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its a real shame that govin has to go,particularly as hes at last showing us why we've persisted with him for 3 years.still there can be no room for sentiment we have to improve year on year.welcome luke and very best wishes to mick.

Tough decision on Gov but all the best in the future hope you stay injury free.

pity gov had to be released but whoever he signs for he will be a good player.
brannigan is a class player though and look forward to him playing with fax whichever position he plays in for us.

a mixture of good and bad for me.

Good - The new guy is class
Bad - The old guy we released is class and I wished we could have found space for him. Good luck Mick, Im sure you will find a new club in no time at all.

Govin released.. Surprise surprise.

1 down, 1 to go

Not seen much of Branighan, trust he is better than Gov?

If so a good signing, sure Govin will quickly get a new club.

Bye Gov thanks for your hard work - I am sure you will do well at another club.

Wot he said.... shame about Gov, but spose the money can only be spread so far

Well I am excited about seeing Brannighan play in a Fax shirt next year!! Like Calland says he is an organiser which is just what we need and his kicking game is something we need more as that has let us down this year IMO.


On a side note, it is dissapointing to see Gov leave so would like to thank him for his efforts and hope he finds a club (which he will have no probs with) and stays injury free for the rest of his rugby career.

First quality signing Fax have made, need 2 wingers, 2 centres, and 2 big props to follow, to complete a good team.

errr... plus 1 in??? More to come

all we need at fax was a stand off which we have in branigan and stanley gene. a centre we could do with and for props i think with aizue and gene there if thats where they can play then we are ok in that department so for me i would like to see fax sign a centre


sad 2 see gov go but all the best and hope he can stay injury free and if he can manage that then he will be good for any side

A good signing and just what the team has needed for 12 months. Maybe now that will help settle team selection down and players will find themselves playing in more familiar postions week to week.
Releasing Govin was a tough one, and has played well over the past month, however i think his past record with injuries maybe didnt help his situation.

As regard to the 1 down 1 to go, are you refering to the major depatures disclosed by nosey parker? With all respect to Mike, i wouldnt call it major.

It's a shame to lose Govin, but Fax have been fair here. As Branighan would be first choice and Mick will want to play and we certainly wouldn't carry a spare half back on the bench in games. As beswick and penky can fill in if an injury happened during a game. So it's best all round for both parties.

Good luck Mick, you'll get snapped up pretty quickly I would think.

Pleased with the signing of Branighan but gutted for Govin, can't think of another player so unlucky with injuries, especially with the talent of his.

At least he left with such a great game for us in the final. Best of luck wherever you go Mick.

looking foward to seeinh Branaghan playing for us next year he is hopefully going to go good for us.

Thanks Govin for your Efforts. he will be singed up with another club by the end of the week.

The next one will be

am sure it will.....

For what its worth I`m not too sure about this deal. It just doesn't feel that right because I am not sure he the right type of player we need. Also I hope we haven't broken the bank to get him. Releasing Govin if it is a done deal is a major gamble and could come back to haunt us!

Wasn't Branighan one of the main reasons why they turned us over at their place?

If i recall they were crap at the shay but a different team when we played them again, Barrow also lost at home to them.

If Branighan was one of the key players behind this then I think we have made a great signing.

he was out injured that day

GOVIN-Mick is a great player who can often win matches BUT he has hardly played much for us and sadly for him he cant last a season without a bad injury. Sadly we have a Cap that we need to follow and we cant afford to have a quality player sat half the season out which has happened with Mick since he signed for us and before when at Leigh! Best of luck Mick.

BRANIGHAN-Fresh blood was needed especially to fill the Nr 6 Jersey. He had a good season at Gateshead and has a good kicking game and is an organiser-something we have missed this season. He also has played in the NRL as well as with Ben Black in the NSW Junior sides. Ben rates him very highly as do others.He holds a Maltese Passport and has played for Malta in 2005 and 2006 and as such is a non quota player. Just one concern is that the reason he did not feature more in the NRL was due to knee injuries! But then we should have cover with Gene and also young Bowman. Welcome Luke.