How is it jibber? It isn't. It's just not the same opinion as you and I provide more information to back it up than anyone else. I always get the same answers like trying to be "funny" or disregarding what I say because I'm not on the board (lol). It's at least three months of posting "jibber" and I still haven't been proven wrong yet. Everything (probably not literally, but almost everything, maybe you can pull me up on something - actually provide something please) is exactly like I've said.
Just imagine for a second that the media are just throwing a number out there. Because in actual fact they are. They don't have any more access to contracts than you do. You just choose to assume they're correct and hammer the fact home regularly that you are offering proof by quoting published guesses. In the end you can only believe direct quotes from players on anything. DWZ said from memory that when he saw all the offers on the table his decision was between two clubs. He said he spoke to Gould and his family and that he chose us because we seemed to represent what he was looking for after seemingly being dicked around a bit at Penrith.
So don't take published guesses from the media as proof of a players salary, proof that any club has made offers or any other form of evidence unless a direct quote from a player is present. Most articles around player movements are full of words or statements like allegedly, an insider said, a source inside the club etc. Articles mentioning any of these words or statements are little more solid than farts in the wind. If oyu want to use these articles as evidence at least highlight direct quotes, because direct quotes are the only thing that carry any weight. And from memory the last time I heard a player make a direct quote regarding contract value was Fifita many years back, and upon him making that statement the club quickly said that he'd misrepresented their words and retracted the MOU they had in place prior to securing him.
Lastly, saying something 400 times doesn't make it any more accurate. but if this is waht you need to be convinced, let me know I'll copy and paste a short statement imploring you to disregard anything but direct quotes as evidence and paste it 400 times. I'll get you started on this here.
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote
The media are probably lying if they do not provide a direct quote