I saw Danny last night and asked how long he would be out for... He said 5 weeks, but not sure if that was just optimism??

At Wakefield he would show his brilliance, but didn't have the consistency - this is the area which NB has specifically improved and it shows.

Being surrounded by better players makes a good player look great. Just look at Martin Gleeson when he left us for Saints. Went from relegation fodder to GB international in half a season.

To be fair though Codey, Gleeson was a class act even in that season as a teenager but i do agree that good players become brilliant players just by having better players around them !

NB has improved Brough, there is no doubt about that whatsoever. He's improved his awareness and his attitude for starters.

piece in examiner today with brough talking about the injury...

had the cast off not just waiting for the swelling and bruising to go down...but his foot is purple! so will take a good few weeks