Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:39 am  

im more than happy.
cash plus 2 players cant be bad. plus we have king korki for keeps now.

long live the king

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:46 am  

Huddersfield have got themselves a very, very good player, one who is much underrated by opposition supporters. It’s only when you watch him regularly you see what influence he has over a team in defence and attack.

The only issue is his much publicised temperament. He is a volatile character and is prone to moods which can inhibit the team, yet this makes him tick as a player. Lose that then you lose the competitive streak in him.

His kicking game is often cited but he also has an excellent long passing game and reads the game very well. How many times he has intercepted a pass and had the legs to finish it off?

Keep him on the straight and narrow and Huddersfield can be real challengers for the GF

If Korkidas keeps up his game, as he has done since his return, then I’m happy with that. I would’ve preferred to see Kirmond move on a permanent basis but understand that he is a player Huddersfield do not want to lose. I’m assuming Huddersfield are contributing a large proportion of the wages of these two players as compensation for Brough (I heard a rumour that they don’t pay any transfer fee’s after all) which should see the club a little better off in the short term.

As to whether Broughs departure will hinder the team, well all will be revealed in time. Friday will be the first opportunity this season to see how the team cope against quality opposition minus Brough. Cooke and Obst should prove able replacements, each providing varying skills in which to attack Wire. It’s certainly going to be interesting to see how things pan out.

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:50 am  

Part of me is utterly gutted that we've lost Brough, I've always liked him as a player and he put on some stunning displays for Trin.

But, part of me is not too fussed. Broughy can be a bit inconsistent and struck me as a bit of a moody character. Plus, you look at Obst's performances this season and have to question how much we are actually missing. Cookie's an awesome player as well, who, in a couple of weeks, should have found his feet and be playing the sort of rugby we remember him playing.

Out of the Brough deal we got Korki all to ourselves, we got Kirmond till the end of the season and a wodge of Hudds' Wembley money, which we've used on Cookie and Gledhill. Hudds for me may have shot themselves in the foot. Brown and Robinson are on fire at the moment and have been the centre of the squad for a while now. How is Brough going to fit in there. Also, Hudds have Drew. For me Wakey's biggest downfall over the past couple of seasons was the fact that Drew and Brough really did not seem to get on, which, I would say, cost us matches. The Hudds have Grix as well. Potentially, as well as a lot of quality halves, they also have a lot egos to deal with their. Then again the coaching staff might be able to deal with this. It'll be interesting to see anyroad.

All in all, gutted he's gone, but we're still strong and Hudds could have issues, so not all bad.

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Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:07 pm  

chissitt wrote:

Its marvelous what you can do now with computers' nowadays, things like touching up old photos' to make them look new. There is no telling how low some of the midgets fans will stoop to to try and belittle our club and the lies they tell to achieve their aim.

Bloody photoshop. Tut tut.

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:09 pm  

cheers danny, youve been fantastic for the wildcats and will be very very hard to replace.

[PopTart]

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:20 pm  

wildshot wrote:

I'm sorry to see him go and think the turn around of the club's competitive edge of the last few years has been influenced by the presence of DB and the great one (J Kear). His kicking game alone was worth maybe one or two tries a game, especially against bigger clubs. I also loved his consistent effort to get an interception try in every single game in the last 6 months. His kick conversion rate was also highly consistent and proven such as against Harlequins last season.

On the down side he was sometimes found lacking in defence (but when he tried he was a major asset here). Rumours often circulated as to whether he was a disruptive influence in the squad or not. I also did not appreciate the way he scalded Morton at Hull KR when in my view he was at fault with a poor pass. That behaviour was not leadership.

I'm delighted that we've kept Korki although surprised it was up for negotiation so soon. Kirkmond, I know too little about so will give him a fair viewing before passing judgement. Cash is also welcome, use it wisely.

Cooke, has been disruptive according to Hull and KR fans I talk with (I live on the outskirts of Hull). His reputation off the field allegedly is questionable. I hope that he stays focused and resurrects his career and enjoys the responsibility that goes with it.

I was apprehensive when BJ came back but have been delighted with his performances so far, certainly foot in mouth time for me. (When is he back from injury?). When he was first with us I was far from a fan and found him too predictable and not a leader on the field. Since his return, he has not been the primary playmaker who the team look to (like he was previously) and I think he is revelling in his game because of it. As long as he plays off someone and does not feel the pressure to perform I am confident JK can get the best out of him.

Last season we often looked to Brough to do some magic to turn the game our way, which he often did. Today I think we have more leaders and creators on the pitch and the team is stronger for it. Morrison is an inspiration to all, BJ finds opportunities unlike before, Obst is a tiger (not of the Cas kind). Admittedly so far I have been disappointed with Millard, he rarely gets or passes the ball. At Quins on the first game of the season he gave us a taster of what he can do and nothing from what I can tell since (although I can't make every game). I hope he will now flourish in a team of equals.

Thanks for everything Danny, we appreciate everything you did for us and wish you well. I look forward to a bright future under JK.

Good post. I concur.

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:22 pm  

Broughy will certainly be missed, a top 5 S.H in S.L, and especially by the young kids who come to B.V. The number of times, when asked, ‘Who’s your favourite player’ 90% of the time the answer is D.B. But when you’ve seen ‘em come & seen ‘em go, it’s put into perspective.

It’s a shame the lad’s (allegedly) got himself into a spot of financial bother, I think he really liked working with J.K. Not sure how he will go at Hudds, he doesn’t seem to gel with Aussie coaches too well.

Thanks for your contribution D.B, the try against Leeds will be my best memory of him in the R.W & B, thanks also for just missing that 40/20 while playing for Cas in the relegation decider – priceless.

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:29 pm  

Good luck Danny, right thats it move on come on you Trin..!

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:50 pm  

Sad to see him go as he is a great player and played very well for us.

However I think we have done really well out of this and the BOD should be congratulated. He was going for free at the end of the season. Instead we have got Korki secured for next year, a talented loan deal and money.

Whilst he is a great player and can single handidly turn/win games I think we will be fine without him and perhaps even better if the rumours that hes not a good dressing room player are to be believed. The whole team is always greater than the sum of the parts in sport.

Good work.

Re: Finally Official Danny Brough Signs : Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:02 pm  

mwildcats wrote:

.... with danny 90% of the time it was converted to 6 like it or not that won us games, cooke hasn't kicked for a while obst has done well so far, morrison hasn't kicked for yonks, and jeffries is ok. Anyone remember brough's kick vs bradford at murrayfield that lad has got us outta the brown stuff so many times.

Catnap well done on the motivational speach but he's a loss, I understand we were never likely to keep him and therefore in the long term how can he be construed as a loss, but imo losing the best kicker in SL will affect your team. AND NO ONE'S GONNA CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE.

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Danny Brough does NOT have a conversion rate of 90%. This season's stats show as follows.

Tickle 23/24 95.8%
Witt 19/23 82.6%
Dobson 18/22 81.8%
Eastmond 31/39 79.5%
Brough 18/23 78.3%
Richards 34/48 70.8%

And as for kicking in live play, I would certainly rate Witt, Dobson, Eastmond higher than Brough - and that doesn't even include those that don't regulary kick for goal for their club or those currently injured such as Sinfield who is widely regarded one of the top kickers in the country.

Let's not get over-excited with our praise for the man - he is a fairly good kicker, but he isn't the best and he certainly not the worst. Rooney was a fairly good kicker a lot of the time too when he was here, but he certainly wasn't the best or worst either.