Exodus 2017
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2017:
Video statement from Aaron Cruden on the Chiefs FB page:
Devlin going off at Cruden about the bit at the start of Crudens statement where he said about incorrect facts.
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Yeah the video is great. It would be even better if it turned out he took a pay cut in order to experience southern France... I like Cruden, very nice guy, has been a very good AB
Just be honest though. "Hey guys it's with sadness I leave nz. Montpellier offered me a fortune I couldn't resist you would do the same. As an aside it's a great club lovely part of France etc etc"
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@taniwharugby said in Exodus 2017:
@Stargazer said in Exodus 2017:
Video statement from Aaron Cruden on the Chiefs FB page:
Devlin going off at Cruden about the bit at the start of Crudens statement where he said about incorrect facts.
And were there any?
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@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
Yeah the video is great. It would be even better if it turned out he took a pay cut in order to experience southern France... I like Cruden, very nice guy, has been a very good AB
Just be honest though. "Hey guys it's with sadness I leave nz. Montpellier offered me a fortune I couldn't resist you would do the same. As an aside it's a great club lovely part of France etc etc"
How do being sad about leaving and being excited about going to France exclude each other? I don't see how he's not being honest.
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@Stargazer said in Exodus 2017:
@Billy-Tell said in Exodus 2017:
Yeah the video is great. It would be even better if it turned out he took a pay cut in order to experience southern France... I like Cruden, very nice guy, has been a very good AB
Just be honest though. "Hey guys it's with sadness I leave nz. Montpellier offered me a fortune I couldn't resist you would do the same. As an aside it's a great club lovely part of France etc etc"
How do being sad about leaving and being excited about going to France exclude each other? I don't see how he's not being honest.
Of course he is. I'd do the same thing. Let's not pretend that a lot of money didn't help ease the decision.
Every signing it's the same: great club, lovely place etc. You can copy and paste for faumuina and Toulouse for example. But the bottom line is a lucrative contract. Which is an acceptable reason in itself. Family to provide for etc.
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@Billy-Tell thing is, money is still a bit of a touchy subject, most people move jobs, largely for money, but they almost always cite other reasons too.
I expect they are largely saying what they think most people want to hear, and being these role models they are expected to be, being humble about it and not making it about money is probably expected also.
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Anyone getting shitty at Cruden can fuck right off. He's had his dark days, like the testicular cancer, which would have been awful, and been a harsh reminder that life can be fragile and planning for the future super important. You never know what is going to happen as a pro athlete. Every game could be your last thanks to a freak injury. And Cruden has had his share of those too.
If he wants to set himself up for the future knowing that you only have a certain window to command top dollar, I say go for it. He doesn't have anything to prove. He's put in a decent wedge of time to Manawatu and the Chiefs and the AB's.
Good luck to him.
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only thing that is surprising is the contract. Seems a little light to me for a current AB 10 in France
Edit: Wait, i take it back, that's more to do with exchange rate than anything.
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English please, otherwise take this to PM.
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Has anyone seen this? Marty Banks a no show at his Italian club. Wonder what is going on there.
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Tawera Kerr-Barlow chased by french club Toulon : http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Toulon-sur-kerr-barlow/770883
