If Danny Brough is the answer, what is the question?

I posted several weeks ago that Brough had told Shudds players he had signed for us seems this might have been on the cards then and adds credence to this latest version!!

Finn's upside was that he fitted in nicely with the club at all levels. Iffy early years but matured into a grown up.

I meant on the playing side.

‘If you could sign one player that might undo all the good work that has been carried out over the last three seasons who would it be?’

He isn’t as good at that anymore either.

Zac?

Brough may have a greater upside than Finn in your opinion. However, he has a much, much bigger downside as well, in my opinion.

Na not somwhere i go now esp with how they treat people

As anyone not thought brough may of changed his attitude as hes got older

It would be a calculated risk the club and coaching staff would be prepared to take to move us to the next level. On the playing side I still believe he can bring a quality we do not currently have. Some serious man management required to deal with him though. The upsetting the camp bit I don't really buy into to a greater level, its never as happy as you think it is from the outside. 30 egos competing for 17 shirts will never be without problems.

MC and CC know what they're doing with recruitment, I'll back whichever decision they make.

EDIT: Also, I suspect there isn't a plethora of half backs available and we need cover. That's presuming the Reynolds signing is not happening....

The same Danny Brough that got sent home by from the world cup by Scotland early less than a year ago you mean?

He’d have messed himself up before he’d have chance to upset anyone else!

Yes I have and that's why I've come to my conclusion FWIW.

Wasn't he their captain as well?

Could it even be a case that we are only looking at someone for one year as a stop gap.

We have no quota spots available, and there aren't too many viable British options available for 2019, could it be that a quota space is being planned to be freed up at the end of the 2019 season, and that there are more viable options to bring into the club beyond that

During this time, Broughy works with the halves we have, to help develop their games further, and maybe just puts a few good games together, and helps us to break that top 4.

Who knows??

But in MC and Chessie, I trust

Sure was.

Agree with most comments on here. Think he could unsettle the whole squad with his poor attitude. For a fair few years we've been a team lacking in big egos and brimming with team spirit. Hope I'm proved wrong though if he does sign.

This is the main issue for me. The one thing our players always talk about is team spirit and how the whole club is like a family....Brough has the potential to unsettle this.

However, after considering it, i think its a chance we should take. Realistically, without a new ground the club may potentially not have many seasons left. Brough brings something to the squad we have not had for years, an amazing kicking game, the ability to control a game, confidence, quality, experience and he can land a drop goal!

We have lost so many games over the years by 1-4...could he give us those?

And we all live happily thereafter

We are the same as any other team for god sake - Every team talks about what a tight knit bunch of lads they have and about the harmony within the squad... They aren`t going to say any different are they? We have players with bad attitudes playing throughout the league, does not stop top clubs signing them. It`s Chesters job to manage the squad, if he thinks Brough will do a job for us then that`s fine by me and I think he will also. We are crying out for a half that can guide the team around the field and has a good long kicking game and we don`t have a quota spot available in 2019.

How the hell do you know that, you at the training sesisions?

I don't know either tbf, I'm just guessing but I do think we are a bit different in that respect FWIW.

Nobodies denying Broughs ability though at 35 it is heavily diluted but many of us are very aware of his off field issues. Even for a RL player they are eye opening.

However my biggest issue is this - if you think Brough will win us big games you're kidding yourself. Even in his pomp when skill wise he was the best player in SL he was always a monumental choker. Apart from one CCup game for Hull against Leeds Brough has choked in every big game he's ever played in. He's no Ray Price or Joey Johns if that's what you think.

Still if you and CC think he's the man then I'll cross my fingers that you are right because if you're not CC might be picking up his P45 and you and me will will probably need to find a new pastime.

It's really funny how danny divides so much opinion

I remember when jk signed him a lot of people thought jk was mad, I can't remember what I thought of danny at the time but he went on to be perhaps the best half back we've had at the club in the SL era

I'm with Wrencat, if Grix goes and we get Brough, Hampshire will be FB.
I wonder what the difference between the contracts is for Grix and Brough?