: Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:41 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

This is true, and he probably has better stats than Godden had when he came over.

However, I have to ask, how is that Saints can manage to bring over, 1st Jamie Lyon, and then Matt Gidley. If you are going to make overseas signings you want a good commercial return also, and these are the sort of signings you would think should be made.

They have also signed barry ward,an over the hill smith,jason hooper and trindall in the past so they their aussie recruitment is by no means perfect.
Don't forget we've signed caroll,webb,ali and mckenna who was an aussie internatinal when we signed him.
There are pro's and cons in every teams over-seas recruitment so lets wait and see what happens IF he has actually signed anyway.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:02 pm  

christopher wrote:

No, I'd just like to see english players in every position!

If you all about local teams for local people then I recommend you stop watching super league and just watch the world cup where you can select an all English team. Ok I’m aware we now have Maurie posing as an Englishmen technically and many others posing as different nationalities to play for their favoured teams.

But still you have to be English by either birthplace or citizenship to play for England. Not wanting someone in a club because of his nationality borderlines racism IMO. Like I said if youw ant an all English team then go watch England at the end of the year and not this club competition that allows all nationalities to play for anyone.

christopher wrote:

I'm just disappointed that we have to sign such a player.

I’m sure your disappointed we have to keep players such as Brent Webb, Scott Donald and Kylie Leuluai to name a few. Please just go and watch England international games if you don’t like Australians or any other nationality in your squads!

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:13 pm  

Ryan Jarman wrote:

From the look of his stats he seems to be a similar type of player as Toopi was.

If he is anything like Toopi, we should cancel his signature asap!

Toopi never ever did anything to impress me. Hardly scored, dropped balls, missed tackles and was injured for ages!

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:21 pm  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

Not wanting someone in a club because of his nationality borderlines racism IMO

Now that's just b@llocks, Im not racist I would just like SL clubs to be producing enough quality so they don't have to sign bog standard NRL players, as I say I'm disappointed that's all, nowhere have I said it shouldn't be allowed.

And I will watch the internationals, and yet again I will probably just watch and see how far behind we still are, were you proud of the England team last year?. Look at the world champions they only have one professional team and no professional league in their own country.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:28 pm  

Oh bloody great, he is fooking useless, WTF sort of signing is this?

Leeds = Cheap, although I am sure the increase in entrance fee will still be applied in 2010.

I for one wont be paying it though, they can shove it.

Saints sign Soliola, a player Leeds werent prepared to pay the going rate for, Leeds sign a Aussie NRL club squad player, sums it up perfectly for me.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:00 pm  

Doesn't sound like a season ticket selling signing, but shall we give the guy a chance before we all write him off?

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:03 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Doesn't sound like a season ticket selling signing, but shall we give the guy a chance before we all write him off?

Very well put.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:07 pm  

christopher wrote:

Now that's just b@llocks, Im not racist I would just like SL clubs to be producing enough quality so they don't have to sign bog standard NRL players, as I say I'm disappointed that's all, nowhere have I said it shouldn't be allowed.

Leeds Rhinos do produce enough English quality in Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Kevin Sinfield and Lee Smith to name a few. Them four Leeds Rhinos players alone would fit into any team world over in rugby league as would many English rugby league players we have over here.

Gold Coast Titans whom are currently residing third in the league which is probably thanks to Brett Delaney been in the squad. I bet you can find a ton more worse players than Brett about in the NRL. I’ll judge him at the end of his time at the Rhinos rather than the beginning.

Its fine to be disappointed that Leeds haven’t signed a player of your standards but your been very harsh in judging him before he even goes on the field for us. Personally as for the Youngsters coming through in the last few years at Rhinos the only ones I’ve been impressed by are Ryan Hall and Luke Burgess.

The rest for me are just good enough to make the team and do the job. As long as we are top or the tree or near it I don’t care who wears the blue and amber for Leeds!

were you proud of the England team last year?.

Nope but this is where I think peoples dislike for clubs signing ‘average’ overseas players stem from. Placing the blame game on the clubs hands is wrong IMO. Besides England as a team didn’t turn up in that competition. If we did I recon it could have been a whole different storyline. Lets wait and see what happens in this quad nations.

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:03 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Doesn't sound like a season ticket selling signing, but shall we give the guy a chance before we all write him off?

In this case its a season ticket reducer, its a shocking signing, absolutely pointless, he is way off the likes of Watkins, Ratu and Gibson.


My mate has just emailed me from Aus and he hasnt stopped laughing since the news broke!!

: Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:08 pm  

I'd like to see Ratu given a shot, played well last week against Wigan and i thought he ran hard and played well tonight when he came on.