I’ve still got a sneaky feeling the Hampshire thing isn’t over....
It’s not been done in the correct manner for me but if he’s had a long hard look and rethink and thought...ya know what...there’s not a long line of clubs fighting to sign me...let’s swallow a bit of pride, apologise for the mess it’s become and come to some sort of deal...
We’d be the missing a trick social media wise if he wasn’t dressed up working in a butchers when a piece of paper was handed over for him to sign!
On Brough...maybe he wouldn’t sign for just a season so we had to offer him two to get it over the line? To a lot of people it looked a decent coup...we looked to be just short of that big game player with a very good kicking game to turn those close defeats into wins...for the first ten rounds with a fully fit squad it was working...we went 3rd...the only question marks were over his temperament with the yellow cards...on that score for the rest of the season...despite clear frustrations he managed that side of his game well.
He then picked up the injury...nothing whatsoever to do with his age I might add...he then came back into a struggling side decimated by injuries with a broken pack being led by Fifita on one leg! When we brought fresh bodies in and got some go forward again, low and behold Brough started looking a better player again!
Even at his age I think he could still be a real asset next year if we manage to not have as much bad luck with injuries and get our go forward and strike players out on the park...
In an ideal world and if all figures can be worked I’d love to see Hampshire there in place ready to take over from Brough at the end of next season...
