maybe so

but if the level of wage im hearing that he has atm Leeds will have to offer a very tempting pay package to him

Danny Brough took a 12k wage drop when he left York for Hull...

Leeds obviously don't think he's going to be ready for a while.Loaning him back must be a way round the salary cap.

why cant I think of something witty and funny to reply to your post?

Plummer wasn’t he before?

Because you are neither witty nor funny?

But that would be irrelevant to the deal been speculated in that link.

It says he would be fulltime with Leeds, but play for Whitehaven on a weekend (been loaned back). He wouldn't be working elesewhere anymore.

But I suppose reading again, we could send him ot Whitehaven to play for a few weeks, and use him ourselves other weeks if required. That is how I am reading that dual registration. But might be wrong.

Then surely its' a non starter all together?

What is being mooted in the article is that he will be a full time pro with us but loaned back to them.

not disputing that at all

I agree with you on the loaning back part of it, we should be getting him used to playing with "the big boys" rather than where he is at right now


however this is all specualtion at the end of the day

Indeed.

Singing that Erasure song aren't I?

poor idea IMO

How would the lad develop doing that? he has to play for one team or the other

S.

X2

Missed that little gem earlier.

Big respec to Wheels.

If he was a full time with Leeds but loaned to whitehaven how does training work?

Does he train with whitehaven then leeds on the days they dont train?

No point signing for leeds but continuing to train as a semi pro player

As I read it, he'd be training with Leeds and going back to Whitehaven to play. I believe Penny and the other guy do that with Wire and Widnes at present.

Of course, there's the issue of learning to play within the structure of the side, what with not being at training, but I'm sure that can be sorted easily enough.

Thats what I thought but to just turn up on match day abd play for a different team to that you have trained with all week must be odd.

Warrington to Widnes is a bit easier to manage than Leeds to Whitehaven though.

In terms of travelling, obviously. But in terms of playing I think there's a valid comparison.

Except it stops him signing for anyone else?

Travelling is what I meant.

I expect he'd train every now and then with Leeds, not every day. This sort of move is a good one IMO - Haven fans get to see him for a while longer, and Leeds/Hudds get to see him close up in training and playing to a reasonable standard as well. What it highlights again (along with a any number of other similar loan deals) is how dire Academy rugby is. If it was a good stepping stone to the first team nobody would be doing these kind of deals at all.

He don't look all that big from the photos. At least he'll have some time to bulk for SL.

If we're loaning him back straight away we are effectivley signing him on the basis of potential??

Give over, academy rugby is only going to provide a limited number of players for first grade rugby. Clubs will be scouting other teams talent to further fill their requirements. Leeds are giving themselves more potential by also tying upo Coady and Amor (if it comes off) and a greater pool to choose from.

Didn't Kirke do something like this in 2005; came to train with us but stayed at York until 2006?

I like the idea and would definitely like to see him signed up. The quality of props coming through the academy system don't really fill me with confidence...