Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:04 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

His last chance at Penrith doesn't mean last in NRL, most clubs would take him.

yes but as you know sheldon, the nrl is like a fishbowl, step out of line and the media is on you like a tramp on chips...over here, well your lucky if you get 3 lines in the monday papers as a "game review"

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:09 pm  

Dont know what the fuss is over Arndel - looks a likely candidate to get shoved in the back row. Dont think he has the pace to be a top centre

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:09 pm  

berro's best mate wrote:

Sheldon wrote:

His last chance at Penrith doesn't mean last in NRL, most clubs would take him.

yes but as you know sheldon, the nrl is like a fishbowl, step out of line and the media is on you like a tramp on chips...over here, well your lucky if you get 3 lines in the monday papers as a "game review"

Could be getting away from it all is whats needed to sort him out.
Highly, highly unlikely though, but I never gave us a chance at Ellis.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:14 pm  

berro's best mate wrote:

yes but as you know sheldon, the nrl is like a fishbowl, step out of line and the media is on you like a tramp on chips...over here, well your lucky if you get 3 lines in the monday papers as a "game review"

So he'd come here to hit the mickey more??

I'm really glad we got Ellis but some are thinking we can sign whoever we want now.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:18 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

So he'd come here to hit the mickey more??

I'm really glad we got Ellis but some are thinking we can sign whoever we want now.

i agree with taht, we have to be realistic, BUT we seem to have cash to spend on recruitment which is a good thing....

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:26 pm  

McRae states on the press release that Ellis will probably be the last high profile player to come to Super League from the NRL - so when people are mentioning some of the names that they are on here, then we may need to reel it in a bit.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:31 pm  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Jennings is one of the Aussies. I've also heard Burgess and Taylor. Not Makinson though. Heard Johnson is one in the bag.

Would be a decent signing IMO (presuming you mean Paul from Wakey?).

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:43 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

Would be a decent signing IMO (presuming you mean Paul from Wakey?).

Sorry, yes I did.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:46 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

So he'd come here to hit the mickey more??

I'm really glad we got Ellis but some are thinking we can sign whoever we want now.

Apart from Jennings, everyone else being mentioned is a realistic target, do you not think? Hardly class Johnson, Watts, Taylor, Arundel, Burgess & Crookes out of our league.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:58 pm  

Sheldon wrote:

So he'd come here to hit the mickey more??

I'm really glad we got Ellis but some are thinking we can sign whoever we want now.

Ellis will be a big draw for other top players imo