Apparently Dave Halley has signed for you guys on a 2 year deal from 2012. He is just using Keighley as a stepping stone to get some match practice after his injury.

Thats the 1 but i have the original photo coz it was my aussie mate who got Billy to pose with the rovers scarf.

He isn't any better than what we have already, just a different style of player. I suppose if we got rid of Colbon and played a style of rugby that didn't need wingers do most the drives early on in games then signing Halley might make sense.

Wouldn't be a bad signing to come in for Charlie. Would like to see us go after Broughton though.

Still got that T shirt with that written on?

If he brings his Argonauts you have cracked it.

Good shout that.

If its to replace cockayne i.e. full back/winger cover then fine with that.

I reckon Briscoe will be offered a deal to stay and im hearing that David Hodgson is not opposed to relocating back to his home town so unsure on the Halley link to be honest.

Hope Briscoe stays - Widnes must be interested, I'd have thought, with Webb and Greenshileds having confirmed they are staying put. Hodgson for Colbon, Halley for Cockayne? Would put Sheriff a bit too far away from the first team to be good for his development though.

Hodgson is a out and out left winger (though admittedly he has played FB on a few occasions). Signing him would mean Fox moving back to the right, where he has struggled massively for any kind of form. IMHO signing Hodgson as a replacement for Colbon makes no sense in terms of team balance and would be a signing for the sake of it.

For me Rovers need to secure Colbons signature as soon as possible.

According to Black and White we have signed Jason Netherton on a 3 year deal.

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Well we could re-sign everybody.............guaranteeing another season just like this one.

Changes HAVE to be made and the only scope is with out of contract players. The idea that Colbon is irreplaceable well I can't imagine many agree with that.

Where have i said Colbon is irreplaceable??

Fact is Colbon is far more comfortable on the right and is now showing the form he was when last played on the right for any length of time, he is also infinitely better than Halley. Unless Rovers have targeted a right winger letting Colbon go makes no sense at all.

Morgans crazy decision to swap his wingers resulted in both players losing their form big time. Prior to that they, along with Briscoe, were a very important part of the team structure and were incredibly good at what they did.

Completly agree, prior to his injury and subsequent swapping of sides, Colbon seemed to add an element of organisation to our defence and we seemed a far more solid side with him in it. His clearing of the line was exceptional and he was getting a fair few tries as well.
He seems to be getting a bit of that back of late as well, its just his confidence on any type of kick that still seems shot, if he could sort that he'd be high on my list of players to re-sign.

Agreed. Colbon is actually a very good finisher when close to the line, and can usually take a couple of defenders over with him and still touch down. Even taking the level of opposition into consideration, both wingers looked far more comfortable having been put back to their 2009 positions. I think Rovers recruitment has far more important areas to worry about than new wingers.

It nakes you wounder what in the hell JM was thinking when he switched them

Wasn't it something to do with Foxy getting a place in the England squad?

He initially moved Fox to assist his international career, as Fox had switched to the right for England in the 2009 4 Nations games. However, this clearly had a detrimental effect on his game, and both player and club suffered as a result. Morgan should have moved him back last season, nevermind 2/3 way through this one. Not a poor decision to try it, but a very poor move not to recognise it was hurting the team and get it sorted sooner.

I hope Fox can get some confidence back over the last 7 games, as he is quality when on top of his game.

Maybe I should rephrase it.
What was he thinking leaving it for 2 years when it was clearly not working

Pig headed stubborness? See Murrell at Hooker, Webster at Stand Off, Netherton in 1st 17 for further examples.

Webster at 6, while hardly a masterstroke, lasted 3/4 games?

Looking at his stats vs Wheeldon, Lovegrove and Taylor all I can think for Netherton is that winning the floor isn't included and ruck speed is important nowadays. Watts has been poo'er than I thought this year.

Good points about the wingers - it was a real strength circa 2009. If they can reproduce that in the future, then maybe it isn't such a priority. A bit of depth or competition for places wouldn't go amiss though.

too.

i never heard anything about jason netherton? i did hear you guys signed isaac luke no

Can't say I've heard of him...is he any relation to Isaac Luke?