Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:36 am  

Ryan given the glorified choufer role for Westerman and Clark.makes sense

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:38 am  

Warrington obviously expecting to be kicking off a lot next year, and needing someone of Ryan's calibre to do the duties with the tee.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:34 am  

And Wire thought roy asotasi was going through the motions....

On a serious note, well documented how Tony Smith runs things. If he gets Bailey under discipline and playing rugby rather than playing to type 2016 should be much more successful than the joke 2015 season.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:45 am  

Awful signing, if we do nothing this year Smith out for me.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:16 pm  

Wire Yed wrote:

Awful signing, if we do nothing this year Smith out for me.

Whilst I don't disagree, you've got him now, so look on the bright side. He is very good at getting a quick play the ball and drawing fouls from the opposition.

Despite all of the 'glad we got rid' stuff on here, he still won 6 titles with us, as well as lots of other cups. Multiple coaches didn't get rid, so he must have something.

I wish him well, as long as we're not in town, obviously.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:23 pm  

interesting first game at Headingley.All joking apart, i don't see it as a bad signing really for Wire.They were short on front rowers for the squad, Bailey comes in as a player with vast experience on a 1 year deal on what has to presumed not mega bucks and probably clauses allowing Wire to tear it up on any misdemeanour.Hardly a big risk, and considering they just got rid of one of the biggest money overseas flops ever in Assotasi there is a good chance Ryan will provide far better value at much lower risk to the club.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:39 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

interesting first game at Headingley.All joking apart, i don't see it as a bad signing really for Wire.They were short on front rowers for the squad, Bailey comes in as a player with vast experience on a 1 year deal on what has to presumed not mega bucks and probably clauses allowing Wire to tear it up on any misdemeanour.Hardly a big risk, and considering they just got rid of one of the biggest money overseas flops ever in Assotasi there is a good chance Ryan will provide far better value at much lower risk to the club.

Would you have had him back at Leeds, given the issues he had at both Hull KR and Castleford?

If not, then why should Warrington fans be happy about his signing?

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:52 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

interesting first game at Headingley.

He's already done that with Cas. He did ok in that game, no dramas, otherwise a waste of space.
As regards his reputation, most of it is undeserved, positive & negative.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:53 pm  

Andy i'm not saying they should be happy,i don't really care either way, just that i don't see any reason for outrage as in the reasons I've stated. I wouldn't have him back at Leeds mainly because we have finally got plenty of front row options but looking at the hole Wire seem to have in that department he could be quite useful for them.

oh,and we have just got Kirke back, Bailey and him back at the club inside a week would be too much to take!

Re: Ryan Bailey : Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:17 pm  

I think at Leeds he had just enough support from key players like JJB, Sinfield and Peacock and others who came through at the same time as him and considered him "misunderstood" rather than a (insert own swear word here). It's probably a testimont to the leaders we had in our group that he was able to keep going at Leeds until 2014. Walking fresh into a new club, and one that probably still remembers some past encounters in CC finals and the incident at the end of the GF when 5 Wire players went to have an argument with him instead of trying to score will probably see his every move closely watched.

Also whilst Smith worked with Bailey before doesn't Agar do a lot of the stuff over there now?