: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:43 am  

tigertot wrote:

Because Pryce is 6'6", 18 stone & can run like the wind. There's 3.

Very good, but you're supposed to be arguing against

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:57 am  

rugbyreddog wrote:

Is that the same Noble that has signed McAvoy several times.

Oh go on, then, let's have a "knock McAvoy" session

So if I read you right, your logic is that if Noble would sign someone who is a crap as you think McAvoy is, this explains why he would sign someone as crap as you think Karl is. Basically?

McAvoy's perhaps lazy style upset a lot of people, but he was a classy player and did fine for us without claiming he was great. he certainly did a job. In his first spell with us he socred I think over 50 tries in less than 100 games. Didn't score much in his second spell as I recall but I thought overall did a decent enough job for what we signed him for. He was a member of the teams that won a Challenge Cup and a Grand Final for us. And yes, there was "that" legendary chip.

Shame if people want to knock ANY player out of that squad, really.

I don't think he deserves to be maligned, and deffo not used as the proof that Noble signed crap players, he ceratinly is no example of that. in fact, the record would seem to prove that he did the jobs Noble signed him to do each time.

Was it Tony Smith who signed him for Leeds at the back end of his career before Noble picked him up for the pies? Is Smith a poor judge too?

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:00 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Oh go on, then, let's have a "knock McAvoy" session

So if I read you right, your logic is that if Noble would sign someone who is a crap as you think McAvoy is, this explains why he would sign someone as crap as you think Karl is. Basically?

McAvoy's perhaps lazy style upset a lot of people, but he was a classy player and did fine for us without claiming he was great. he certainly did a job. In his first spell with us he socred I think over 50 tries in less than 100 games. Didn't score much in his second spell as I recall but I thought overall did a decent enough job for what we signed him for. He was a member of the teams that won a Challenge Cup and a Grand Final for us. And yes, there was "that" legendary chip.

Shame if people want to knock ANY player out of that squad, really.

I don't think he deserves to be maligned, and deffo not used as the proof that Noble signed crap players, he ceratinly is no example of that. in fact, the record would seem to prove that he did the jobs Noble signed him to do each time.

Was it Tony Smith who signed him for Leeds at the back end of his career before Noble picked him up for the pies? Is Smith a poor judge too?

Must be

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:03 pm  

cieranblonde wrote:

Must be

Fair enough, Smith's a useless mug.

Can I quote that fact on the various "how I wish we had as brilliant a coach as Smith to transform our team like Warrington" threads?

[Bullseye]

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:06 pm  

Noble didn't sign McAvoy first time around, it was Matthew Elliott. We paid £140,000 IIRC.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:08 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Noble didn't sign McAvoy first time around, it was Matthew Elliott. We paid £140,000 IIRC.

But if he was any sort of a judge Nobby would have drummed McAvoy out of the ground at the first opportunity though.

Plus this proves Elliott was a crap judge too, I reckon.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:09 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Noble didn't sign McAvoy first time around, it was Matthew Elliott. We paid £140,000 IIRC.

It was in June 1998.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:32 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Was it Tony Smith who signed him for Leeds at the back end of his career before Noble picked him up for the pies? Is Smith a poor judge too?

Everybody's allowed one mistake. How many times did Elliott and Smith sign him? Just once.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:35 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Was it Tony Smith who signed him for Leeds at the back end of his career before Noble picked him up for the pies? Is Smith a poor judge too?

Everybody's allowed one mistake. How many times did Elliott and Smith sign him? Just once.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:35 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

Everybody's allowed one mistake. How many times did Elliott and Smith sign him? Just once.