I thought in the curcumstances the stand in props in particular were very good. even kirky, with JJB put alot of minuted in anf being reasonable effective against what was salfords first 13 pack.

well done boys thought we were on for maybe a loss but credit where it is due fantastic effort.

It was good to see Sinfield, Senior etc getting him involved straight away and helping him to settle in.

He actually took 3 hit ups in the first set of 6 when he came on.

Could have sworn I posted on this thread earlier today - must be going a little mad in my old age.

We didn't miss Cross. Which is a problem in itself.

He was excellent on the night - showed what it meant to him to get a run in the first team. Hopefully it will not be the last we see of him this season

Very true! I hate getting on players backs. I was underwhelmed when we signed him. Cross is Fooking useless! I shall give him as much time as he needs to settle and turn it around! In the very short time he has been with us it's a massive thumbs down from me so far.

Absolutely. Worn out old record that I am....why oh bluddy why did we recruit this guy at Ambler's expense ?

Singleton should not be dropped. He should be before both Cross and Kirke in the pecking order.

Wow not much contradiction in that post

Sorry to disagree but I thought that Singleton looked lightweight & I'd be concerned at him being injured if asked to play at this level until he's bulked up.

he ran it in hard, looked assured and i thought he was a big guy. when he fills out he will be a monster. i see him as a peacockesque metre gaining prop, someone we are in dire need of

He ran in hard & looked enthusiastic which is what you'd like to see but was relatively easily stopped.
He doesn't look nearly as tall as Peacock.
A slimmer Pitts I'd have said.
I'm not knocking the lad just expressing my views.
We just don't seem to finding lads of the build that I'd like to be seeing.

not as tall no. i was thinking of metre making. i think when he fills out he will be a cracking player. you would expect him to be easily stopped given the size of him to cashmore and the others.
from his cameo i was impressed and i would hope he gets a run out again

.....must resist................obvious joke..................must resist................

I thought he looked harder to stop than Kirke and Cross have done. I agree he will be more effective when bigger but still thought his display was more effective than some of our forwards have shown this year.

I did it to feed you & then you let me down.
Ah well must try harder, rather like Kirke & Cross it would seem.

Cant see him getting near the first team once everyone returns from injury, another Tom Bush (last resort). York or Hunslet eagerly await his signature.

Were you not impressed then?

Does anyone agree that his progression would be helped by loaning him out (once Leeds are back to full fitness in the forwards) to say Barrow in the championship ?
His Mam's home cooking would fill him up & Mr Wright's fitness regime will keep him sharp and playing at the top end of the Championship will ease his passage into professionalisum


Great prospect

We could do with him, got a lot of rhino mates and they saying similar positives to what ive read about him on here! We're lacking in the forwards big time this year too!

I think a spell in the Championship might do him the world of good.

www.therhinos.co.uk/16181.php 50th Academy graduate? I guess that depends where you start the list and it appears Leeds have started the list with a player that made his Leeds 1st grade debut the season before SL started. If you include Leeds Academy graduates that have played 1st Grade for Leeds (rather than made their debuts for Leeds) during the SL Era you'd have more than 50 names in your list. Of course without knowing the exact criteria it's difficult to agree, disagree or verify the claim.

www.therhinos.co.uk/16181.php 50th Academy graduate? I guess that depends where you start the list and it appears Leeds have started the list with a player that made his Leeds 1st grade debut the season before SL started. If you include Leeds Academy graduates that have played 1st Grade for Leeds (rather than made their debuts for Leeds) during the SL Era you'd have more than 50 names in your list. Of course without knowing the exact criteria it's difficult to agree, disagree or verify the claim.

I read this as a player that had come through the entire academy system (U16's, U18's and U20's) but as you say we don't really know what criteria they are applying.

I thought the same FB but if the "Yoda" of SS.COM is questioning it we should step away and let "The Force" do the business!!

I always pictured him as more of an Obi Wan Kenobi (circa New Hope) type, all wise and old and that (no offence tvoc mate).

If York sign him I will be bloody delighted.

I, too, did not understand the '50th graduate' claim. In 2004 Carl Ablett was described as the 100th player to play for Leeds in SL and the 40th from the club's academy. There have been many more than 10 since - I make Singleton the 20th since Ablett, so 60th overall. Then, reading the claim, again, I wondered if it was 50th to make their debut in SL, thereby excluding those academy products who made their debuts in the Centenary season or before (Cummins, Morley, Fozzard et al.). If so, I make Singleton the 49th graduate unless someone counts as an academy product who I've not counted (e.g. Ambler, Pitts, Amor, Coady etc.). As our expert statistician, tvoc, I thought you'd be the man to know!