Noggs wrote:With no knowledge of what the deal was it is not possible to say how expensive he has been. There may well have been a clause which limited significant payments until such a time as he had recovered fully from his original injury.
I'd like to think so, but since recovering from his broken jaw he's had calf and knee injuries and has only played a couple of games.
Looks like Smith and Betham on Saturday, I reckon they'll do a good job.
G.K wrote:I think all these short term signings should come with a money back guarantee. Something for Cohen to look at?
Pay per play deals aren't unusual in these types of contracts. Does anybody know if this is not the case for Tigers?
I don't know the answer to this. But I do recall Cockers in an interview stating that JDV is primarily here for rugby rather than money. He said something along the lines of "if you knew what we were paying him you would see that his motivation is to play rugby rather than for the money involved". The interview was either on the Wednesday night Rugby Show on Radio Leicester or post-match with Bleddyn. Sorry I can't be more specific but I certainly remember Cockers' comment.
Tigers for the premiership and European Cup. Get behind the team and make some noise!!
G.K wrote:I think all these short term signings should come with a money back guarantee. Something for Cohen to look at?
Pay per play deals aren't unusual in these types of contracts. Does anybody know if this is not the case for Tigers?
I don't know the answer to this. But I do recall Cockers in an interview stating that JDV is primarily here for rugby rather than money. He said something along the lines of "if you knew what we were paying him you would see that his motivation is to play rugby rather than for the money involved". The interview was either on the Wednesday night Rugby Show on Radio Leicester or post-match with Bleddyn. Sorry I can't be more specific but I certainly remember Cockers' comment.
Thank you VotC. Some people just like to whinge, usually in determined ignorance.
I am neither clever enough to understand nor stupid enough to play this game
Yes, I am pretty sure that JDV sat and thought, "after a glittering career, playing all over the world, I think I am going to cap it off in Sunny Leicester 'The Midlands Riviera' sat on my backside after deliberately picking up injuries".
At the same time, I bet the club scouts were told to scour the world for a top class player who will never play for us.
For the conspiracy theorists and those who believe everyone and everything is against Tigers - I would be putting a sarcastic emoji at the end of this if I knew which one it was and could be sure they would all spot it
