Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:02 pm  

Senior is considering yawnion in France apparently.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:10 pm  

tigertot wrote:

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.

It was a bit of biff with one major element, that being Senior's punch to Mathers' face. It was right in front of the referee - he should've walked. He didn't and went on to score the two tries that made the difference at the end of the game. Sheffield then beat Salford in the semi-final and Wigan at wembley to win the cup. We all move on though and whilst this cuts deep it's only part of the reason for my dislike of Senior.

tigertot wrote:

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.

I don't ever remember him being a threat at international level - he certainly never came close to replicating some of the form he showed for Leeds. Quite frankly he was a waste of space playing for GB and England on many occasions, except the coaching staff never seemed to have the balls to try something different.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:34 pm  

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.

If it's true you've signed Griffin, I'd be very disappointed if I were a Cas fan. He's not as good as the players you've already got. He's nowhere near Super League standard and I'd be very surprised if there were no players in your academy who had more ability than him.

[Wildthing]

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:47 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

If it's true you've signed Griffin, I'd be very disappointed if I were a Cas fan. He's not as good as the players you've already got. He's nowhere near Super League standard and I'd be very surprised if there were no players in your academy who had more ability than him.

I disagree, while he wont be an earth shattering signing for Cas (if, he is actaully signing) he will do a decent job IMO.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:03 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

I disagree, while he wont be an earth shattering signing for Cas (if, he is actaully signing) he will do a decent job IMO.

So why didn't he do a "decent job" for Wakefield ? Majority of time he just looked disinterested and you would think Cas fans would remember him having a 1st half stinker in the clash at Probiz earlier this year.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:24 pm  

Wildthing wrote:

I disagree, while he wont be an earth shattering signing for Cas (if, he is actaully signing) he will do a decent job IMO.

I would've thought that Cas would be aiming higher than Griffin, only game I can remember him doing an ok job was the Hull KR home

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:15 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

If it's true you've signed Griffin, I'd be very disappointed if I were a Cas fan. He's not as good as the players you've already got. He's nowhere near Super League standard and I'd be very surprised if there were no players in your academy who had more ability than him.

You're thinking about him in what was the worst Wakey side for well......ages. IF he does sign, he's coming into an already strongish out fit in a team that likes to spread the ball. He'll get the service and he'll also get his opportunities.

Jake Emmitt was released by Saints and didn't seem much of a cracking buy. Now Cas fans can't stop praising about him.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:18 pm  

Fully wrote:

You're thinking about him in what was the worst Wakey side for well......ages. IF he does sign, he's coming into an already strongish out fit in a team that likes to spread the ball. He'll get the service and he'll also get his opportunities.

Jake Emmitt was released by Saints and didn't seem much of a cracking buy. Now Cas fans can't stop praising about him.

I may be wrong, but I personally think we signed Griffin with one eye the Championship next season.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:11 am  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

I may be wrong, but I personally think we signed Griffin with one eye the Championship next season.

I agree, him and G Johnson turned out to be players who would go well at that level.

Re: Rumours and Signings - All in one Place! : Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:45 am  

bren2k wrote:

I agree, him and G Johnson turned out to be players who would go well at that level.

And Chris Dean.