As you say, transfers between RL clubs were rare, the vast majority you listed, and an area where he excelled, was spotting talent in RU.

This wouldn't cause him any conflict with the current board as it's an avenue that is closed for good now because of commercial realities. If, on the other hand, he could unearth a megastar from relative Union obscurity like Offiah |I am sure the board would love him to bits.

If you're going to be this subtle I'm just going to have to ignore you in future.

Re; Doug Laughton...His best signing for leeds by far was Innes, He knew what he was getting with Hanley etc, I lived in Manly when Innes moved on, the players there really rated him.

and biggest miss tuigamala

Didn't Laughton win MOS in it's early days?

Missed a few in those days, when Leeds appointed David Blunkett as a scout the cheack Jason Robinson & Gareth stephens out.

No doubt, was a very good loose forward.

Not great quality but one of my favourite Dougie images from his playing days.



And from his Leeds days Dougie and Ellery taking the club back to Wembley for the first time in sixteen years.

Kevin Dick 1977



Eccles and Holmes in the background?

Yup.



From left to right: Jim Mills, Kevin Dick, Keith Elwell, John Holmes, Graham Eccles and Doug Laughton.

In the other picture after the CC Semi-Final at Central Park in 1994: Paul Cook, Jim Fallon, Ellery Hanley, Doug Laughton, Alan Tait and Graham Holrord (I think.)

Looks to have too many teeth for Holroyd.

Even a young Graham Holroyd?

The Leeds team that day was:

Alan Tait
Jim Fallon, Kevin Iro, Craig Innes, Francis Cummins
Graham Holroyd, Garry Schofield
Neil Harmon, James Lowes, Harvey Howard
Gary Mercer, Richie Eyres, Ellery Hanley
Subs
Jason Donohue, Gary Rose

I agree with TVOC. It's Holroyd.

Reports on the Hull fc board are that Mcshane is going there on loan whilst berrigan is injured, hope this is true.

So do I. That would be a very good development, just what we need for the lad.

It is definetly Holroyd

But....But.....I thought Buderus was here to pass on his knowledge?

How do you know that he hasn't?

But how would he pick up all the new skills that Buderus is teaching him as that's why he was brough over wasnt it.

You cant polish sh(i)t.

He'll be ringing him every week in Hull. You can't buy that kind of rugby eductaion. Well, you can actually. It just costs a quota spot and over £200,000 per annum.

He can pick them up from Berrigan now