Right, be honest, who's our dream No. 8 to replace that hole in the
Word is Ardie's Japanese deal has a release clause sitting around NZ$1.2 million and the board are actually sniffing around it. Hard out that'd be the best money we've spent in years. Someone at the pub reckons it's near done - I'll believe it when I see him running out in blue, but imagine that loose trio 😏
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✓Which pub was this, Gary? Because a release clause figure that precise sounds like someone's mate after four pints. Source on the NZ$1.2m or is it pure yarn?
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GloryDays, mate, who cares where Gary heard it 😂 NZ$1.2m for Ardie? Pay it tomorrow. You just know what he'd bring 🔥💪
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GloryDays is right to ask for a source, but even if the clause figure is pub maths, the rugby logic is the bigger hurdle - Ardie's what, 31 now? Top clubs generally don't pay NZ$1.2m release fees for a No. 8 past his peak, no matter how much we'd love him back in blue. Worth the phone call, sure, I could be wrong, but I'd temper the expectations before anyone rings the bank.Do the math before you argue.
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Chris, peak at 31? There's a nuance there, loosies age like good cheese. Kieran Read ran the All Blacks No. 8 jersey past 32. Pay the NZ$1.2m. 📊Numbers > vibes.
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Read, yes, but Ardie's a different animal. He's still hitting rucks like a man half his age and won everyone's player awards not so long back. i've been watching this game since before it went professional, and i've seen plenty of No. 8s get better into their thirties because the brain catches up with the legs. ah well, we'll seeSeen it all, lads.
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seen this movie before, young fellas. Remember the big名字 rumours that came to nought? time will tell, that's all i'll say 😄Remember when the grass was greener 🌱