Hopefully in this case the player will be better than the hype.....

Wasn't Lee greenwood at All Golds, maybe recommended by him, which if so would give some stamp of approval as Lee knows what it would take.

kidd looks a big lad who runs hard. if RM can get him even better all good.

Welcome to Fax Harry.

The Bulls have good players and they are all Champ 1.

So you're not excited about the signing as he's not a name, but then the club haven't hyped the signing up enough? The mind boggles...

There a few very defensive people on here aren't there?

I've not commented on the player, his talent or his potential. I'm a Halifax supporter, always have been, always will be. I will support the players in the Fax kit whenever they step on the pitch.

I didn't realise how crazy it must sound to some, the idea of a player tried and tested at this level (or higher). Silly me.



And regarding the excitement, why is that boggling? did the club build up the signing...no. So would I be excited about the signing of a player that I hadn't heard of...no.

Everyone has to start somewhere. Who'd heard of Martin Bella before Fax signed him?

He scored 10 tries this season which is not bad for a prop.

Very optimistic with the Harry signing. Far more optimistic than I was with the likes of Boyle on probably a far higher contract. All to play for and achieve with this young lad.

Who? Martin Bella ?

Harry Kidd, of course.

Ed Barber signed on 2 years.

been getting better all the time.

Yep, worked hard and improving, hopefully more to come from Ed and deserves a contract.

Leigh have released Greg McNally.

I suspect if he is going part time then only Fev could afford him other than that obvious destination would be Toronto.

Been told Higson has been released as well.

Id take Higson but doubt any are in our price range. I can't believe they are getting rid of Ridyard, hes twice the player of Reynolds. I expect Fev to be offering silly money to try and entice them especially as they are in the market for a half back and fullback so Ridyard and Mcnally would fit the bill.

To me I can't see the point in any significant new signing unless they are materially better than who we can reasonably expect to get on dual reg. If it is Cas and you look at the fringe players then there is little benefit of spending a great chunk of the players budget for an overpriced individual. its hold your powder time and see how things pan out.

"Reasonably expect" is the issue, isn't it ?

Fax might reasonably expect summat and Cas might reasonably expect summat else.

Leaving Fax short of staff.

And don't forget that DR players usually don't come free. There's a rental charge.

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And don't forget that DR players usually don't come free. There's a rental charge.'"

I guess that's for the clubs to negotiate, but if it's a genuinely for mutual benefit then there shouldn't be any "rental" to pay. The Championship team is giving valuable competitive game time to the SL player, in return (hopefully) for an uplift in the team's capability and/or to fill a gap caused through injury, illness or suspension.

So thinking about this slightly logically, if you are going to make a big(ish) signing to get the best out of it you would announce that first wouldn’t you?

Therefore it would appear we have made our new player signings and now only re-signings to announce. We’ve got a fairly young squad and if we give it chance it can blossom.