it's entirely possible to not pay him off and still avoid getting relegated. He's pulled a hamstring, not contracted Ebola.

apart from when he kicked through and got taken out by cockayne, which due to Ta'ai scoring anyway was probably let go by the officials.

It happens to a lot of athletes who have been out 6 months + there hamstrings go when they comeback if had been his knee that's a different story

We went through the middle eights without campese or Kelly unbeaten I know you want rid and nothing will change your mind but let's see what happens

campese won't retire without a hefty payout surely? Do RL clubs insure against player injuries? I seem to remember reading something a while ago that it was too expensive so most don;t bother

Getting insurance for him against injury would be like trying to get a 17 yr old with a drink driving ban insurance for a Ferrari.

Let's keep Josh Bowden out of this eh? Besides he's got a Punto I'm lead to believe

Had a punto presumably?

Possibly, I haven't kept an eye on auto trader so may have missed this.

Beats another ban for the resident savant I guess

I expect when stopped, he told the old Bill he only had half a punto. Unluckily for him it was the right half of the punto he was in when caught apparently.

Forgive my ignorance, I just googled that.

Call me a savant, but I am spotting a strange pattern.

You sir are a savant

Something did change my mind mate,when he 1st came I felt we were courting disaster signing him,after 13 games I changed my mind and felt it was a masterstroke. He then got crocked and has played 42 minutes since and I changed my mind again,all I want is whats best for my club and will continue to support them whatever.

Every signing is a risk Mickey Paea came with a bit of an injury record and played 50 games on the trot whereas Ryan O'Hara came with a good record and played 12 games in 2 seasons

Surprised nobodies criticised the decision to play him and Lunt off the bench, hamstrings are more likely in substitutes due to a shorter warm up compared to starting players. would have been better with Campese on from the off and bring him off if he fatigues.

It's unfortunate. But it's been a failure. Luck plays a big part in signing players like campese. We just ain't that lucky.
We still have cap space left. Enough to sign one maybe two players. Why hasn't this been used? Or is the club doing a Wakefield and using it up when it really matters??
We could do with a Puletua and Chisholm right now.

Why spend money just for the sake of it? There clearly isn't the available quality in the market, given we have zero room for manoeuvre in the overseas market.