That wasn't sarcasm, by the way. But whatever, I'm not going to get into a TEH GP > S14 debate. I'll just say he's playing brilliant up here, so it's hardly like he joined Sale just for the cash.
Yeh, and maybe the fact that he's been Sale's best player this season shows he had ulterior motives? Perhaps to win things with Sale and to assert himself as their first choice 12? If he only went for the money, he wouldn't even bother playing his best now would he if that was his only motive for moving?
Yeh, and maybe the fact that he's been Sale's best player this season shows he had ulterior motives? Perhaps to win things with Sale and to assert himself as their first choice 12? If he only went for the money, he wouldn't even bother playing his best now would he if that was his only motive for moving?
[/b][/quote]Any player moving will be slightly or mostly (either way it doesn't matter, he's playing at his best regardless of money) influenced by the money when joining another club, it's just natural. Ripper just seemed to be implying that he moved solely for the money, and not to move back to his hometown, Manchester, or to play in a different and an arguably better (but lets not get into this) League
Any player moving will be slightly or mostly (either way it doesn't matter, he's playing at his best regardless of money) influenced by the money when joining another club, it's just natural. Ripper just seemed to be implying that he moved solely for the money, and not to move back to his hometown, Manchester, or to play in a different and an arguably better (but lets not get into this) League [/b][/quote]
Indeed, it wasn't at all influenced by the fact he'd be moving back to his hometown though, right? I guess that means most players move just for the money, since you regularly hear great players saying that they had been in contact with other clubs before moving to a certain one. Of course money will be an influence, but I guess it was just a massive coincidence that the team that offered him the most money was also his hometown's team, and that he had no actual interest in returning there.
Yep, Money wasn't a major factor at all. He just kept switching between two different clubs, one in the Magners League and the other into the Top 14 and was preety much ready to sign contracts for both of them until they both kept raising the offer.
Why is that he ignored Sale all along, who were in the bidding from the beginning but were never matching the other two clubs until they raised the offer above Toulouses and Munsters and offered Daddy a job? Daddy McAlister preety much all but said during the whole process that he would've resigned with the NZRFU if they had roughly matched the Northern Hemisphere offers.
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Your whole arguement is laughable.
Yep, Money wasn't a major factor at all. He just kept switching between two different clubs, one in the Magners League and the other into the Top 14 and was preety much ready to sign contracts for both of them until they both kept raising the offer.
Why is that he ignored Sale all along, who were in the bidding from the beginning but were never matching the other two clubs until they raised the offer above Toulouses and Munsters and offered Daddy a job? Daddy McAlister preety much all but said during the whole process that he would've resigned with the NZRFU if they had roughly matched the Northern Hemisphere offers.
The fact of the matter is, he only signed for Sale when they outbid Toulouse and Munster - until than they were a distant third. If he was soooo in love with Sale, why was he ready to meet with the men Toulouse sent to NZ to sign the contract they presented them, until pulling out at the last minute when a larger, more Irish offer came along.
Try and spin the PR bullshit all you want, the fact of the matter was McAlister was going to sign with whoever offered him the highest offer. Are you telling me he would've signed for Sale still if Leicester came along and offered him another twenty-thousand pounds and Daddy an even higher payer token role? Everyone with a clue knows that this was a two year cash grab by McAlister so he could come home in time for the World Cup and still be able to buy a big bach on the Coromandel.
