thedogs88 said:
i'm not trolling im being reasonable, you know what you tell yourself. read what your own fans say. instead of being bitter and asshurt face facts.
A quick buck? Yet he took less to join us?
You prefer to believe he took less to to join the Dogs because that's the popular theory amoungst Dogs fans. You're probably basing this on Des's carefully worded statement.
However it's been reported that he would have re-signed back in June had the board agreed to pay an extra $50,000 per year or about $550,000 per year for 3 years. That didn't happen then partly because of the board's shortsightedness but mostly because without a major sponsor at the time they didn't have the money. It's also been reported that he agreed to terms before the GF for approx. $750,000 per year. Once that became known, Manly tried to offer him more BUT he had already agreed to join the Dogs.
I've stated that I believe Des has been fed up with the board and Admin at the club for some time and as such probably considered leaving but wasn't offered any real alternative.... until this year. The Panthers showed interest but nothing came of it, why? Perhaps because he didn't want to have anything less than total control over the football team and with Gould's role and influence..... At Manly he had total control and I'd say he told the Dogs that's what he expected if he was to sign. The Dogs were desperate so I can see them literally saying whatever Des wanted to hear to get the deal done.
Therefore the point is... Des had already agreed to a larger amount of money to join the Dogs so the fact Manly offered him more is redundant. To put it in simple terms for you..... Sure there were other factors but Des and the rest left for the money, more than anything.