Brough's doing a house share with Brian Bevan and Harry Bath.

Cooper Cronk as been spotted in Grasmere Avenue looking at a flat.

Yep thats the interview i was thinking of .. Smith wont entertain him in my opinion, we all know smiths a big believer in attitude and quality of person and i dont think he'd have brough high on his list for either of those things .

do you think Tony Smith would have signed Lee Briers? Not the 18 year old youth version....the 26 year old boozer version

Yes I've heard it. Its 100% happening.

Not being announced until Boxing Day though. As he signs he'll be getting a free BMW from Halliwell Jones too as part of the deal.

Thought that was Sculthorpe?

Have the Grasmere scrotes let his tyres down?
Well, he would walk away from his car


If he'd've left his car for 10 minutes more, they'd have had it up on bricks.
They're as quick as McLaren's mechanics on Grasmere.

I think we've seen the best of Brough. A very good player, but, I'd rather we save our money, or spend it better.
I still shake my head over his MoS award last year.

Not as much as I shake my head over Sir Kevin Sinfield MBE OBE CBE, KCMG, KCB Esq's Golden Boot win.

He just about warrants his Cycling Proficiency Badge



(awaits SgtWilko going apoplectic with rage)

I reckon Brough is exactly what we need.

Me too....let's see what smith can add to his natural talent for the game

Over the last 3-4 years I've said we ought to get Brough, but after this last season, being reliant on one player has brought us issues..
I'm now sceptical of the idea, I'd rather not see the Briers effect again.
I like the trilogy R&B and GOB.
Giants without Brough are virtually the knocking boys! Brough has too much influence on everything Giants do.

I'm not convinced by Brough, especially after this uninspiring season from him and Hudds.

I think Brough has the ability to turn a game and I think he has the ability to kick teams into oblivion. I also think he has the ability to disappear from games and kick awfully, usually stemming from his tendency to get very wound up very quickly (which is the last thing you need in a big game).

Brough's kicking game is very appealing, but I don't think he has enough over what we have already to warrant bringing him in.

Are the issues that Brough has at Hudds that he can get them to the "line in the sand", but the team as a whole don't have enough to get over the line and stay there?

If i can be so bold to say that we are over the line in the sand and slipping back to the other side because of the lack of this type of player. Would signing him keep progress ongoing?

Brough and GOB in the halves, Bridge at centre and Ratch at FB?

Can't see a reason to buy him now when we have Wheeler. How many half's do we need?!
GW ought to be official news this afternoon

Organising HB with a kicking game and a turn of pace?

Yes please... we're desperate for one.

Wheeler or Brough??

Absolutely no contest there!

Brough v Bridge.
exactly!

Why would it be Brough v Bridge? Brough at HB and Bridge at Centre. I dont think for one minute that we will get Brough but if we ever did I would have him over Bridge at HB with GOB.

Not once this season I've seen anything from Brough that tops what Bridge had done consistantly at 6 this season.
Yes I do rate him and would still welcome him if signed but I fear his influence would unbalance the other half's.
Brough has offered nothing more this season than the status quo so why waste money?
Gary Wheeler is a natural footballer and much more considering in play than Brough, he will add balance.

mad as a box of frogs

FWIW I don't think he's Wire bound, but, let's consider fully what you are saying in the context of how much Brough you see in comparison to Bridge and also how much Wheeler you've seen, given his injury record and the fact that he's 'playing' for an opponent compared to any of our halves.

If Wheeler has signed it's a gamble and surely it must be on some sort of a pay/play basis, but, given TS's previous comments I just can't see Brough here at all

What we should do is treat St George like kings, really show off the club and then the fans go mental on game day make it THE most amazing atmosphere ever.
Then try to convince Widdop it's worth coming back to England

And displace Bridge.....