Averages over 10 points for every game he's played in Superleague. OK he may not be everyone's cup of tea defensively but he's a points machine.

Greg Bird? Maybe "the played at wing" reference on Twitter was a pun.

Getting picky aren't we ,
2 years ago we were getting McGoldrick & a guy getting of a Drugs ban ...
You don't get to 80 SL appearances 44 tries & 320 goals at a 76% completion rate being rubbish.
what has let him down is attitude & technique , speaking to saints friends after the 2011 season that's what let him down and ultimately what made Saints flirt him.
At 24 he still has a lot of career ahead & time to improve his game with the right club / coaching .

I'd take foster, if you think Evalds, Foster and MC/Griffin not in the starting 13 then that's very good strength in depth.

I'd still prefer a centre than a winger as do think we are a little light in that department, don't see MCB becoming the class centre I have no doubt he will do for another couple of years or so, he has the sheer pace to be a winger for now.

I'd love us to have had the chance to go for Krisnan Inu, cracking player, good kicker and doesn't get a regular starting spot in the NRL. Pretty sure too he is matey with Sa'u and Locke.

Foster is destined to end up in RU. He's made for it. Got the build, the defense, and the boot for it.

Do we really need to have a player just for his kicking ability when we have J.Griffin, Dobson, Chase, and Locke who can all kick if required?

Would he be targeted with high balls? Yes. Would he be targeted as a defensive weak link? Yes. Is he faster than the alternatives? No. Is he stronger or more hardworking than the alternatives? No. So for me, would be a pointless signing.

Thinking about tonight's announcement did Fuifui Moimoi actually sign for Leigh as was rumored to be happening?

I would see him as being someone the Doc would love to sign, he seems to like a character.

Cory Patterson...

Didn't Patterson get an early release at KR because he was suffering from Joel Moon syndrome? More bread on the table elsewhere?

Cory Patterson is a brilliant player, hope it's true.

falling well below our expectations

I believe there was a clause in his contract, meaning if Craig Sandercock was sacked he could leave. He returned to the NRL with West Tigers but subsequently 'retired' to follow aspirations to become a professional boxer.

Would be a fantastic signing

Isn't a successful club about getting a good mix of players that offer different attributes rather than just a team of highly paid superstars? I think some people honestly think we can buy our way to silverwear by signing the most expensive players available. It's a bit sickening that some people turn their nose up and rubbish players we would have welcomed happily a couple of years back.

Marwan has said the new signing used to play as a winger.

I agree, but rugby league is a sport which is more about being a good team than a good set of individuals. We proved that last year. As a team we probably have more "big names" than any other team but we seem to be struggling to play fluently as a team.

It is, and I see the point you're trying to make.

However, we have a totally different squad than a couple of seasons ago. Should the backroom team and owner opt for the weaker player if two players became available? Should they hold their cash and ambition in check for the sake of parity for a the team of yesteryear? Like a newly promoted Premiership side only signing League 1 players because that's where they were a couple of seasons ago.

If a team and Club desires success it needs to bring in what it sees as the best at that particular time. Sometimes that will be the type of player you're suggesting, and sometimes it wont be. People are not turning their noses up in any way. They just observe that for the team to have a chance at greatness its ambition in the transfer market is a signal of its intent.

Surprisingly Paterson turned out on the Wing for West Tigers last season on at least two occasions ,
and he kicks.

How are people not turning up their noses when they refer to a player as rubbish when he's scored over 1000 superleague points in 100 games?

is the announcement on gmr or are we waiting for a twitter feed ?

Hope people aren't going to be underwhelmed like they were when they announced Weller Hauraki on Gmr after all the hype?

You'd have to ask them.

For me, personally, I've already stated why we don't need him. But to highlight a few of them -

He's lightweight.
He's not quicker than what we already have.
He's not stronger than what we already have.
We already have multiple competent kickers in the team.
He's a poor defender.
He'll be targeted with high balls.
He'll be targeted on 4th tackle + plays.
He's not great under a high ball.
He's not got a great attitude.

He's scored plenty, by being on the end of passes and kicking goals. Something I'd rather have a bigger, faster, more competent winger doing.

Each to their own, of course. You rate him, fair enough. Others don't. I don't, regardless of his scoring record. There's more to players than stats.

corey paterson
confirmed on twitter

Strange given he left Hull KR after just one season home sick

Hull-sick; it's a bit different.

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Another good signing.