Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:27 am  

Wakefield City wrote:

Good signing should sort out the lack of direction we often had last season.

you mean the direction you often said Grix and Finn brought

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:13 am  

Willzay wrote:

Just makes the Ben Reynolds signing totally pointless.

I don't think so he'll make a very good back up with the possibility of taking someones place if their performance start to fade, its team building in depth

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:29 am  

snowpie wrote:

I don't think so he'll make a very good back up with the possibility of taking someones place if their performance start to fade, its team building in depth

Could be that CC isn’t convinced by Hampshire (nor am I) so has bought Reynolds in as a second project player and will use Brough as a standard to measure them against and see which one will be ready to replace him in the next few years.

In pure RL playing terms there is none finer in SL to measure against than Brough.

As for the bad apple thing well I suppose you could argue that any players who succumbs probably arn’t up to scratch anyway. Somehow can’t see TJ, Batch or Crowther pinching the team bus - different breed these days.

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:39 am  

little wayne69 wrote:

It would be a short conversation if you were talking about the terriers.

No need to stoop to them levels now is there

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 4:36 pm  

Happy with the Brough signing, now if we were to sign a 38 year old Matt Peterson back, I'd have my reservations!

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:55 pm  

Let’s not forget Brough’s passing game. Another area which will be improved by being speeded up. So many times do we see those lazy awful looped passes that give the defence time to pin us back. Personally I think Brough will speed up the movement of the ball, which can’t be a bad thing really. I see nothing but positives with this signing. Being on 2019 !!!

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:43 pm  

I too am optimistic, for the 2019 season, albeit with an air of caution, given to his, what had been at times questioned attitude.

I do recall him.being good for us in 20008 and 2009, and even the start of 2010. What is exciting is that the players he has around him now are, without being disrespectful, better than those as a whole in 2008 and 2009

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:48 pm  

mmm! massive gamble !!!!!!!!!! if it works it will be genius - its a organizer we need I just hope a 35 year old still has it

Re: Brough is back : Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:52 pm  

BOJ042 wrote:

mmm! massive gamble !!!!!!!!!! if it works it will be genius - its a organizer we need I just hope a 35 year old still has it

I dont think its that much of a gamble at all, he's still a quality player. I'm less convinced about Hampshire than Brough.

Re: Brough is back : Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:19 am  

MashPotatoes wrote:

Let’s not forget Brough’s passing game. Another area which will be improved by being speeded up. So many times do we see those lazy awful looped passes that give the defence time to pin us back. Personally I think Brough will speed up the movement of the ball, which can’t be a bad thing really. I see nothing but positives with this signing. Being on 2019 !!!

This is something that's been overlooked by many. He'll calm things down in the oppo 20 and open holes up for us. The younger halves would do very well to learn from him.

At home to KR last year, McGuire opened us up with a pass I just didn't think we had in our team - Brough brings that to the table for next year.