I reckon Stuart will either impress, and end up finishing his career at the club, or be in the National Leagues next year. He always seemed a bit of an all or nothing player to me, when he was good he was awesome, but when he was bad he was terrible!

Good signing imo, as long as it isn't the only back that we were told in the T&A. He'll be relatively cheap and hopefully he's through his injury trouble.

How was Reardon a failure? Much as I personally though he was probably a bit overrated by Wire, the fact is he left when his contract was up because he got a better offer. There may be a few ways to represent that but `failure` certainly isn`t one of them.

Sorry BP actually I think he might be ok for us just been a bit down this morning. It must be the onset of winter or summat being of Mediterranean origin it takes some getting used to let me tell you

Had my hopes up that we would be signing some antipodean superstar. Still could sign a forward version though

I wonder if he's gonna be bringing his best buddy along with him!

Well he's already not playing very well. Just wait for him to get a long injury lay-off and his value depreciates further and Hood will be circling

I was told from an extremely reliable source that the reason Reardon failed the medical at Hull was much less to do with a physical injury and much more to do with some kind of physiological chemical imbalance which showed up on routine blood tests. Clearly, that has been sorted now. Well, at least it's to be hoped so.

It'd be nice.
Can't see it with a fee involved mind.

Judging by Caisleys Dads comments lets hope his best mate isn't Bridge

Will you be running out to Smack your bitch up?

Hey, we failed to sign Bird, so perhaps they thought someone with a similar "record" (I use the term in a very loose sense) would be appropriate.

If we ignore the off-the-field incident(s), I have to agree this is a win-win signing. If we get the Reardon of 2003 back, we've got a superb player who improves our backline. If we get an injured or can't really cut it Reardon, we get rid when the year is up.

The only way we may lose out is if he does really well and then someone else comes in and offers him a silly wage, just like last time. But hey, a year of good performances is better than nothing.

Good luck to him. LT injury and the off field incident cut short his Warrington career.

When he first came over he was a real class act but it was dowbhill from there. To be fair he was playing in a poor side and Im thinking his personal life may have been weighing on him.

A fresh start for him. Brought back from the RL wilderness and back where it all started out for. He must be glad of the opportunity to reignite his career and Im sure he will be up for it. Win win signing IMO.

He can also go and help serve tea with his mate in that cafe in Listerhills.

So, does this mean his best mate and mucker Leon is deffo coming back, then?

gr8 player reardon, so evasive

decent enough signing imo. gives us some options and wont be on much money with a lot of motivation to get a longer contract.
hopefully this is in addition to the 1 forward/1 back mentioned by macca last week. We still have a quota spot available and presumably plenty of cap space available. A decent and an impact prop with the promotion of a few academy lads and we're looking in decent shape imo.
good to see the usual muppets on the T&A forum are having a field day with their doom and gloom

I hope that was deliberate - if it was it's the subtlest joke I've seen in a long while.

Welcome home Stuart.

Thats my take too, its a no lose gamble really;

[url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_5639893,00.htmlReardon back at the bulls[/url

[i"I'm really looking forward to joining Bradford," said Reardon. "It's my home-town club and I'd like to thank them for giving me the opportunity to resume my career."[/i

...And Stuart's apparently.

What happened to the talk of a month back along the lines of his return would be on a month to month basis - anyone heard anything about it?
Couldn't blame the club for being cautious but I suppose they wouldn't admit to that finer point.

IMO that type of contract will be a real rarity.

A player needs some security in his contract too. Being dumped mid season, would leave him unlikely to find another club.

I think a 1 year deal is the right call for both parties.

Poor signing, really highlights our lack of ambition. So depressing to be a Bulls fan at the moment. Losing the likes of Sam Burgess and brining in mediocre replacements. Another rubbish season coming up. I doubt Steve M can do anything about it either, he doesnt have a clue most of the time.

As you can see. Im finding it difficult to be even a bit optimistic. Might just hit the bottle.

Whilst i agree with your post, i think given how many players have left a signing like this needed to be done. Cheap, British and not exactly a bad player. I doubt he's been signed as a starter either.

I like this. There was an absolute furore over 'letting Reardon go', "getting rid of young home-grown British talent and bringing in rubbish etc etc"., but yet the great, lamented Stuart was allowed to leave.

Yet now he's back it's a "poor signing" and to be deplored.

We can't sell him, we can't buy him.

Yes, but you are conveniently ignoring the whole story as usual.

When he left he was an exciting young GB International who looked destined for big things before he left for the money.

We get him back as an injury prone, convicted wife beater who has got nowhere near to fulfilling his potential.

Big difference.