He's a contracted Hull KR player so not really that easy.

Contract....... You mean like the one he had with us- but shorter??

No point getting Eden back-he can bust a tackle but he makes the same type of errors everyone here is moaning about grix but isn't as good at organising the defence ( see kr points against) and has less of a kicking game. Just be swapping one scapegoat for another.

It doesn't matter who we have at fullback he'd be the scapegoat

Simple as that. Billy Slater would get grief off our lot

How come you two don't get slagged off when standing up for Grix?

I don't know. I'm sure I get slated for other things instead though

That said, Grix had a shocker against Les Cats

He didnt have a flawless game- but then few did-off the top of my head patrick, leroy, jerry, brough and murphy also made howlers he made some bad mistakes but he also made a couple of try saving tackles, put in a couple of really good kicks. I recognise he's not a top class player- but he's a decent hardworking player who won't be costing much and is better than any option we have currently- taking into account the make up of the rest of our squad and the type of player we need at FB. I don't like the fact that SOME people have a go at him for his mistakes but are lax at praising the good stuff he does, and don't lambast others in the team for making similar mistakes- last week he missed a kick and was blasted for it. Murphy did too but no comment and Robbo also missed one and let at least a couple bounce- once over his head and out to give a halfway start- no one got on his back though!

^This.

Grix isn't the best full back in the world but he is far, far from being as bad as some of our fans paint him. True he makes lots of errors but so do Tomkins, Sinfield, Chase etc and I bet we're not paying him anywhere near what those players are on.

+1

Must say I agree with you Jools.

Think I'll dare to agree - though my hand is sahknig whilst I'm typing.

Watching Fridays match I thought how soul destroying it must be for the Cats having no spectators to cheer their efforts.
Then I thought what the hell they do not bring anything to any of the UK clubs by way of spectators also if the league decides to restructure and two sides are moved from Superleague I bet neither Catalan nor the Bronchos are selected.

Think catalans are a cert to be in super league and wouldnt surprise to see toulouse in too, the recent game in toulouse between hull kr and catalans attracted 15k and thats not to be sniffed at we can only dream of a 15k gate

I agree on Grix.

No he's not the best player in the squad and yes he had a nightmare on Friday.

But you can't have wall to wall superstars and he always gives 100 % .

Grix over Eden every time for me.

Heard big eorl is off to Warrington at end of season, but like the name of thectopic says, it's rumour

Hkr v cats was 12000 bang on crowd. Seems a bit suspect tho them figures

Big eorl is off somewhere every year, last year saints, year before hull, year before wire, year before Bradford.... I think he starts the rumours himself to see how big it grows!

Rob Burrow.

To be fair playing strength and finance is a far bigger factor than away support and can not see them being sucked into a relegation battle anytime soon in a new structure and also why will 2 clubs be selectec when all that needs to happen is the bottom 2 next year go out whoever they are.

Dragons have far bigger crowds at home than over half of the super league clubs, yes they don't bring that many over to england, but would you travel to most games if they were all played in France?

Unlikely, I suspect they pick and chose which if any away games they go to, the recession in France is worse than in the UK.

I'm not convinced about London being in it, but I am convinced we need a strong french club in the SL

Any restructuring of Superleague to bring back automatic P&R will kill the game so fast it's not funny

We'll have thrown away a decade of advancement and development.

This rumour has come from someone on the Warrington site who has said because he was complimentary of Warrington performance on Sky Sports News last week he most be going over there.

The fact they have two massive holes in the front row AND have no space to import another Aussie, they are worrying.

still a very good gate at that

i agree, the year before the promotion and relegation comes in just tell the clubs whoever is in the bottom 2 at the end of the year get relegated, fairest way.

and who ever gets promotion, be it one team in the future should maybe get 1 year exemption from relegation as it would be abit unfair on them to adjust so quick , all players would be signed up etc

Heard Big Eoel is deffinately going to Majorca this year

Dale Ferguson set to be announced as Bulls 2nd signing for 2014 in the morning according to Sky Sports, thoughts? Did the Giants offer him a new deal?