Re: Mamo, he put his boot's on for the 1st time and took part in a drills training session last week.

As for the Brough rumour, i would have no problem if this were to happen - Danny Brough has almost single handedly pulled this club through in the last 6/7 years, we've had his best years and in that time he's given us some wonderful memories, whenever or wherever he goes he will do it with my blessing.
We need to find his replacement 1st though.

I would be happy for Brough to call it a day playing wise at the end of this season and get him in a coaching role. If he wants to carry on playing for a year then let him go to Toronto.

In regards to a replacement Jamie Ellis is not the answer.

Gareth Widdop is looking for a move to super league next season by all accounts?

We almost signed Theo Fages before he went to saints - would of been ideal replacement for years to come.

Youve got to say whoever we get is going to be overseas as there are very few English half backs about especially good enough to replace Broughy. That would mean Rapira not getting a new contract as his is up this year.

If Brough is playing injured.....why?? Surely this is when we should be taking him out and getting him sorted for the possible/probable big play off games at the end. Gaskell into stand off and Mackintosh to full back. Broughs goalkicking has been off so is this due to the injury? Use Cudjoe/ Gaskell / Brierley.
I'm not sure we will be bottom 4 because apart from Wigan and Cas the rest of SL is poor, but need to find a way of scoring....we waste so many tackles ploughing at a narrow area by the posts, but often look dangerous when moving the ball.

equalled the record for consecutive goals kicked today 42

oh to have someone who can kick goals!

Thanks for loaning him to us he is doing really well

Got to take into account that HKR are scoring a lot more tries in that league.

still got to convert the tries

I'm glad for you, but you will find him wanting at S league level, He is capable of good games but not often enough, Then again it depends on what the rest of the team are doing as well.

He missed one in front of the posts to beat the record

Hi guys just wondered what your thoughts are on ex Huddersfield forward Johnson who went to Australia last year apparently hull Kr about to sign him

Positives
Runs hard, enthusiasm a plenty, decent pair of lungs on him.
Negatives
Seemed to give away a lot of pens away. Not quite big enough for a prop but didn't have the skills for a good 2nd rower

A good squad member. Played a fair bit. If he could iron out the penalties he gave away he would be a good player to sign up. We did make him an offer to keep him this year but it didn't match up to what he wanted I believe

And yet if we had offered him a bit more he would still be on a lot less than clough (and probably Wakeman) and probably doing a better job than those two.

will do decent in the championship not quite super league level yet so may do him well having a season with you

i liked johnson, old fashioned tough prop style runs hard but lacks abit of size for a prop really at sl level.

Yet he's no smaller than both clough and weakman, sorry wakeman.
I'd rather have Johnson, one of our own, than both those.

Good player

Thanks guys just confirmed signed for us til end of season, 1 down 1 to go suppose to be signing Zach dockar clay a hooked to take some pressure of Shaun punt. Then rumours about ben Harrison.. think were doing everything we can to get back up. See your side is doing it tough again what happened to a few years back odds on top 5

yeh both not currently hitting their straps, upto mason to displace one of them if hes fit

we bringing him back?

or do we have to pay hull kr to do that

likely with thewlis and his deals

Pussy edge defence,we have got enough of them already,then come on here and read folk slagging off Brough - unbelievable.

Well we were a cracking side last season, weren't we !.

It's got nothing to do with Thewlis or deals. It's to do with RFL rules on loans- but hey don't let that stop you peddling the incorrect rumours...

The biggest problem here is the number of low quality players and lack of stand up leader and pack leader.

Daniel Smith whoever gave him a long contract he never made much yardage or even a break yesterday again.

Sam Rapira should have stood up and led yesterday did anyone see the 'ticking off' Robbo gave him ?

Nathan Mason constantly stopped and driven back when in possession.

Olly Roberts his try apart too often hiding out wide no hard yards again.

Aron Murphy took over Jerrys jumping out the line mantle but as another poster said why move him to the wing when Mellor was actually doing well in the second row?

Have we really given Jared Simpson a new contract too easily 'scragged' and dropped a relatively easy cross kick that led to the pressure for the final try?

Tyler Dickinson looked out of place these lads should have shone yesterday but seem to have caught the malaise from the 1st team too.

Is Jamie Ellis the answer 'nope' might have made a difference yesterday but not a superleague player long term and he's had enough goes at it.

Rick Stone NRL or Superleague coach ?? Not a chance I'm afraid mediocrity abounds !!

I totally agree, Because we have hit bottom as a team and Brough is not at his usual standard, Why would we even consider getting someone back who we let go as not being good enough. Ah yes we have a history to live up to .

what is masons injury?? looked bad

dickinson, didnt even notice he was on the pitch, when i did i thought he had just come on, looks too small and stocky for super league