George Milton and Mason Tonks have both joined Doncaster permanently.

So we are paying out wages next year so Brierley can play for someone else and in 2017 we can give a 25 year old championship half back with no SL experience a go?

What an utterly terrible deal that would be for us.

Yep.

But i will believe it when i see it.

Yeah the deal has apparently changed already once. Even though we were going to get him if Leigh didn't get promoted we've suddenly decided to loan him back JUST as Leigh's Middle 8 campaign is hanging by a thread.....no, really!

Horses mouth, which I think you'd believe wouldn't you?

Gary Hethrington told you?

Neigh. I wouldn't believe it if was Mr Ed. Never believe a talking horse till you see the signed contract

Robbie ward is being released by the club.

[u2016[/u

[uFirst Team[/u
In: Anthony Mullally (Huddersfield Giants), Keith Galloway (West Tigers), Jordan Baldwinson (Featherstone Rovers - Loan Return), Elliot Minchella (London Broncos - Loan Return)
Out: Kevin Sinfield (Yorkshire Carnegie RU), Jamie Peacock, Kylie Leuluai (Retirement), Thomas Minns, Chris Clarkson (Hull Kingston Rovers), Andy Yates (Wakefield Wildcats), Paul Aiton (Catalan Dragons), Mason Tonks (Doncaster RL), Robbie Ward, Luke Briscoe, James Duckworth, Alex Foster (Released).

[uUnder 19s[/u
In: Reece Chapman-Smith, Spencer Darley, Dyson Nicholson, Tom Hall, Alex Sutcliffe, Mikolaj Oledzki, Nathan Waring, Jack Walker, Harvey Whiteley, Cameron Smith.
Out: George Milton (Doncaster RL).


[uLegend[/u

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CT – Club Trained [Min 8
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K - Goal Kicker
** - Dual Registration at Hunslet
* - Out on Loan
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[url=http://www.twitter.com/Liam_SutcliffeLiam Sutcliffe[/url; 25/11/94; Stand Off/Loose Forward [2017 - CT K
[url=http://www.twitter.com/KalWatkins91Kallum Watkins[/url; 12/03/91; Centre/Wing/Fullback [2019 - CT
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[url=https://www.twitter.com/mitchgarbuttMitch Garbutt[/url; 18/04/89; Prop [2017 - NFT OQ
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[url=https://www.twitter.com/ElliottMinchellaElliott Minchella[/url; 28/01/96; Loose Forward [2017 - CT
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[url=http://www.twitter.com/Ste_WardStevie Ward[/url; 17/11/93; Loose Forward/Second Row/Stand Off [2017 - CT K

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[url=http://www.twitter.com/tommybrierley_Tommy Brierley[/url; 08/09/96; Centre - CT
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[url=http://www.twitter.com/reecechap98Reece Chapman-Smith[/url; 08/11/98; Full Back/Stand Off - CT
[url=https://twitter.com/ashtongolding1Ashton Golding[/url; 04/09/96; Fullback [2018 - CT
[url=https://www.twitter.com/ryanL_JonesRyan Jones[/url; 09/12/97; Centre - CT
[url=https://twitter.com/JordanLilley6Jordan Lilley[/url; 04/09/96; Stand Off/Hooker/Loose Forward - CT
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[url=https://Twitter.com/JackNorfolkJack Norfolk[/url; Centre - CT
[url=https://twitter.com/joesanderson13Joe Sanderson[/url; Scrum Half - CT
Alex Sutcliffe; 21/01/99; Centre - CT
Jack Walker; 08/08/99; Full Back/Stand Off - CT
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[url=http://www.twitter.com/jackwray6Jack Wray[/url; 16/12/97; Stand Off/Scrum Half - CT
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[url=https://www.twitter.com/benbrady4Ben Brady[/url; 12/02/98; Hooker - CT
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[url=https://twitter.com/Flynny_8Nyle Flynn[/url; 27/07/97; Second Row - CT
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[url=https://www.twitter.com/harveyhallasHarvey Hallas[/url; 14/11/97; Second Row - CT
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[url=https://www.twitter.com/sunners1997Connor Sunderland[/url; 10/10/97; Prop/Second Row - CT
[url=http://www.twitter.com/harvwhiteleyHarvey Whiteley[/url; 26/09/98; Loose Forward/Hooker/Stand Off - CT

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Current standings for 2016 season, obviously missing the hooker/s

Kath Hetherington surely?

I had an impromptu breakfast with Mr Hetherington yesterday morning, whilst he waited for his meeting to arrive. Would not confirm or deny any signings, but I could tell from his responses that there are three waiting to be announced, band enough questions at him you can form an opinion. Then again he was full of beans and fully expected the team to turn around last night and win their remaining games, so I suppose bluff could have being the game

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And before anyone asks, he had a round of toast, and yes, I paid

Beans for breakfast can give you wind.

before you all scoff frosties is really good mates with Brierley.has been for a while

So it would seem Brierley himself got it wrong?

Who knows could have been that too. I myself had porridge, the healthy option

I don't care if he's best mates and they practise fist pumps like Hardaker and Charnley. The first rumour that was dependent on Leigh getting promoted was clearly wishful/premature thinking on Brierley's behalf.

How old is breirley? 24?

As other have said seems bizarre to buy him and loan him back to a championship club. He has zero experience in SL, if we had signed him why would we not want him playing and learning in SL. Seems daft

Why are people so convinced that Frosties is wrong?

Mine is just wishful thinking, hoping he is wrong

Just to lob in a hand grenade, on his performances against SL opposition in the Super 8s, is Brierley really "all that"?

He's undoubtedly a better player than the one who got let go by Cas as a kid, but does he have the all-round game to perform at the highest domestic level week-in, week-out?

I personally don't think he is "all that" but time will tell especially as we appear to be signing him

In August Frosties said:







A couple of weeks ago Frosties reported the "deal" had changed to some very odd plan of him being paid and on loan from Leeds but playing for Leigh until 2017 but kept secret until May 2015.

So I say it was never a "deal" in the first place as reported and secondly it is not secret so excuse the large pinch of salt I need to swallow this story. Although it may well be true because so couldn't make it up really!

I believe the second story could be true about agreeing to let Leigh have him one more season.

I very much doubt the first story, especially that it was changed late on by the club. Good chance that Sutcliffe will miss the start of 2016, probably won't be firing on all cylinders straight away. Aiton's departure has been confirmed since then and Leigh's SL chances are hanging by a thread....yet we tore up the original deal that would've seen him here and let Leigh have him on loan with us coughing it up. Would make absolutely no sense for us to agree to that u-turn.

I think Frosties is right on both accounts, I just don't think he has explained it right. I think what he meant the first time, relied on whether Leigh will release him, which is probably what is most important. I am assuming they said they would release him if they do not come up, as the player wanted, and he has done his own dealing with Leeds. Since then it has simply changed to they will still release him, but would like him back on loan.

For Leeds it will be a case of they either buy him out now and have him next year, or work within the fact that Leigh will release him agreement with the player.

no it wasn't. and if you ever stopped having childish hissy fits and discussed it properly you might just get what happened