Lets avoid ANY thinly veiled attacks. Lets NOT allude to other posters. Lets STICK to the thread.

And I'll sit back and watch that pig circle the chimney...

You've forgotten yer glasses again it's a "Pink Elephant"!



Sorry I've got the wrong glasses on it's "Pystic Eddie" being positive!

I'm think there's some kind of hidden code in the letter you've capitalised.

It must tell us the name of our next signing - STAN NOTICKY the Walla Walla Waybuloo Stand Off?

I'd be very wary of reading ANYTHING into the collected thoughts of someone who admits to watching avian porkers pirouetting around his chimney pot...

Hey, stranger things have happened. Remember the time Worrincy was signed by an NRL club?

That never happened. It was just a dream, remember?

Don't laugh!

I was crook with S&D



on Thursday, and spent Thursday night in a state of delirium. Slept all Friday morning, finally managed to catch up with developments early afternoon, and what did I read?

I thought I must still be delirious and should be back in bed...I kid you not.

Thaught the start las year was ok, was just the middle and end was dire

Very next post...







Oh dear.

is it just me reading too much into the last line in the T&A today with Heath saying he is looking forward to getting some combinations going with Sykes? Surely not another season with him in the SO position

It doesnt quite say getting combos with Sykes going. But yeah I thought that aswell.

Sykes is going to be the back up though - if we don't get a recognised SO in.

Dunno about Hall, to tell the truth. He came with a fair rep from Aus but, let's be honest, didn't live up to it, and some of the stuff he was, rightly criticised for, like poor handling skills, were pretty basic stuff, which we usually expect players brought up through Australian junior systems to excel at. I think the Hall we originally signed definitely[ihas the ability [/ito be a big player for us, but if the same one as played last time turns up then, he won't be. I can't imagine what happened to his form when he moved to the UK, or even if it is 'resolvable', but we have a new team, and a new beginning so, if he stays, let's hope it's a new start for him too.

Probably so, though it's hard to guess just what Potter will do if we're left without a stand off.

I feel a bit sorry for Sykesy to be honest, he's not a half, he's a reasonable utility back in the centres or at full back, but if he puts his hand up to cover such a specialised position, I hope he gets respect for doing so, and not slated if it doesn't work.

I would hope that if we don't bring another 6 in, then Kearney would be the option we go with there.

With Royston, Platt, Sykes & Ah Van perfectly capable of playing fullback (as well as Halley when he's back from injury), it's not as if we'll be short there. Yes fullback might be Kearney's best position, but he is the best 6 currently at this club IMO (not counting Herbert who I honestly know nothing about) so that is the best choice.

I much prefer Sykes at fullback and Kearney at 6 than the other way around.

Hopefully it will all be academic though and we'll see a new one come in soon.

On another point - if we are getting Leon (and it's still a big if) he may not be fit for the start of the season depending on his surgery. So we might start with Sykes until Leon gets fit...........

Thought I'd add that as Leon's name hadn't been mentioned on this page......

Cas go for Monaghan with four clubs "interested" in his signiture. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 190406.stm IMO we should be looking to offload Hall and get this lad in. It would provide a more balanced squad and improve the quality levels significantly. We look pretty strong at second row and prop yet lack some real class in the backs.

Cas go for Monaghan with four clubs "interested" in his signiture. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 190406.stm IMO we should be looking to offload Hall and get this lad in. It would provide a more balanced squad and improve the quality levels significantly. We look pretty strong at second row and prop yet lack some real class in the backs.

Let's say Cas are wanting to sign Monaghan. Theoretically, if he agreed terms with Bradford and wanted to sign for us, it would be on the proviso we got rid of someone on our quota. The only rumour we've heard from this is Glenn Hall possibly to Cas. If Cas want Monaghan themselves, would they be willing to take Hall off our hands in order for us to sign Joel instead? Or would they say no, bugger off, so that we can't sign Monaghan and he's more likely to pick another club?

All theoretical obviously, but just pointing out that if you put the rumours together, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

The only way we're getting Monaghan is if Glenn Hall is off back to Aus, as has also been rumoured on here.

If Monaghan is really interested in having a massive season over here, then I'd love to see him sign for us. I'll happily ignore the "controversy" as I think it's been massively blown out of proportion anyway. The only reason I wouldn't want him is if he's just treating it as a holiday until he can play in Oz again, Chris Walker style. If he's committed to playing his best, he would be a superb signing for any SL club.

Hypothetically Hall maybe looking to move back.

We can certainly live and hope. Potter has cleared out a lot of dross since he came along. Adding Hall to the list of them would be the icing on the cake.

we wont know who he's signing for for a few weeks

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I note with interest one para of Connor's latest piece:

"A heavy influx of players means the spine of the team could be completely transformed, with Matt Diskin joining L’Estrange and Wayne Godwin at hooker and Marc Herbert coming in at scrum half, [iwhile a new stand-off is also expected[/i." (my emphasis).

Ok, nothing new...but Connor being Connor - and I know from the man himself how he prides himself on getting things correct - I can't see he'd make that statement unless he (still) felt reasonably confident?

Of course he COULD mean someone new playing stand-off rather than a new player, but I never had Connor down for being as disingenuous as some on here

so hopes must remain justified?

i picked this up from the ainscough interview:



only potentially? some of the irons in the fire cooling?

We were just waiting to the end of the 4 Nations to tie up the deals with Lockyer and Slater