If we want to be serious we certainly need better than this.

If this is true, I am seriously underwhelmed; a backwards step and a signing that won't contribute much to this seasons campaign.

Not done much at Leeds rah-rahs!

For gods sake! Whoever it is they should get a shot and be judged on the back of that!

Relax and with hickey, Moore, possibly eastmond and semi the squad has some serious depth or will do.

OK here we go again - binning a player before he even plays, come on guys.

Yes I agree it's not a signing I would call exciting - certainly not pivotal - however it doesn't IMO deserve the scorn it's getting.

Lets just look at it for a moment.

We are doing well, but we are still a young and inexperienced team - we are boys playing like men and that's worth remembering.

Semi is a big strong unit, he's also tough and there are not many of them available. When we face the big wingers in SL like Richards or King who do you want on the wing to stop them - Penny, Morton or even Griffin, George or Johnson? Answer is Semi - I don't think of him through rose tinted specs but what I do remember is that no ran over Tadulala.

There will come games where we can't contain teams in the forwards and the likes of Semi would be a godsend. He's a stop gap whilst youngsters like Griffin and Johnson mature - he takes the pressure off - there time will come.

Also if there is one position in RU where they produce better players than RL it's the wing IMO, I certainly don't think he will be a worse player for the experience.

Yes he wasn't prolific for us though he was for Bradford but he was still useful. He had a weakness under the high ball, but then name one of our wingers who doesn't. On the plus side he returns the ball faster, further and stronger than most.

Basically he's big, quick, strong and experienced, unless I'm wrong that's something we've been crying out for.

I think it's a decent signing, sadly in my mind it's not the exciting game maker I was hoping for - but that's not Semi's fault.

He'll prove is worth in no time at all.

The dark destroyer is back.

And where are you going to get them from then. Semi will do a grate job for us short term he will add to depth and returns the ball better than most forwards people are working their socks off to get players here it cant be easy but they are doing a grate job some of us should have our be grateful heads on and before you start condemning people JK said their would be more than 1 singing you never know whats round the corner P.S still can't stop smiling after Friday night

Me too

Well said mate all good common sense not a lot of it about

Spot on, exactly what I said in 1/4 the words.



I don't know what some fans want or expect but I'd love to know where there is a better winger available in SL at the moment, some realism require. As you say he's a short term signing and a good one at that. Well done Kear, AG and co.

When does he start?

Dont know but will ask him

Agree with vastman there so no need for me to make a big write up.

Good short term signing.

Also agree with Vastman, Semi would be very effective for us in mant ways.

Rather sign Justin Bieber!

Unless we draw Catalan away in the CC then that wont be a problem. Don't think we've had a winger better suited to our game since he left and even at 33 will be better for us than Johnson or Penny.

Semis ability is not in question and I think he was a great player, however we need to be thinking long term and from what I have seen this season we need a line breaker and creativity down the middle. Up to now we have had to take any player available and they have all stood up and been counted,I don't think I have felt as good about Wakey in a long time however we need to start being selective about who we sign and don't sign. I know that we appear to be favourites for going down and that doesn't help,but thats something we now have no control over.

Johnson looks quite good to me to be fair.

And semi did suit our style and hope he still does. One other player who suited the trin play style was Niel law in our youthful Sl years and a certtain wassail sovatabua

what's he doing these days !

If anyone can pm me with the name I would be grateful btw. Unfortunately I am not in the know

I like Johnson and think he looks for work but he may not be available for a while or possibly at all depending on the outcome of his court case.

Little has changed in what we need from a winger and if Law, Sova, Semi are still of an age to do a job for us I would take them every time over Penny, Sampson or Frew. Peter Fox probably had the best mix of pace and power for us the badge kisser...

why Johnson Penny George all unconvincing under the kick all have room to improve for me Johnson will. Semi is very good both in attack and defence under the kick
Why do we have to knock every signing before they have played. Liam Higgins comes to mind and he has played very well to date
Tadulala is a big strong unit who takes the pressure off the forwards he is 33 and will do for me for the rest of the season if true

Good signing for me. If he can play like he used to he will be a great asset for us.

He was fab for us and also well liked by the bulls fans and scored plenty of tries.

It wouldn't be a bad signing at all, if he was just announced, without these other clues we've had, that have had all the fans speculating and there hopes rising, which is why people are going to sound disappointed. Trouble is, I haven't a clue what form he's in, what injuries he might be suffering from and he's also not a young'un anymore at 33. Still will get my complete backing, if it is true.

Is he any worse than Penny?

nobody is!! and for once i agree with vasty! and i am also still smiling!

Good signing for me, he improves on what we have so we are stronger.