Cracking use of an increasingly precious quota spot. Galea turns 33 during next season. TBF he has appeared in 53% of games this season though, so compared to our other "mature" signings of recent years not too shabby.

tickle to wire

where have i heard that before

Dunno, but he's widely reported to be going to hudds next season

Rovers are in strife and 3 players are on their way, one to Hull.

Source


A Rovers player

galea I presume?

Briscoe and dobson the others?

Yep, all 3 correct

I would well assume we will be losing players/letting them go, not as if it's going to be a major shock lol

Losing a player to you guys, well as long as it aint someone who I would consider a major loss, I'm not to bothered.

Again from purely a football perspective Galea wether a rovers player or not is in fact a very very good footballer , with a very smart brain indeed and definately stands tall in the tackle, with great feet and a decent turn of speed and probably when fit one of HKRs stand out players!
He could be a missing link we have missed in recent times.
As for his age it is immaterial to be honest as Super league is full of thirty plus players doing very well indeed and given the need for a ball handler he would fill a deep hole for a season ...
If it were me and forgetting my own personal thoughts about him i would be looking to bring Cooke back home

If i was you i'd be worried about the reasons whay players are leaving

Because contracts are ending, because it is a new adventure moving to a new club, because their wages improve??
Like Danny Tickle maybe??

OOC, possibly?

Or let me guess, your in the know? lol

Like I said above most players move to improve.
Very few real professionals wil move to leave a sinking ship or because of internal issues at a club these days, in fact most players will stay to help given a bad situation, hence why no one ran away from the KC over the last two seasons.
Knowing the individuals concerned i am sure it is the first

Your exactly right! Always makes a positive contribution to the team and very rarely and I mean very rarely has ever put in a real poor performance.

Do I think he could do a job for FC, of course he would and would be the type of player FC have missed for a long time, he would provide the link between the forwards and the backs, which the team currently does not have IMO.

Isn't Galea the only one ooc?

IMO he's done, If we sign him it will be a massive error.

HKC's is correct. Last night a Rovers player confirmed that Galea's coming to us. Rovers could be signing Stephen Wild.

Not an error, but a clever signing given the available players at present worldwide and the clubs need for a Cookesque type player with vision urgently.
I have a feeling if this is true he could actually be an inspired signing and would bring a lot to the balance of the side we are missing at present and also not leave us replying on RH & SL all the time..

Come on Sheldon, you will know. Think they were on the thread on the VT recently.

Is there mantion of when ?? or is it an end of season thing being mentioned??
this then asks "who makes way for Galea" or is he off quota

Rupert, what is Galeas quota situation at present ??

I believe that their both (briscoe and dobson) ooc at the end of 2011 but I may be wrong so was asking for confirmation.

Galeas ooc.

Classed as overseas I believe.

Then it cannot happen, unless Fitz goes

not a shout I would like to make thats for sure, but together could work well!!
Maybe there is a quota situation surrounding Galea we are unaware of, does anyone know better than I how this works given his time in the UK etc

I agree with sheldon we do not need or want anouther 33 year old back rower, if we could id like to see berrigan go and bring in a quality half back, finch would be ideal, at the very least release fitz for him, crazy signing imo.