Danny Brough is likely to sign for Bulls for 2021 season.

Prob played a season too many in SL, but still think he could do a job in championship IMO I'd be very very happy with that signing

Should be a good signing, we need a understudy if we still have Rowan Milnes.

This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?

This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?

Quote ="Pumpetypump"This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?'" League express who seem confident of it happening. Would make sense. Brough and Kear have worked plenty together in the past.

Quote ="Pumpetypump"This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?'" League express who seem confident of it happening. Would make sense. Brough and Kear have worked plenty together in the past.

It's a very John Kear thing to do. Brough won the cup under Kear at Hull, and worked well with him at Trin so I bet he'll be another one of the people who idolise JK and will pick up the phone when he calls. Makes you wonder what sort of a numpty Dane Chisholm must have been to fall out with a man that everyone likes....

Quite. Although if carlsberg did not make half backs he’d definitely still be in super league if not perhaps even the NRL.

We cannot overestimate how important us getting JK in was. His tactics might be questioned sometimes but his knowledge and contacts outweigh that and then some

A good signing, if it comes to pass.

I certainly can't pretend that I've ever thought Broughy was ever as good as some thought him (far too erratic and unreliable, for mine) but that was in SL and we're not. Even at his age , providing he keeps healthy, he should be a good fit for us, particularly if Milnes goes straight back to KR.

Of course, the other way of looking at it is to ask what sort of a numpty John Kear must have been to fall out with a player who lit the league up once he moved, scored a hat-trick against his former club and took his new club to the Million Pound Game...

Quote ="Pumpetypump"This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?'" saw an article recently that if championship season doesn't restart then KR were going to recall Milnes and play him this year in SL. So doubt they'll be looking at loaning him out next year.

Quote ="Pumpetypump"This T&A article references that Milnes is only on loan for this year and there can be no guarantees of it being renewed for 2021. I can imagine Hull KR wanting to see him play a little more before throwing him into a SL start which might mean we get him on another loan: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... 21-season/ But if Milnes does go back to Rovers then a Brough / Lilley pairing is more than good enough if you ask me. Where's this rumour come from though?'" saw an article recently that if championship season doesn't restart then KR were going to recall Milnes and play him this year in SL. So doubt they'll be looking at loaning him out next year.

Danny Brough confirmed.Signed a two year deal starting from next season.

Genuinely think it's one of the best signings we've made for a long time.

How many games did we lose last year by a try or less. Saw the same early this year. Brough has the potential to make sure we come out on top of those tight games.

Really really pleased with this.

I agree that they're unlikely to loan him out next year though, I suspect (but obviously don't actually know) that Milnes loan this is year was probably part of the transfer deal to KR, so the option of a recall this season would most likely be a non-starter. If we didn't play though yeah, we'd just let him go.

I'm far from sure Milnes himself would want to return next season. He's made the decision that HKR is where his future lies and I'd guess he'll be more than ready to just crack on and prove himself at the higher level. Which I'm confident he'll do easily.

I think this is a great bit of business. The article today (https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... al/?ref=eb) says he's come to get us in Super League in two years which will be heaven for the conspiracy theorists over on the VT who think we have some sort of backdoor in to the top flight. Because getting it SL within 2 years seems fanciful to me. Well bonkers really. This feels like exactly the sort of gig you take at the end of your career and then get into coaching at the same club. Brough as future Assistant coach anyone?

I think this is a great bit of business. The article today (https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... al/?ref=eb) says he's come to get us in Super League in two years which will be heaven for the conspiracy theorists over on the VT who think we have some sort of backdoor in to the top flight. Because getting it SL within 2 years seems fanciful to me. Well bonkers really. This feels like exactly the sort of gig you take at the end of your career and then get into coaching at the same club. Brough as future Assistant coach anyone?

Depends what sort of money he's on but I'm not particularly pleased with this. Needs must though I suppose.
Danny Brough was a very good player. But the key word there is [iwas[/i. The quality has dropped off significantly in the last few seasons.

I know what you mean, but even if he's dropped off the SL pace, he surely hasn't carried on dropping to the point of not being decent for a mid-table Championship side.

Depends what the clubs aspirations are. If we're aiming for mid table then why sign him at all? He won't be cheap.
If we're genuinely aiming for top 4 or promotion them I'm afraid to say I don't think he's good enough.

Has been a very good player in SL and it`s probably a good move to drop down into the championship but we have a lot of younger players coming through and I just hope he doesn`t influence them with the shenanigans like where he was too pi$$ed to get on a plane with the Scotland squad. Otherwise I think he`s just the signing we need.

Decent signing for sure, especially as other have eluded to with the JK connection.

An added bonus too (I seem to remember his stats were OK) is goal kicking....how many games have we scored the same tries or even out tried them only to lose out on missed goals...

It's hard to say, to be honest.

He (presumably) is within budget and won't be expecting SL wages, in any case our budget has already been said to be not what it was, so if he comes within it, then fine. I think Brough is the kind of player his clubs' fans like and opponents like to wind up. Given his age and lower influence in SL games as he's got older, his bad behaviour and general mouthing off at referees has increased but he's going to be more effective in the slower paced championship so that, hopefully, shouldn't be too much of a problem. He'll kick some teams to death on a small pitch like the Tetley stadium, imo.

As for promotion...well, yeah right. I know all players want to be the best they can be and to win every game, and that clubs are always going to talk things up. Not believing you're in the promotion mix would be anathema to them, but I'm just a fan, so promotion... well, yeah right....

I've turned it into a poll in case anyone can't be faffed actually writing anything. Which given this forum is like a graveyard on the moon at the moment, is very likely.

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The other thing to consider - has he signed a F/T or P/T deal? Does he have outside interests now? Even the most expensive P/T deal in the championship is in the £15-20k pa range.
One of the benefits of going P/T - only 2-3 training sessions per week (easier on the body), in the late afternoon/evening with us, allows time during the day for another job.

Have you rigged the poll so I can't vote no? Thus forcing me to write something

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Quote ="le penguin"Have you rigged the poll so I can't vote no? Thus forcing me to write something '" Ha. Mine is a bit weird unless I use the lite version of the forum: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=629240