Tbf I like Salford fans and can remember ur last ground it was pretty scary around there but grt fans and very vocal

Ye wasn't the best was it.

Ha ha no it was like bin on the set of shameless

no offence

Shameless was like Kensington compared to the estate surrounding the willows. Lol

I remember we was in a pub and my other half and his mate went to put a bet on in a bookies not far from the ground they were putting shutters up asked why and it was like to stop people holding the bookies up we was like what the

Dobson is better than Tyone Roberts and will be the knights 7 next year, of that I have no doubt.
So any conspiracy theory is just wishful thinking on the part of the Salford fans.

I think they would make a very good partnership in the halves.
Just on Henry, I looked up the 2009 under 20s team of the year. Henry was a year younger than most of the players, but he was named starting halfback and it was such a good year for halfbacks that they named Foran, Cherry-Evans and Widdop on the bench. He has every skill you would want to see in a playmaker - all the kicks, a great long pass, decent vision and he can execute set plays. The thing that lets him down is that he doesn't seem to have the fitness and toughness to do the job for 80 minutes and he goes missing quite a lot. That will be where Burns comes in. He doesn't have the same class or skills as Henry, but he will keep up the pressure when Henry goes quiet.

Who would you rather have in your team, burns of Henry?

Burns.
But I wouldn't be surprized if Sandercock can make Henry into an outstanding player. He has all the skills and just needs a coach who will let him shine.
I haven't seen Henry play for the last two years because he has been stuck in the Qld cup, and that could be a good thing, because the Qld cup is a tough comp, and he needed to toughen up.

Thanks roopy I enjoy reading your analysis on the players! I really hope we can replace Dobbo with a suitable replacement but I just can't see it happening! Sandy has done really well in replacing the players we've lost up to now but I really don't think he's been met by the challenge of replacing a player like Dobson before. A halfback is a really difficult position to replace, it can go on for 5+ years to try and find a good replacement for a half back, you only have to ask our darker neighbours and nobody is sure if they've sorted their halfback problems out yet in Miller!!!

I think Sandercock is more than capable of finding a replacement. He got Burns here didn't he? Dobson is great and I'm very sad to be losing him, but I'm sure, now we have Burns, that we will find a 7 that can make a great partnership with him.
Many have said, that Craig is a workaholic (he studies the game very closely), and we know how he has a talent for knowing about hidden gems in the RL world, so for me I'm not too worried!

As for the Dobson conspiracy theory, I think Salford fans are just dreaming! He has always seemed to have a lot of professional integrity and I don't see that changing any time soon.

Reported in the Newcastle supplement to the Sunday Telegraph today (not online) that the Dobson signing took 48 hours from when the Knights became aware he was available to announcement.

Seems like a last minute decision by Dobson to leave then. Maybe hudge reminded him of his clause in his latest HDM piece

Dobbo is a legend in east hull and fully deserves his shot at NRL whether it took 2seconds or 2days he has to take a chance with a 7 slot in aus! Burns is just starting to show his form in SL and the rest of the league know about it!

Didn't sandercock in the after match interview say that dobbo had always expressed his wishes to go back and test himself in the Nrl and sandercock did say "I'm glad I have been able to make this possible for him as he deserves it" so has sandy already got his eye on sum one I wud say yes good luck to dobbo hope he is successful back in Nrl

Keep saying that to yourself.....you will believe it in the end.
Dobson is going to be hard to replace, whichever way you cut it.

Dobson and T Roberts fighting forthe 7 shirt next season . Iyho who will get it roopy ?

Gentle is rubbish at bringing through young players. Just look at how poor Tom Lineham and Ben Crooks are, whereas omari caro is knocking on the door of the England elite squad

Probably correct.
Dobbo only told Rovers on Thursday afternoon he was leaving.
So the supposed talks and offers made with other half backs to be his replacement are not true.

Hes just hanging on the back of Agars good work with your youth

You might aswell bang your head against a brick wall jake , Sandy and Eden are the best thing since sliced bread , a kr fan at work even said burns is beter than dobson

I'm not a Roberts fan, but Wayne Bennett seems to be.
Hooker is our other weak position with Buderus finishing up and Gidley out more than he is in, and Roberts does a bit of time at hooker now, so I can see them both in the side, with Roberts maybe bench hooker and Dobson in the 7.

Cheers Roopy

With the NRL get out clause in Dobbos contract the club did some quiet fishing weeks ago regarding possible replacements either expecting A.Dobson to be NRL bound by this sunday.B.Sold to Salford after a large bid(if agreed by player an obviously he didn't fancy it)C.a contract extension.
Therefore I reckon the club and coach are infront of the ball game in replacement terms so far.

He did aright today.