www.sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league ... hp?ID=3086 Quote ="The HDM"NRL Grand Final winner Clint Newton has warned his new Hull KR team-mates he won't tolerate mediocrity. Having played with some of the game's greats including Andrew Johns, Newton wants Rovers to be challenging at the top end of the Super League. He arrived on a two-year deal yesterday, as revealed first on sporthull.co.uk, with Melbourne Storm team-mate Garett Crossman set to complete his move to Craven Park next week. American-born second rower Newton became a victim of the salary cap at Melbourne when they were unable to offer him a good enough deal. Storm coach Craig Bellamy was desperate to keep him having signed him when he walked out on Newcastle Knights after eight years, following a fall-out with coach Brian Smith. Now he arrives in Hull and wants his winning mentality to rub off on his team-mates. "I won't settle for mediocrity and hate being around people who do" the 26-year-old said. "Having played alongside Andrew Johns and Danny Buderus, they have shown me that you can not afford to settle for mediocrity. Anybody who is happy to cut corners will be found wanting at some stage. "I'm probably a bit of an optimist and furthering my career means that I want to win the title in Super League. There haven't been too many people who have won a Grand Final in the NRL and in Super League. "That's the attitude I'm taking to Rovers. I want to win and I will be as professional as I can be in training and playing. "Rovers are going to get what Newcastle and Melbourne have got over the last eight years. Don't miss tomorrow's Mail, for Newton's verdicts on Rovers' signings, working with Justin Morgan and why he chose KR.'"

www.sporthull.co.uk/rugby_league ... hp?ID=3086 Quote ="The HDM"NRL Grand Final winner Clint Newton has warned his new Hull KR team-mates he won't tolerate mediocrity. Having played with some of the game's greats including Andrew Johns, Newton wants Rovers to be challenging at the top end of the Super League. He arrived on a two-year deal yesterday, as revealed first on sporthull.co.uk, with Melbourne Storm team-mate Garett Crossman set to complete his move to Craven Park next week. American-born second rower Newton became a victim of the salary cap at Melbourne when they were unable to offer him a good enough deal. Storm coach Craig Bellamy was desperate to keep him having signed him when he walked out on Newcastle Knights after eight years, following a fall-out with coach Brian Smith. Now he arrives in Hull and wants his winning mentality to rub off on his team-mates. "I won't settle for mediocrity and hate being around people who do" the 26-year-old said. "Having played alongside Andrew Johns and Danny Buderus, they have shown me that you can not afford to settle for mediocrity. Anybody who is happy to cut corners will be found wanting at some stage. "I'm probably a bit of an optimist and furthering my career means that I want to win the title in Super League. There haven't been too many people who have won a Grand Final in the NRL and in Super League. "That's the attitude I'm taking to Rovers. I want to win and I will be as professional as I can be in training and playing. "Rovers are going to get what Newcastle and Melbourne have got over the last eight years. Don't miss tomorrow's Mail, for Newton's verdicts on Rovers' signings, working with Justin Morgan and why he chose KR.'"

Sounds like there'll be plenty of gobs on the pitch for the dobbins next season. How's Justine gonna cope with all those egos????

I'll let you worry about that one.



Newton seems to have a similar sort of attitude to Mark O'Neill regards training ect, and all the players respected him.

OH YES SEEMS AS I PREDICTED WE DO INDEED HAVE A WINNING MACHINE IN THE RANKS. THEY SAID HE WAS NOT COMING (hutchie), BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT
CLINTS HERE AND HES COMING TO GET YER.

You cannot quote people that cannot retort.

Im hoping this kind of attitude does not start anything off between players. Could imagine a few personality clashes!

Does anyone else share this view?

Nothing the maestro morgan cant iron out!!

I still think some certain players wont be to keen on Newtons attitude..

Paper talk mate.

yeah he doesn't really care!



i dont know what all this is about, some or here are seriously suggesting that other squad members dont want a player who wants them to train and play to the best of their abilitys?

Think your missing the point.

Like what was said, he seems arrogant, which would cause personality clashes...

ive heard that crossman has already signed along with a player from cas heard anything cab man.

Just a thought, shouldn`t you change your name to Gab Man??

Exactly the type of attitude we want, the guys won a grand final and is still at the peak of his career he wanted to stay i know so why would he want his new club to meet a average side.

Nothing wrong with arrogance mate if we had 13 players with he's confidence i would be well pleased.

Spoke to GJB on Saturday in Manchester and said this. Morgan last year created a team spirit built on work ethic, being the underdog and the fact the team had stayed together through promotion helped with that.

This season you have some bigger name players with ego's and creating the same type of spirit may be much harder, not impossible but JM will have some different issues to deal with this season from his players imvho.

A lot of sense as usual Paul.

But i am sure Justin would rather manage "big players" with "big egos"

Than lesser players with "big hearts"

imo.

Thankyou.

I agree, no question about it. Its a different kind of problem but a coach with ambition would welcome the challenge.

And i am pretty sure Justin will relish the said challenge.

The other thing is that hopefully with JM not long ago playing at the level the new guys have come from he should hopefully have enough of an idea what is needed to help with the transition!

Nothing wrong with a positive attitude, its far from arrogant. Mark O'Neil had the utmost respect of the other players and that was shown at the last game when they made a tunnel of honour for him when he left the field. I dont envisage anything changing, there will be an 'as one' attitude and I cant wait !!

One of Rovers most successful periods was when we had the likes of Gavin Miller , Gordon Smith and Gary Prohm - who displayed great professionalism and laid down the marker for the others.

Their attitude to the game was exemplary , they were battlers and winners.

Positive attitude and ambition is how you get on in both RL and life.

The new signings look like taking the club to a new and higher level of achievement.

And kicked him out the club!!! Literally!

So Newton has friends that are willing to retire for him to stay in the country and play at a club he enjoys playing for. Friends like that for someone so arrogant hey!!!

Come on guys the report was meant as a positive, that he wants to be successful in the SL and with HKR so he doesnt want to be surrounded by players that dont want the same. Something EVERY player at our place strives for!

No.

I very much agree. However i don't think they'll be much of a problem to be honest. Im sure the bonding trips will help them. Newton's winning mentality will be fantastic for the squad. The likes of Galea and Chev Walker should also have that mentality. I would like to think our players don't have the mediocre mentality and the new players coming in should instill the winning mentality amongst the rest of last seasons squad!