Kirke signs a new 2 year contract. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437

Kirke signs a new 2 year contract. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437

Fantastic news and a most deserving contract extension and reward for a worthy 3 times SL Grand Final winner.

I think gh can kiss goodbye to my £300. Why should I waste my time and money

Anyone else eagerly awaiting the next drip-feed announcement of the latest player to sign a contract extension?

Lauiti'iti or Senior next?

I'd have preferred a 'Fantabulous Five' or 'Stupendous Six' announcement all at once personally.

These contract extentions can only be judged fairly if we knew the details. If Webb, Leului and now Kirke have accepted big pay cuts to allow some quality recruitment while staying within cap then thats OK. However if no quality recruitment is forthcoming soon and we have to rely on these players for another year then you have to call into question GH's judgement on his contract negotiations over the last couple of years.

Indeed. Another mountain of work on Friday (5 tackles, 5 carries) from the big man.





My favourite quote:

"It’s not a complicated job, prop, it’s just a hard one. It’s just a case of getting the work rate a bit higher.”

A bit higher?

Christ alive, this is simply ridiculous. What has he done to get rewarded with a new contract? He must train the house down...

madness, madness, they call it madness..........

Spot on. If Kirke is used as a backup that's fine by me, if he's a regular part of the 17 for a reason other than injuries to other players then it's a bad move.

If Kirke is used as a backup, what message does that send to Ambler, Singleton, Pitts or Amor for example?

Ridiculous signing, absolutely not justified by his perfomances over the last 18 months or so. I wouldn't even have re-signed him if he had offered to play for free a la Kris Radlinski

Fook me what a disgrace!

No surprise for me, as I posted on another thread last week his performances have not dropped as long as he's been here so whatever GH thinks he offers to the squad (presumably he's cheap) then he is still offering that same service

Well done Ian, much deserved

Can't see all of Ambler, Pitts, Singleton and Amor sticking around now....all of whom are better than Kirke.

GH is fast losing credibility.

If the recent Rhinos coaches ignored Wayne Bennett's advice about the fans, Kirke would have been dropped years ago, and not won 3 Super League finals.

Brian Mac and Hetherington know what they are doing

Believe

Agreed. But people aren't in much of a fair mood after looking at the league table and the quality of performance at the moment.

Fookin hell Gawy... I seriously hope this is a sick joke!!

No comment.

its not the 1st of april is it???

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That's why he's the UNSUNG HERO.

I won't renew unless some quality is brought in. We are in a downward spiral and next year will be worse

McDermott's quotes in that article are absolutley bananas. Kirke's quotes are actually quite reasonable. Still shouldn't get a renewal though.

McDermott. “I can count on one hand the number of times he has come off the field having been a bit ropey."

Well Brian, I can count on one hand the number of drives he often makes in a game.

Bugger, I promised myself I would make no comment on this tremendous news.

only quote I've seen that is correct is "He is very consistent in what he delivers for the team on a weekly basis." shame that what he delivers would get laughed at by the part-timers in championship 1.