When JM was in discussions with O'Meley he was told that DB was signing next year. Does this mean the end for cookey ? can dobson and brough play together ?

I can see that tbh, Brough and Dobson both play the same role so the balance in the halves would not be great.

Oh please God no.. Danny Brough.

Its not that great at the moment

Who told him DB was signing? As coach wouldn't he be the one in the know already???

JM TOLD MO whilst in their discussions, obviously MO asked about other signings

And obviously wasn't too impressed??

obviously not, JM might have used it as a tactic when he asked for 170k p/year and mentioned his knee was knackered

I think the Jamie Rooney signing tipped things in your favour.

Ah right cheers!

Agree with you though, too similar players in same side doesn't work!

Look at Brough & Rooney at Wakefield as prime example!

If true, I'd guess at the following answers:

Cooke - probably would go. Could play 13, with Murrell covering there and hooker, but I doubt it.

Dobson and Brough might work, perhaps as split halves (halfs?). The good thing would be that if either got injured, it wouldn't be season over. We've got players who can cover 6, but not really another 7 - though I guess Cooke did much of the traditional 7 role at Hull.

I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it just yet.

I reckon brough and fisher would split the hooking role and everybody else would be unaffected.

He might be a gobby little but cracking player who could give cover at 6,7,9 and 13

Brough hasn't played at 9 for quite a while, and he wasn't that good there when he was with us. I'd say that Fisher would be the better hooker by some margin.

the way i see it if we played brough as an interchange hooker we would benefit from his speed at the play the ball. He would be much more effective than fitzhenry so it would be an improvement in the least. He can also kick the ball from dummy half which is becoming a very big part of the game. I'd like to see us give it a go if brough, as rumoured, does sign for us.

Brough only played 9 as itw as his only way of getting a game in SL, as most sides have bench hookers not halfs!

Danny is a 7 and an good one at that, he'd hardly move to become a back up hooker, when teams like Saints have been sniffing around him as a satrting 7!

James Roby is a back up hooker and he doesn't seem to mind. I remember brough playing at hooker for Cas and he was very good in that position.

If he's not going to play in the halfs, I wouldn't want him signing. Cooke to 13, Murrell to 9 makes more sense. More sensible again would be to sign Brough as a replacement for Cooke - or not sign him at all.

Agree but Brough is a 9 and a starting one, so it would be a backward step, and one he doesn't have to make, Roby knows he is an impact player at current and always knew he'd be a starter once KC retires end of season!

Bad example -- Rooney and Brough are worlds apart in their styles of play.

Last season the problems with Brough and his game revolved around who was taking charge, Brough or Drew,Brough appeared to play better when Drew wasnt on the pitch.
This season Rooney hasnt hardly had a look in ,due to injury and form,resulting in him being loaned out.

I cant believe Danny Brough is signing for Hull KR and that Mark O Meley turned Hull KR down



Whatever next, Rooney to Hull, Tickle to Warrington, Azuie to Hull and Heroin on sale in Cheeky Monkeys?

The two clubs my negotiatate a swap between Brough and Cooke.

Most times I see Brough play he has a great game, but not sure what to make of his alleged disruptive influence that keeps being talked about on here, but can't be any worse than Cooke's alleged shennanigans.

Maybe Cooke will leave, say for Bratfurd therefore creating a gap in the salary and team for a player, such as Brough, and everyone will live happy ever after

I just cant see Brough and Dobson working, both play the same position and role if you didnt have Dobson then he would be a good signing.

I also couldnt see Brough coming to Rovers to play hooker, he is a SH and has aspirations of playing there for England in the future.

Both players main assets are kicking game, goal kicking and throwing long passes out!

You need one jinky half and one long ball /kick player!