Thoughts??

Good news for me, still needs to work on his discipline at times, but a more than solid performer.

agree must stop laughing at mr Ganson

Underrated by many and well worth his new deal.

Great news!
He's an unsung hero in our side very much the way Jjb used to be.

Very underrated player - he is a loose forward would be good to see him get a run in that position

I think the first time I saw him I was stood with you up at Morley when the Academy played Wigan.

I remember thinking he looked a natural at 13. So comfortable.

So we should drop, or at least move Sinfield?
Or is that part of the rotation policy?
I'm pleased to see him sign a longterm contract.
Does that mean he's now got the longest player contract at the club?

Great news, the more of this very successful squad we can keep together the better.

Yep great news, not a superstar but a very useful versatile player

I hope someone is bookmarking this just in case he picks up a serious injury or suffers a dip in form.

Just to note the markedly different reaction to that when Matt Diskin was given a four-year deal.

Looking at this contract it would appear Ablett is the natural successor to Sinfield - we need to find a way to make the transition as smooth as poss. I would not drop Sinfield maybe they could swap roles?

Ablett is a very gifted ball-handling forward - you don't get selected as often as he has without bring something to the party

I think this is good news. I think he is possibly a little underrated (although this thread actually suggests otherwise). He's a useful player as he is, but I particularly like that he's improving all the time and the occasional glimpses of something more special suggest that the player he could develop into will be a bargain on this 4 year contract.

I think 13 might be a good position for him, as Mr Storms suggests. He is a different player to Sinfield, but there is more than one way to play 13. He's a very dynamic kind of back-rower, a little less cerebral than Sinfield, but has his own strengths which can be nurtured.

A four year deal suggests the club has every confidence in his abilities and has a very clear idea of the role they want him to play. I'm just wondering which other squad members would be offered four year deals, were they all up for renewal.

Good service, reliabilty, performance and flexibilty. So a 'no-brainer' re-signing.

Room for improvement? Yes. But he does a job.

Will he hung out to dry if he does 10 years for the blue and amber. Wanting a bloody benefit game in a few years. Bloody players showing their bloody loyalty. Pah.

IIRC he's been on a succession of 1 year deals so he's really earned this. Made himself an invaluable member of the squad.

Shows how reactionary some of our fans are that they're already suggesting he takes on Sinfield's role.

I'd keep him in the role he's adapted to so well to earn this role and keep Sinfield in the role he's done so well if it were me. If there's an injury to the halves or Sinfield then, of course, Ablett is perfect for 13.

Great news for me. Nice long term contract aswell.

A fantastic member of the team and he’s got a lot more to come from him I recon. One of the dark horses of the club that’s become good

Are you Dean Lance?

Depends how much we're paying him. He's a solid enough player who's handy at three positions (right SR, right centre, loose) and seems fairly resilient to injury. Certainly a useful member of the squad, and hopefully now tied up without putting a big dent in our cap space.

Nah, his yootoob vids are crap.

As the G has said above, after a sucession of one year deals he has earned the contract in sweat and blood. Good on him.

Will this take him up to his testamonial? It won't be far off. I think he made his debut in 2004

Whose Youtube vids? Damos or Dean Lances?

Damos are weird and Lances are all of basketball.

Terrific news. Another who I thought wouldn't make it. Just goes to show that the people in the know are the people who make the decisions