Money should be spent on Cas Tigers Clark, not on a winger. He is a tremendous prospect, also whilst briscoe is decent winger he is in my opinion not worth spending a big chunk of money on.

I expect Briscoe to come to Leeds, I hear there is a 'familly connection' somewhere down the line i.e. Does someone at Leeds know someone on the board at Hull for example? Thats how Luke (alleged) got snarled and I expect similar has happened again. And they live in Ponte/Feath/Cas are dont they?

Not sure what they have paid for him, but is he worth it? I expect as he is out of contract the compo money that would go to the club will pay his high wages instead - but does a club need to invest in a winger; and he certainly isnt FB cover.

The Hull Daily Mail (not known for having their finger on the pulse) are stating today that they believe Briscoe is on £120k a year at the moment.

Personally I would take that with a huge pinch of salt.

Personally i'd take 120k a year with or without the salt!

Maybe Briscoe is being signed to play centre?

To replace Watkins or Moon?

I cant see Leeds paying him that much, could be wrong though

Darth will no doubt have sorted out his pay demands to a level more accustomed to Leeds's recent efforts.

I reckon the line up next season to be:

FB - Hardaker
W - Hall
C - Moon
C - Watkins
W - Briscoe

I would replace Briscoe with BJB and look for a decent half back!

If thats true it will be the best back 5 in SL in my opinion. Whether they get the ball or not is another matter

IF Leeds needed to replace Hall with a Hull FC winger, wouldn't their other winger be more 'like-for-like'?

He's also contracted for another 4 years

So's Whitehead

That's why I want us to sign Clark so burrow can get back to do what he is best at, such as playing at scrum half.
Hopefully we should get quicker ball out to the threequarters .

What Burrow does best is coming off the bench after the opening twenty to twenty-five minute slog and exploiting gaps in and around the ruck area while targeting tired defenders - making breaks and winning penalties.

On his day, Briscoe can score some fantasic tries, often from positions many other places wouldn't even attempt.

The problem is defence, and also there are just not that many of those days. He goes missing for matches at a time and then has a blistering game. Been disapointting at times this season, indeed I don't think he was far from been dropped at one point, but that might because he has his eyes a little further down the M62.

Indeed Burrow has a good record off the bench but he has an even better one as a starting 7 including our 3 championships on the trot with MOM in the 2007 final. And are you really saying his best performances are as a 9 coming off the bench? and if so does this therefore make him a "proper 9"?

i would love to have briscoe at the rhinos but not at the expense of anyone leaving to accommodate him,i just hope that some of the rumors regarding bjb not playing again are not true

regarding clark i would love him at the club and i believe that our clubs main priorities
<to our current knowledge>are a 9 and a prop required for next season above all other positions,i honestly think we missed out on a cracking prospect in not enticing walmsley to join us

This.

Dropping into dummy half when the defensive line isn't fully set and exploiting his size and speed.

One of Burrow's Harry Sunderland Awards came as a starting 7. The other came from the bench but he didn't come on as hooker as Buderus played the whole 80.

I don't think Burrow as ever been truly convincing in the traditional 1st receiver scrum-half role but as Leeds have had another pivot in Sinfield (and to a lesser extent McGuire) he's been an integral part of a formidable trio bringing the skills that few others possess. That's my often repeated balanced view - neither black nor white. If I want to see a traditional scrum-half in SL I'd be looking at the likes of a Danny Brough or a Tim Smith - not a Rob Burrow.



I don't think that's what I'm =#0000FFreally saying at all. As G1 has identified, the role I have in mind is the one he performed for this same coach at Old Trafford in 2011 when he uniquely was the unanimous winner of the Harry Sunderland award becoming the first player to claim it twice during the SL Era (Sinfield has now joined him in this respect) and the only player to win it after starting on the bench. That day he added to the threat whether from 1st receiver as he did for his wonder try or from jumping into dummy half as he did when setting up Hall for another memorable and crucial GF score while Buderus 'a genuine hooker' was there to expertly marshal the team around the field and dominate the ruck on defence.



Burrow will never be a 'proper 9' in the traditional sense and I've still to see any evidence that McDermott's use of him catching on elsewhere and I remain of the opinion that it's a role that has been devised only to accommodate one player after Sinfield decided to switch defensive roles in the team, as evidenced by what happens when McGuire is out injured.

Looks like briscoe is not Leeds bound, if we believe GH m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/spo ... -1-5754990 Mind you this is also the greatest squad ever assembled

Looks like briscoe is not Leeds bound, if we believe GH m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/spo ... -1-5754990 Mind you this is also the greatest squad ever assembled

Quote ="Ferdy"Looks like briscoe is not Leeds bound, if we believe GH m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/spo ... -1-5754990 '" I guess that means Warrington have outbid us.

Quote ="Ferdy"Looks like briscoe is not Leeds bound, if we believe GH m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/spo ... -1-5754990 '" I guess that means Warrington have outbid us.

or a Union team?