One of our main problems has been lack of experience and proven leadership for a good while now. These signings are obvioulsy an attempt to correct that.

Older than Menzies



Having older players isnt a problem, in fact it can ofter benift the team as long as you have young players coming through to replace them (which we do).

I would guess that Saints best starting 13 this season is the oldest in SL, but they are are top of the table.

Menzies?

20 years ago

To be fair that youngster menzies has been outstanding for them IMO think he his their top try scorer aswell.

Will we get a team full of former Captains?

Menzies/Morrison - same difference.

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Quote ="downtheante"Stan is only 34...'" best wikipedia line ever Stanley Gene (allegedly born 11 May 1974 in Goroka) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Gene

I've heard that was the age on his membership form at Brough Golf Club - joined this year I think - so it must be true. In fact... it's FACT!

Menzies is probably staying for next season too.

It's all about having the right mix of youth and experience, I am happy that the blend we have is about right so far for 2010.

I think their problems were due to too many of there squad being 30 or over and all those players hitting a decline at the same time with no contingency plan in place, e.g 5 or 6 youngsters good enough to take their places. If it's true that next year 7 of our starting 13 will be over 30 this makes me very worried indeed. We've just had two nothing seasons and it would break my heart to have 1 season of slight promise and then another two seasons of pain.

I do see your point, but we do have some good youngsters at the club and [ihopefully[/i the experienced heads we're getting will help move them up to the point where they can be considered as replacements when the older players move on. We'll always need a mix of experience and youth - it's just a matter of handling it right.

I've just seen Chris Joynt coming out of the KC with Apollo Perrelini!!!

Something's going on!

Anyone heard anything?

Sounds like you've just come out of Apollo after having a joint !

is stan the oldest in the league then? cant think of many more older than 35......more to the point, who is the oldest player to have played in super league??? barry mac,stan,menzies...theres afew but WHO is no 1...anyone know??????????

Didn't brad davies play for cas when he was 40?

Kearney sometimes looked like he was about 80 come the final hooter!

37/38ish I think.

good call....that takes some beating if thats right...

its not

He's 41 now according to wikipedia, and he retired in 2006.

just read an article from june 2004 it was paul sterling at 36 and 44 days but brad davis who turned 36 in the march and played in the june beat him


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Davis aiming to turn on the old magic for Castleford

Thursday, 24 June 2004
The Australian half-back Brad Davis is set to become the oldest player to appear in Super League after completing his return to Castleford

The former Wakefield captain, who was 36 in March, takes the record held by the winger Paul Sterling, who was 36 years and 44 days old when he played for Leeds against London in the last round of Super League 2000.

And they are all still younger than me.......

Think I'll have to face up to it......if I don't get signed up by the summer, I'll never make the grade

There's always Michael Crockers dad you could sign:

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He's so old, they even spell his surname in olde english!

turn the numbers the other way and you might be somewhere near his true age

signing for your youth team next year