Terrell May approached to leave

[rented tracksuit]

Those comments aren't worth two cents.

That's not what happened. My information doesn't come from social media.
Everyone, I mean everyone was shocked by the news including Terrell and his team mates.
It was an early morning wake up call by Robbo. Was it Robbo's idea? I don't think so, he was just told to pull the trigger.

So why? It can't be just to cover Samuel Walker's demands, Teddy is not going to screw the club over, the only other guy we need to sign is Rob Toia and he is a rookie.
We had money sitting there and now we have more money. It has to be for Hunt.
.

Keeping that sort of extra coin for hunt imo is silly. He’s no Cronk. I wouldn’t be surprised tho if he is in RWB next year.

[Bansai Pipeline]

A bit of time has elapsed since the breaking news of May & the Roosters... after reading the comments on social media/forums... I tend to think along the lines that have already been voiced on this platform as well, that May & his management might have upped the ante to the Chooks, asking for more $, they said no, & here we are... not the first player to play poker with Club management, definitely not the last... all business... he/we all know his market value went up this year based on some solid performances... his potential is not in question... but does he deserve the money he's chasing, since he alluded that money is what keeps him in the game, & sometimes, just. Good luck to him. Not the first or the last in this footy circus to jump ship looking for more mulah... but no one is bigger than the Club... look at the Broncos... one year, within a whisker of winning a premiership,... next year, entitled pretenders!

just my 2c worth

E2W
RWB

How can they ask for more money when they're not negotiating a contract?

[player 1]

This has Gus Gould written all over it,in my opinion..

I have a feeling the Bulldogs sounded May out again offering more dollars,in which his management has possibly gone back to Easts and tested the waters..

Not surprisingly the Club didn’t take the bait and have decided to move him on..

Just my thoughts..

Very plausible.

[The Real King]

A bit of time has elapsed since the breaking news of May & the Roosters... after reading the comments on social media/forums... I tend to think along the lines that have already been voiced on this platform as well, that May & his management might have upped the ante to the Chooks, asking for more $, they said no, & here we are... not the first player to play poker with Club management, definitely not the last... all business... he/we all know his market value went up this year based on some solid performances... his potential is not in question... but does he deserve the money he's chasing, since he alluded that money is what keeps him in the game, & sometimes, just. Good luck to him. Not the first or the last in this footy circus to jump ship looking for more mulah... but no one is bigger than the Club... look at the Broncos... one year, within a whisker of winning a premiership,... next year, entitled pretenders!

just my 2c worth

E2W
RWB

Those comments aren't worth two cents.

That's not what happened. My information doesn't come from social media.
Everyone, I mean everyone was shocked by the news including Terrell and his team mates.
It was an early morning wake up call by Robbo. Was it Robbo's idea? I don't think so, he was just told to pull the trigger.

So why? It can't be just to cover Samuel Walker's demands, Teddy is not going to screw the club over, the only other guy we need to sign is Rob Toia and he is a rookie.
We had money sitting there and now we have more money. It has to be for Hunt.
.

[Lydon]

This has Gus Gould written all over it,in my opinion..

I have a feeling the Bulldogs sounded May out again offering more dollars,in which his management has possibly gone back to Easts and tested the waters..

Not surprisingly the Club didn’t take the bait and have decided to move him on..

Just my thoughts..

[PLV012]

A bit of time has elapsed since the breaking news of May & the Roosters... after reading the comments on social media/forums... I tend to think along the lines that have already been voiced on this platform as well, that May & his management might have upped the ante to the Chooks, asking for more $, they said no, & here we are... not the first player to play poker with Club management, definitely not the last... all business... he/we all know his market value went up this year based on some solid performances... his potential is not in question... but does he deserve the money he's chasing, since he alluded that money is what keeps him in the game, & sometimes, just. Good luck to him. Not the first or the last in this footy circus to jump ship looking for more mulah... but no one is bigger than the Club... look at the Broncos... one year, within a whisker of winning a premiership,... next year, entitled pretenders!

just my 2c worth

E2W
RWB

[The Real King]

Makes a lot of sense to me. It’s what I posted a week ago that the club didn’t want to invest in a player who wasn’t fully committed and May said he had given the game away twice so a third time is very much on the cards and just not worth the risk. I don’t believe May is silly. Knowing that the November deadline was approaching and for sure he would have been told that if he tested the open market he would get much more, a statement like that sounds less to me like honesty than a ploy to get a release. To say it publicly I’m sure he knew he was going to upset someone.i think it was a calculated move and acting shocked was just an act. It’s just the timing. He’s now a free agent to get more $$ for his family and maybe play closer to home. I think he found out his true value and wasn’t happy with what the roosters gave him so went public saying things like ‘ I don’t want to play’. I can’t accept that he didn’t know exactly what to say to get a release. Only how is he going to convince his future employer that he didn’t really mean what he said? He’s going to have to tell them he’s fully committed then why not the roosters? The $$$$ that’s all it was ever about.

Who to believe Adrian Proszenko or Dean Ritchie, what a tough choice. Think I will go with Proszenko.

[SamKerrSimp]

This is the Kyle Flanagan situation all over again the media couldn’t believe we would let go of him and now nobody even remembers he played for us because it opened up room for Sam Walker just like moving May on opens up the door for DLSV. How are Roosters fans upset at the club being ruthless? The fans call for this type of stuff every year with half the squad but now May is untouchable.

[Thirteen]

Manage the guy and find a way to motivate him.
he has the talent, why toss him out

Too late. He did have a contract so could have refused to go. But he will get more elsewhere so I’m sure he’s satisfied. He can go hate footy at another club. We’ll move on from this.

[Bondicigar]

Manage the guy and find a way to motivate him.
he has the talent, why toss him out

[roosterchook]

I don’t wanna play.

They were the four words that terminated Terrell May’s tenure at the Sydney Roosters.

Despite playing all 27 games this season, the Roosters last week told a shocked May he was free to leave the club immediately, despite signing a $950,000 contract extension in April.

While the Roosters won’t comment publicly, this masthead has been told that May’s carefree attitude towards rugby league - and the club - was the catalyst towards his shock exit.

Sydney Roosters hierarchy demand their players are fully invested and some felt May wasn’t totally committed to the club and the game.

May also wielded some influence over a number of young players at the club – another concern for Roosters officials.

The club has no ill-feelings towards May.

Concern for May’s future at the Roosters started in September when he conducted a media interview during the finals campaign.

He said: “Sometimes I just get ‘I don’t wanna be there and don’t wanna play’.

“I gave it away twice, when I was 18 and then when I was 20. Both times I just didn’t want to play anymore. I get like that throughout the year as well.

“It’s a weird feeling. I don’t think many people experience it where one week they love the game and go on the TV screens and the next week they don’t want to be there at all.”

The comments set off alarm bells at Bondi.

One of the Roosters’ best players in 2024, May is well-liked at the club and doesn’t drink alcohol.

“I was devastated for him,” Roosters teammate Angus Crichton said last week.

“He is literally straight as an arrow. He doesn’t drink, he is a really good guy and he hasn’t done anything off the field to warrant this.”

May was subjected to hurtful and incorrect accusations about why he was told to leave the club.

He also said in the interview: “Sometimes I just feel I could quit, like in a day. It sounds a bit weird, but I get those thoughts sometimes where I’m just like ‘Is this really for me? I’m very grateful to be where I am and play with the Roosters, but rugby league isn’t the whole of me.’

“Then you just look at the bigger picture. You need to support your family and I couldn’t do it without footy. I have aspirations to take the club to the grand final and play for NSW.”

May represented Samoa in their two-Test series against England in England.

Makes a lot of sense to me. It’s what I posted a week ago that the club didn’t want to invest in a player who wasn’t fully committed and May said he had given the game away twice so a third time is very much on the cards and just not worth the risk. I don’t believe May is silly. Knowing that the November deadline was approaching and for sure he would have been told that if he tested the open market he would get much more, a statement like that sounds less to me like honesty than a ploy to get a release. To say it publicly I’m sure he knew he was going to upset someone.i think it was a calculated move and acting shocked was just an act. It’s just the timing. He’s now a free agent to get more $$ for his family and maybe play closer to home. I think he found out his true value and wasn’t happy with what the roosters gave him so went public saying things like ‘ I don’t want to play’. I can’t accept that he didn’t know exactly what to say to get a release. Only how is he going to convince his future employer that he didn’t really mean what he said? He’s going to have to tell them he’s fully committed then why not the roosters? The $$$$ that’s all it was ever about.

[Intercept]

T May latest instagram story - Having a coffee with Siua and the caption “ Bad influence “

You can hear him saying this is why I got the sack aye and they both laugh.


Interesting….

If that's right, then to me, it proves the report that he is influencing Siua. Siua would be well advised to take his influence from the club, his family and his manager, who ought to be stepping in and telling him not to throw away an opportunity with the Roosters like it means nothing. Sure, he can pick his friends but with stuff like that, he may well be the next to go. At the least, it will test the Roosters resolve to reset their culture.

[Rooster_6]

Why else would they’ve tried to sign Fifita?

Because they rated Fifita, same reason you sign any player.

[rented tracksuit]

Angus was never going to swap sides. He said it himself.

Because he wasn’t told to leave.

[ChookMaster]

T May latest instagram story - Having a coffee with Siua and the caption “ Bad influence “

You can hear him saying this is why I got the sack aye and they both laugh.


Interesting….