Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:52 am  

tigertot wrote:

He has never been anywhere near being a thug. He has easily been the best back in terms of value for the duration of SL. So he once slotted a soft ex yawnion wimp. If he is committed & up to it physically he would be a great aquisition.

I think his 'shocking' revelations about salary cap breaches in a cynical attempt to sell more books is a fair indication that he'll be retiring in the off-season; a lucky escape for Cas or WTW in my view.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:35 am  

bren2k wrote:

I think his 'shocking' revelations about salary cap breaches in a cynical attempt to sell more books is a fair indication that he'll be retiring in the off-season; a lucky escape for Cas or WTW in my view.

What he said, I would rather play myself than him and if you ever seen me play! enough said

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:42 am  

tigertot wrote:

He has never been anywhere near being a thug. He has easily been the best back in terms of value for the duration of SL. So he once slotted a soft ex yawnion wimp. If he is committed & up to it physically he would be a great aquisition.

To most Cas fans he will always be a thug for what happened in that Challenge Cup game - I don't know if you remember but his team went on to win the Cup that year, despite the fact that following that incident they ought not have progressed past the quarter final.

He's not up to it physically, nor has he been for the last two or three years as highlighted by the amount of time he's spent on the touchline. I also believe that his commitment is to Leeds and has been since he arrived there. His consistently woeful efforts in the national shirt are evidence of that.

He's past it and I can't see how he could possibly add any value to our squad. If he's not good enough for Leeds, why should he be good enough for us?

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:00 am  

Bonzo wrote:

If he's not good enough for Leeds, why should he be good enough for us?

I don't think he's been good enough for Leeds for the past two seasons. At times his performances in a good Leeds team have been embarrassing for the guy. It's more like he's not good enough for Super League these days.

What about players who aren't good enough for Wakefield though?

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:14 am  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

What about players who aren't good enough for Wakefield though?

Completely different situation at the other end of the extreme. A player with potential who's been part of an awful side subjected to boring, one-dimensional tactics and coaching. If you're talking about Josh Griffin, he could be a promising signing.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:35 am  

Bonzo wrote:

Completely different situation at the other end of the extreme. A player with potential who's been part of an awful side subjected to boring, one-dimensional tactics and coaching. If you're talking about Josh Griffin, he could be a promising signing.

Sounds like you've been talking to Josh Griffin.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:10 am  

Bonzo wrote:

Completely different situation at the other end of the extreme. A player with potential who's been part of an awful side subjected to boring, one-dimensional tactics and coaching. If you're talking about Josh Griffin, he could be a promising signing.

He's good in the air and can kick a couple of goals, that's about it really.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:23 am  

Bonzo wrote:

To most Cas fans he will always be a thug for what happened in that Challenge Cup game - I don't know if you remember but his team went on to win the Cup that year, despite the fact that following that incident they ought not have progressed past the quarter final. ?

It was a brawl. BJ got flattened with a cheap shot. I've moved on. I have no idea who was in the final that year, my memory is too bad. I probably supported them in the final as a Yorkshire team.

He's not up to it physically, nor has he been for the last two or three years as highlighted by the amount of time he's spent on the touchline. I also believe that his commitment is to Leeds and has been since he arrived there. His consistently woeful efforts in the national shirt are evidence of that.

Can't argue with the first 2 sentences at the top SL level. At international level he was one of the few GB players who was a threat. Sadly there was no-one better than him until a couple of years ago.

He's past it and I can't see how he could possibly add any value to our squad. If he's not good enough for Leeds, why should he be good enough for us?

Fair enough. But we have had to put up with any number of players not good enough for top 4 teams for the 30 years I have been watching. It all depends on the package.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:20 am  

Lets put this Senior rubbish to bed. He isn't signing for us. Millward has said himself that all the signings we are making are players aged 24 and under. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/sl ... -cas/23647 Towards the end of the Rangi interview.

Lets put this Senior rubbish to bed. He isn't signing for us. Millward has said himself that all the signings we are making are players aged 24 and under. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/sl ... -cas/23647 Towards the end of the Rangi interview.

New Man? : Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:01 pm  

Ihave just been told Basil is bringing Frank Blackburn with him , from Leigh this could be a loss to the Centurions as Frank is very highly thought of there.