surely, Bryan Fletcher is just trolling... a kick us while we are down moment... because what is the upside for the Panthers? it is not an agreement in principle we have with Burton but rather a signed and registered contract that will need to be broken by Burton and/or terminated by us
and if that were to occur, we will be granted a strong bronze medallist in looking like sh*t but Burton and the Panthers will be the gold and silver medallists respectively... the Panthers have clearly preferred Cleary and Luai over Burton, have started Burton in reserve grade this season, have denied him an opportunity for an early release to earn more money this year, have admitted fair has nothing to do with it, and have also made it clear that he was surplus to requirements at the Panthers IF there was a good enough trade with Canterbury... but now with Burton committed to us from next year, the Panthers will encourage him to break a contract?
and for Burton, his reputation would be somewhere between DCE's backflip and SBW's infamy... and all this for a 10-12 FG game inexperienced kid
oh, f*+# Penrith... Westie trash acting like they are Real Madrid