"Today's auction was not as bad as in late November, but it clearly shows that dealers are very cautious in extending their long position in the super-rich German 10-year segment, " economist Annalisa Piazza at Newedge said.
For a significant stretch of Sunday's game, Brady played his position better than any Super Bowl quarterback before him.
"I think we're in a very realistic position to challenge for a Super League franchise, " Gerald McCarthy, the club's operations manager, told BBC Sport.
He blamed "tax write offs" and a "review of image right payments" and went on to claim other Super League clubs were in the same position.
Adam Gilchrist was also delighted with the team's position in the early stages of the Super 8 phase.
When Farrell first moved to the Premiership from Super League giants Wigan, Saracens insisted his best position was at blind-side flanker.
BBC: SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Ashton gives backing to Farrell
Calzaghe cemented his position as the world's best super middleweight by delivering a masterclass of boxing in comprehensively beating American Jeff Lacy in March to claim the IBF title.
Widnes narrowly missed out on a Super League franchise last July and are now trying to position themselves among the front runners for the next batch of licenses in 2011.
McRae guided St Helens to the League and Cup double in 1996 and was the only man to hold the position of head coach throughout the first nine seasons of Super League.
BBC: McRae coached in the first nine seasons of Super League
But his position and a history of off-field troubles prevented him from cashing in on his Super Bowl success.
The GoDaddy.com Super Bowl mainstay has now made Sprint Cup history, becoming the first female driver to win the pole position for the storied Daytona 500.
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