: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:35 pm  

and does it dispense tissues from the cd player?

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:47 pm  

Wheels wrote:

She hasn't gone to Cardigan Fields has she?

No. And she's not in a better mood.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:56 pm  

Just back from a weekend away from a computer and I find 17 pages on a new signing. (I haven't gone through it all but based on the last 2 pages it looks like there may be 1-2 pages of relevant content)

The thing that I find depressing is that we sign a 23 year old Aussie as an accomplished centre and a 22? year old English player as a prospect for the future.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:04 pm  

finglas wrote:

Just back from a weekend away from a computer and I find 17 pages on a new signing. (I haven't gone through it all but based on the last 2 pages it looks like there may be 1-2 pages of relevant content)

The thing that I find depressing is that we sign a 23 year old Aussie as an accomplished centre and a 22? year old English player as a prospect for the future.

Why is it depressing?

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:09 pm  

finglas wrote:

Just back from a weekend away from a computer and I find 17 pages on a new signing. (I haven't gone through it all but based on the last 2 pages it looks like there may be 1-2 pages of relevant content)

The thing that I find depressing is that we sign a 23 year old Aussie as an accomplished centre and a 22? year old English player as a prospect for the future.

Is it not pleasing that we are happy to sign the English player and give him a chance. The club have recognised his potential but it is well known that this player was a late starter. Obviously his experience compared to someone who has been playing NRL he is going to be seen as a project.

At least the recent signings show the rest of the youngsters in the lower leagues that the door is not closed.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:10 pm  

TDR wrote:

that's just idiotic.

anyone actually believe delaney will be on more than we were offering Smith, and that this is as much as smith was offered by wasps?

since mr ashton was rumoured to be offered 170K a year, after a half a season playing first team for wigan by a team going down a league. do people not think smith will have been offered much more then this.
with a much bigger cap, union can offer much more money, its rather simple.


as for the reference about brett only coming over for the money, don't you think they'll be the same reason why lee is going to kick & clap

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:17 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

Why is it depressing?

For the same reason that Keith Senior has been the best British centre with little or no challenge for the last number of years.

Either the players aren't good enough or the coaches aren't willing to take a gamble. We keep hearing the Coady, Ratu and Watkins are players for the future but the Aussies keep producing players of their ages that play regular NRL every week. The lack of players that we have produced over the years suggests that

1. The player aren't good enough.
2. The coaching isn't good enough
3. The reserve grade isn't strong enough to allow these players to step up.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:43 pm  

Given the poor reaction of many on here to the Brett Delaney signing I can only imagine the reaction that the news we're favourites to sign the Aussie Prop Adam Peek from Celtic will bring

[Wheels]

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:45 pm  

cheekydiddles wrote:

Given the poor reaction of many on here to the Brett Delaney signing I can only imagine the reaction that the news we're favourites to sign the Aussie Prop Adam Peek from Celtic will bring

Well I will let out a little LOL like, just for banter.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:48 pm  

Wheels wrote:

Well I will let out a little LOL like, just for banter.

I can see the headlines on here now.Leeds sign another 31 year old has been average Aussie player etc etc