The signing of Walsh, the young halfback, explains why the club didn't/doesn't seem too worried about losing Humphreys.
My hope is that we can retain our young talent; we've lost so many in recent years. The club was intent on not losing The Shoe, which I can understand. In his case the punt on his potential didn't pay off. But seeing former Manly juniors such as Hynes, Ramien, Weakes, the Fainus, Hopoates etc making a good fist in the NRL for opposition teams is galling.
When money talks we need our financial backer to shout louder. Easts are continually near the top of the ladder by subverting the Cap, and Canterbury is also showing this season that you can buy success.