Corvo, Alker, Makin.
Bradbury, Nicol.
Wainwright.

The best thing about the Paterson signing is the number of times Barker is likely to spell his name wrong throughout the season.

He actually contacted Rovers weeks ago asking them if they wanted him back but the declined the offer NO WAY was the answer

According to the Doc there is still room on the cap for more signings but only if Harris wants them.Makes me believe that Harris is more than happy with his options at hooker this coming season.Still think Hood could do a Greg Johnson and surprise a lot of people so with Fages/Lee as back up hookers i dont think the situation is as bad as many believe.Time will tell i guess but i have a lot of faith in our coaching staff now to make the right moves as they see it.They have had a lot of time and money available to rectify any issue they may have seen at hooker and have chosen to stick with what they already have.

Yeah course he did.

Lucky for us then. Good bit of business, one-year deal with the option of a second year if he impresses. I am sure he is looking forward to living in Salford and linking up with his former team mates Michael Dobson and Junior Sa'u.

I didn't realise how big the bloke was, 6ft 5 and 16 stone - still only 27 too.

The guy can Tackle/Hit as well judging by the clips i just watched.I always remembered him as a great offloader with decent pace and step.

I remember him playing for Hull KR and imo then he was their best forward, put it this way I'd rather have him then that plank Ryan Bailey.

Think it was either

1,NO WAY..we are fully loaded with Aussies now and dont have a quota spot
2.NO WAY..we cant fit you in our cap
3.NO WAY..we cant afford you.

Lets see who bites first.

That's probably why he didn't' report that we were signing him.

Or could it be that he was doing the decent thing and honouring a gentlemans agreement that if he ever came back to SL then HKR would have first refusal..Who knows.

Bovine excrement (quote)

Didnt take long on twitter.

Neil Barker ‏@NeilBarker14 12m12 minutes ago
@mart_vickers Like we said here on Twitter at 7pm Cory Patterson! - need to speak early doors tomorrow if that's okay chief

It was doing the rounds on twitter before he come out with it.

Didn't take long for Barker to get his name wrong, he's rugby league's Officer Crabtree

No I am saying he will prefer living and playing in Salford, a City that doesn’t; a) have the highest percentage of people on the dole than anywhere else in the UK, b) smell of fish, c) is in the middle of nowhere, d) has one of the worst education systems in the UK and e) has the highest sufferers of type 2 diabetes in the UK (key indicator for obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise).

Started well tailed off for us (H.K.R) could start well and get better but the U.K hasnt changed much since he left so he may be homesick quickly again for those who watch the NRL he played his last 3 games on the wing and was subbed off in 2. I think he started 1 game in the 2nd row all season and was subbed not to return and he did announce his retirement from the game to return to boxing but who knows maybe a look at the dedication needed for boxing was enough to fire him up for another crack at league. Not sure if he is still a muslim he converted while down under after a few alcohol related misdemeanors. An all round interesting character (good boot on him too) If you get him anything like he started off with us youve got a cracker.

Is this the big name signing the Doc promised? Honestly not trolling here, but I've never heard of the guy! And from reading the other comments on here, it sounds like he's already tried it over here, didn't fancy it, and now the Doc has probably thrown loads of money his way after he quit the Tigers and he's thought why not.

Not exactly what I would be expecting by the way of a "big name" signing to be honest. Doubt any SL team is going to fear playing against him are they!

Marwan trailered the signing on Twitter but I don't think he particularly trailered it as a [ibig name[/i signing did he?


I'd heard of him, as had many others on here, so perhaps the fact that you hadn't says more about you than it does about him.


Probably? I could just as easily say Marwan probably hasn't thrown much money at him and it'd be every bit as valid as your assertion. None of us know what he's being paid.


Me neither, but then I wasn't expecting a big name signing.


I don't know. It's a team sport. Is there any team in any sport in the world where other teams fear every single player in it? Apart from the Harlem Globetrotters.

Fair Assessment , I'd say

two points ,
It was his better half that got homesick, not him if the story is true. and it sounds like the disruption affected his 2nd half performance.
He actually went back home to play in the NRL , after HKR released him. unlike our mate Joel Moon , who played the same card but got couldn't even be ar5ed with the pretext of a Qantas flight and got a taxi to Leeds instead.

Any new signing , especially a overseas signing is a gamble , as you cannot guarantee the level of performance or how they will fit into the team.
Providing Salford Quays very own Ramsey St will keep his wife happy ... & Iestyn can keep the Patersons mind on the Job he should prove quite useful .

A lot of what Marwan posts on Twitter seems to elicit irrelevant responses of either "should of ([isic[/i) bought a different club" or "your ([isic[/i) crowds are crap". They seem to think they've come up with something new and hilarious, like they're the reincarnation of Bill Hicks or something. I tend to see these people as thick, bordering on special needs. I've always classed you as just plain ignorant. Please don't make me reconsider.