Any truth saints have put a cash bid in for him?

Hope so? Rumour going around for ages we are interested? If our Chairman wants to keep his season ticket sales up he needs a couple of quality signings?

What exactly have you heard?

If we retained Walsh they would be a great pairing. I think their mates too from back at Newcastle

would be bloody lovely to get him and keep Walshy

Just a rumour doing rounds in east hul lrommel

Weren't they the Penrith Partnership?

No one else think it would be a shame to split up Lance and Luke's dynamic partnership?

No as it's not dynamic.

You being sarcastic?

If your not then the answer is most certainly not. Lance has developed from terrible to ok at standoff but thats it. People bigging him up have clearly just lowered the bar standard wise. Burns would be a proper partner for Walsh and would make us less predictable as we wouldnt always have to aim at Walsh

Quote ="Offside Monkey"Weren't they the Penrith Partnership?'" www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nrl/ha ... 6fb6a67445 indeed they were, dunno where I got Newcastle from ...

Quote ="Offside Monkey"Weren't they the Penrith Partnership?'" www.perthnow.com.au/sport/nrl/ha ... 6fb6a67445 indeed they were, dunno where I got Newcastle from ...

Assuming Burns isn't an unpleasant character to have as a team mate, he could go a long way to securing Walsh's presence with us next year.

Just imagine a halfback pairing of Burns and walsh! I'd cream my pants that we would eventually have to qualify halves that both have the complete skills required.

If we could keep them on the park....

He is the nicest bloke you could wish to meet off the pitch,but on it a different kettle of fish,same as jimmy anderson is at cricket.Proper family man with his 3 kids,a proper bloke.Would be a great signing for you and irreplaceable for us.

I really like Lance. He's been unfairly slaughtered by a section of Saints fans. We could do with him on the pitch for us now, we're missing him terribly.

I agree he's been given a hard time by some saints fans but he's never played really poor but he's also never played like the half people expected.

He always gives 100% and people thought he could just slot in as a play maker but I knew he couldn't play that role.

I think he will he a great addition as utility player off the bench, he's made for that position in this modern game.

I thought he was signing for Wigan to replace Blake Green who's going back to Aus

I don't think Saints will have any competition from Wigan for him. There were a few rumours about us being in for him but I always doubted it due to the options we have with the youngsters. They've played very well in Greens absence which convinces me they'll be given that position to fight over.

I'm more then happy with any one of Powell, Williams or Hampshire getting first go at the position.

Wigan was 100% in for him

I remember you saying you'd hate to see Saints get Burns, despite you're apparent happiness with your kids.

'Was'?

I did and I would. I've not said I don't rate him because I do but we can't sign them all and I'd rather give those three lads we have a shot.

Hope Burns stays at HKR!

I don't doubt we were but I think Wane may well have pulled the plug after watching Williams and Powell progress at a rate of knots.

I'd guess Greens injury and the opportunities that opened up for the kids may have changed things.

Apparently not.

On the subject of Lance, as a World Cup winner, he is surely on a decent wedge. I sometimes wonder if the club would be financially better off if they had just paid Eastmond what Offiah claims he was worth at the time he was negotiating his first major contract when Lomgy retired. I seem to remember the rumours being that the club played hard ball and wouldn't offer him any more than 2 years. I wonder if it would have been better business in hindsight.

Burns will certainly be a great signing, in terms of his half back play, organisational skills, his leadership and his sheer competitiveness. There may be questions over whether he fits into the Saints type of player mould but let's be honest, I can think of more successful players who were thought to be difficult than genuine nice guys who are squeaky clean professionals. I'm sure we still have the management structure to cope with the odd Sean Long character.