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NEWCASTLE'S horror season worsened with revelations captain Danny Buderus is poised to cut short his Knights contract.

Looks like he is on his way out of Newcastle after questioning Brian Smith's methods, he is still one of the best Hookers in the world and i would be more than happy to see him given a two year deal at the Rhinos allowing either Paul McShane or Ben Kaye enough time to develop into First team players under such great guidance.

Would certainly be a top class signing, but bearing in mind that we don't break the salary cap (unlike our near neighbors and those two in Lancs)
it would be a question of whether or not we could fit him in. No doubt one of the other three will probably sign him and say to hell with the cap.

Unless I missed it we are talking 2009 here, right?

Ooops yep missed that bit. Although im sure due to his loyalty to the club over the years if he asked for a release they would grant it.

He's 29 now. Signing him in 2009 would be a bad move.

However reading between the lines he could be off much sooner. No smoke without fire n all that.

The contract is immaterial if the relationship has broken down between the club and the player someone has to go. Reading between the lines the club has to make a choice between the player and the coach. If the player goes then the highest bidder wins.

If we can Get Ali. We can get Danny Buderus xD

leeds will never sign him. berrigan was a much better option and we lost that one over the breakfast table

owt for a quet life ay gawy

I would love to see Buderus or Simpson at Leeds, although I'd be surprised if Newcastle let them go.

To me, this reads as a protest by certain players at Newcastle about the way Smith is dismantling the squad of homegrown Novacastrians. The Newcastle board would be stupid to let these two go after the recent retirement of Johns, so perhaps the players are trying to force the club into getting rid of Smith first. I imagine things will settle down when the players realise that they can not be allowed to run the team (sound familiar, maybe it is a Smith family thing

).

That said, if people think Brad Drew is good in his 30s, Buderus would be even better in SL - not sure if this is a Leeds signing though.

We've more chance of signing Danny Baldwin.

Why would we need Buderus, when we have Matt Diskin.

Diskin is finally re-discovering his 2004 form and has been superb in the last two games having a hand or foot in the majority of our tries.

How very whino fekkitted to start discussing replacing him now.