If Ali, Donald and Buderus left the only one that would free up a quote space is Buderus, without looking into whether or not the quota reduces next year.

I do hope Ali stays. He may not hit top form as often these days (but he usually comes good on the dry tracks and at the business end) but there's nothing better to watch in rugby than Ali on song. One of a rare few players that really makes you smile.

If Donald left he'd go with my great gratitude and would leave as one of Leeds best modern day wingers. I suspect with the injuries these last two years he may go home.

If Buderus left would anyone notice?

He will probably end up at Wigan anyway

It does, reduces by one FWIR.



Id love Ali to stay for another season, Hes got to be one of the meanest players around when hes on form.



I think we played better the final half of the season with one hooker than we did with Buderus in the squad, personally, id prefer another forward or a centre on the bench

Ahhhhhh choosing a punchable Saints player, spoilt for choice.

matt diskin?

Told ya so

We never doubted that you would indeed be proved correct in respect of uneducated 'others' making such sweeping and clearly incorrect assumptions!

The answer to his question is no, the RFL do not think we are all idiots however, rover49 is clearly an ill-informed idiot!

Where did the quote come from BTW?

The ones that wrote him off in 2008?

The ones who wrote Leeds off when it was announced he was replacing Webb in the 2008 grand final?

Where are those people now?

The VT. I was going to do a list of about 30 such quotes, but in true me fashion I couldn't be bothered.

It's a cracking signing for Leeds.

Leon Pryce has got to be up there, if we could find him Grand Final day

I'm not sure this post has received the recognition it deserves

Found it... full of people who think they know what the salary cap rules are, but have never actually looked at them. The usual rubbish about the official cap and unofficial cap!!!

Ali has the x factor and if he is to be replaced it needs to be by another with the X factor.

Whilst signing Leona Lewis would increase the [size=50male[/size attendances, I'm not so sure she'd be that useful as a strong running second row/prop.

How about hooker and isn't that her preferred position anyhow?

I bet the players would cover that handicap just to look forward to the showers afte the game though.

From another thread on VT

You probably all know but press conference is now on Rhinos tv. Lee did mention 'family reasons' about 50 times!

I'm absolutley delighted with this news and really pleased for Lee.

He's back .

Welcome back Lee .

Nah, but I'm sure Susan Boyle could.

I think that would be a disastrous move, whilst probably better at prop/second row than some the disruption in the camp (see Gotcha's post) and proceeding huge dip in attendances would make it a poor signing in my opinion.

True, hadn't thought of that, would it put McShane's development back having another hooker in the squad?

It depends. You could always sign a hooker for shedloads of money and even if that player hardly plays and when they do play, plays crap you could say that the benefit is that the young hookers are learning from that person.

Leeds fans will buy it.

I don't think it matters anymore, she signed for Hull instead.

The scrum (65th minute, IIRC) in the derby game shows her up to her old tricks.