not the first to have said that, but would you have still had him as captain over tesco?

Nah defo Morrison .

There is a report that JD has been interviewed for the vacant coaching position at Keighley,but an announcement is not due until the first week in January.
JD has signed a contract at a very nice club,York City Knights,who will welcome your attendance to support JD as he progresses his future at The Huntington Stadium.

Legend can be debated but one thing for sure JD stood tall amonst men when this club was in pain with the losses we suffered both with present and past players and that will never be forgotten. So in my mind yes he sits firmly in place with some of the greats to have worn the colours.

jd signed for york with the clear understanding that if a coaching job came along he was free to go. Keighley could be the first step on a coaching ladder that, lets face it, could have happened at wakey. Im not talking first team or anything but i know if theyd shown any interest he would have stayed.....or should i say any respectful interest. I know JD personally and he would have done anything for this club and i know hes determined to coach.The ammount of people who jumped on his back last season was unreal. im not even going to get into the ledg argument but i reckon you should appreciate when a club is turning away a fella who could do a good job still. Is a good player , maybe off the bench ,not a better option over players a lot of you cast doubts upon before theyve even pulled on a trin shirt .

He's no Kevin Henderson!

Better than Solomona? Poching? He had 1 great season that aside he was a 100% steady grafter. The fact that a player like JD is talked about as a legend or even our best overseas signing says so much about what is wrong at our club and the British game in general. I don't want to be harsh on JD he seemed like a nice bloke who gave his all for the club but to be honest I expect that from all players.

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Quote ="charlie"Appointed Keighley player-coach www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ghley.html'" good luck to him. stood up for lots of things wrong at trin and eventually it cost him.

Quote ="charlie"Appointed Keighley player-coach www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ghley.html'" good luck to him. stood up for lots of things wrong at trin and eventually it cost him.

agreed.If people knew half of it they might not be so willing to back this BOD
good luck JD

For those of us without contacts in the club, or friends with players, we don't know what goes on inside Belle Vue so can only base judgements on how players perform on the field and how they act in public. That, and no-one who makes posts like this tells 'the full story' either.

Do I think he deserved a new contract based on his on-field performances in 2010? No, and that all I can go by.

JD had very 2 solid seasons, many forget the 2004 model. But now he's showing why he probably wasn't the best choice for captain.

Wasn't it more his age that stopped him getting another full time contract?

you have more faces than the town hall clock. the times you have said get shut of him and other players on here its incredible. to hear you say that it cost him his place, because he criticised the club is utter rubbish. jason did have his point to make about the club but did it iat the right time and in the right place to the people that mattered it was nothing to do with the club, jason leaving, jase was looking for another season to get him into coaching. he would tell you that. unlike some he is not aFRAID TO GO FOR INTERVIEWS and doesn't blame everything on other people. he is a great bloke that will do well in life whichever road he travels

In terms of service for the club is Jason the best overseas signing we have ever had. Lets be honest we have had some bad ones.

.....Good luck JD. Best wishes to you. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 327711.stm

.....Good luck JD. Best wishes to you. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 327711.stm

jason stood up to kear, he knew that the coaching was pxxs poor and he had no tactics, that cost him, so get your facts right. imo his legs had gone, but hes better than this shower weve signed,whos afraid to go to interviews. i have only one face im unique. the fight gos on kear out,ted out, di out, cara out, eric out, david out. or and blaydire out.

Pleased he has a coaching role. He deserves a shot and I wish him well.

Good luck to him, I hope he does really well.

I personally think we may miss him and his experience this year

Agree, good luck

We didn't miss him last year!!
A season too far for the old bones, he's been good, but it's deffo the right thing for him to move on, and I wish him well.
Best of luck JD!!!!!

Not sure I'd feel so pleased about it if I were a York fan - we, of all people, know what it's like to lose a pivotal player at a key time. He hasn't even pulled on the jersey.

Me too. We have been in York's position too many times.

york signed jd as a player, and as i understand it were fully aware of his desire for a coaching position or one more year in sl, so eyes open for them and no need to moan.

whats the money on sam obst ending up there then?

then they shouldn't write up a contract that allows him to go if a coaching job came up as what has happened,

all the best JD will be playing against you soon