I would have taken Paul King over Sculthorpe for starters.

As for Reardon?? If you reckon an injury prone has been with off-field issues is a potentially good signing then perhaps you should not be mocking others. People in glass houses and all that......

Paul King



Yes I expect you would have been on here singing the clubs praises if we had landed his prize signature. At least other clubs were interested in Sculthorpe, Nathan Brown certainly didn't want to lose him.

Paul King is hardly injury free either, so I am pretty confident he won't be one we regret missing out on.

And yes 'potentially' I feel Reardon may turn out well [iif[/i he can come back from his injuries.

Paul King??? - Have a word with yourself mate, u must be takin the pi$$ now

It is all a matter of opinion, but I would happily have had King over Danny Sculthorpe. Danny Sculthorpe has never been anything other than rubbish and he is an embarrassing signing. OK, so Kings' best days are behind him but I would rather, if we needed to make a cheap signing, sign a has-been rather than a never-was.

As for other clubs being interested in King, did he not just sign for Wakey? i.e. another club?

But you highlighted him as a player we should of signed instead of Sculthorpe. So I presume you felt he would be significantly better, an opinion I doubt too many would agree with. I am not convinced about Sculthorpe but I can see the reasons why he was signed, so will give him a fair crack of the whip at the club.


And who else? Probably the Crusaders but I think they would just about sign anyone who's played a game at SL level. It was well documented that the Giants were keen to retain Sculthorpe, so he must have shown something in his stint there.


I thought in your words Reardon was a 'has been'? H Sunderland winner and GB international... seems to fit your criteria quite well IMO.

In fairness, King and Sculthorpe are pretty much the same level in terms of ability.

However, Sculthorpe tore us apart when he was at Cas a couple of seasons back with his kicking game (I know, it sounds ridiculous) IIRC.

I'd say the were of a similar reputation. Their attributes and abilities are quite different though as you allude too.

Paul King offers very little imo. At least with Sculthorpe, he has the ability to do something a little different, much like Paul mentioned with the half decent kicking game. As a standard prop, there probably isn't much difference, but Sculthorpe just brings a little to the table which wasn't already at the club (a prop who can kick a bit is hard to deal with, aswell as the aggression).

I wouldn't say I'm happy with the Sculthorpe signing, but I at least understand it. I'd be p*ssed off if we'd have taken Paul King.

We've finally replaced David Hobbs.

Except he doesn't kick goals...

You've lost it. Is that Paul King or Reardon you are describing there?

I think Mystic Eddie is a fool, do you go to games mate, do you have a season ticket?

Owning a season ticket has nothing to do with anything, you don't need a season ticket to attend games. Getting a little personal aren't you calling him a fool? Just because his opinion doesn't match yours..

If your not a season ticket holder your oppinion meens nothing! Hang your head in shame! I sugest you get yourself up to Odsal and get yourself one and if you have a family make sure you get them one two! other wise your an evil person!!!

I own one for what it's worth.

Aye. Chill Ryan.

This, coming from the tightwad that wouldn't even put up his £20 to sponsor the Burgii, is rich.

Plus, we already KNOW you think McNamara is rubbish. It would save your keyboard and our screen pixels if you didn't bother repeating the same thing every time you post.

It isn't difficult to be positive. In fact, apart from you (and I grant you I can't speak for RER) I don't actually know a single person who isn't positive.

My apologies. I had a lot on and I completely forgot about it if the truth be told. Consider myself told off. However, what this has got to do with you, or the point I was making is beyond me.

Oh I've just remembered why I don't post much anymore.

I think the point is we were all a bit disappointed after last season but some of choose to try to turn that and get involved with something positive, whether that be the sponsoring of the twins or the supporters trust. Constantly deriding the players, coach & club does nobody any good and unless we're prepared to do something to help try to change the situation then nobody benefits.

The season hasn't even started yet and your writing off certain players and the coach, i think with the recruitment made it's a little early to do that. Sure everybody at the club has got some thing to prove, none more so than McNamara. I'm not saying what happened was acceptable and I was one of the people who thought he should have been shown the door, but he's still here and whilst he is I'll give the team and the players my full support....I'm not going to go into the what happens if situations as I'm keeping positive.

Correct he was very good for us in 2006, his offload was devastating, hope he goes well for you guys, i think some of you are going to be pleasantly suprised.

good post there northern lad agree with pretty much all you said there.easy to tell youre not the prick who stood behind me and shouted to platty "will you be playing with these kids all year platty".i mean come on give the guy a break.all the he took last year(some of it warranted i grant you)but he worked damn hard in the reserves,won his place back for iirc the last 10 or so games and did imho bloody well at centre.so then we read in t&a about him having a really good pre season and raring to go next year.then yesterday he starts quite well makes our first break of the game by running a great line,shows good pace,draws full back,times inside pass to halley to perfection and pretty much does everything else in his reasonably long stint without any mistakes or "brainfarts" as some on here like to call them.yet still we get the aforementioned w**kers who spout that garbage.honestly mate whoever you are.why bother going.you do nothing of any use to the team or club at all

The problem is that Platt could be SL player of the season in 2010, score 50 tries including winning hat-tricks in the Cup final and GF and you'd still get idiots bagging him. Yes, he's made some howlers in the past, but what's done is done. He lost his confidence and his place in the side. However, he's worked hard to get back into the first team and he's played well at centre. It would be better if the fans who boo him before he's even touched a ball actually watched the game and judged him for what he does now instead of what he's done in the past

The Boo Boys seemed to want a scapegoat last year for all of the Bulls ills and Platt was the obvious target for them through a few horrendous errors in clear space at full back. Forgetting some less than lack lustre performances from other players who should have done better.
Whether those singular occassions of error by Platt were due to lack of confidence, ineptitude, poor option selection or whatever other perceived malady did not reflect in his overall application to the games.
Sure he needed work on his limitations and it seems he has had the bottle to do so off-season.
Yup, agree with Roodolfo, lets see him at centre with quality service from Orford and Kearney rather than always being on the back foot from the dire service of last season.

We've always had scapegoats, regardless of the success of the side. If you don't like it, make sure to cheer for Platt (and Sheriffe, I suspect) extra loud when given the oppo.