Tigers Promotion Hit Back
Posted 03/01/06

In today's Scottish Sun, the Glasgow promotion hit back at comments made over the Ross Brady issue in the last few days.

Brady himself has been quoted as saying: -

"If Tigers demand a transfer fee, it could put me out of a job."

whilst Edinburgh have stated they are adamant that they will not pay a transfer fee for the rider.

Today's Sun further added to the issue with comments from the Glasgow promotion giving their feelings on the situation. The full article can be read here.

Glasgow have already given Brady the chance to put himself in the shop window by allowing him to go out on loan last season to the Monarchs despite him refusing to ride for Glasgow. He has also refused to ride for Glasgow again this season and it is surely therefore not unrealistic that Glasgow should now insist on a transfer rather than subsidise another clubs team.

Why should a club continue to loan out a rider who has refused two years running to ride for them? Last season rightly gave the rider the benefit of the doubt, the chance of a season elsewhere, this season it was time the promotion took a stand especially given the current financial situation.

It is in no one's interest for Brady to be frozen out but it is certainly not in Glasgow's for him to continually go out on loan. It is very interesting and speaks volumes that any talk of transfer has been dismissed entirely by one of the parties.

Clubs can go to arbitration as was witnessed a few times at Elite League level last season when no agreement can be reached on actual fee.

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