You're right on the topic of pace, Higson isn't the fastest winger in SL, he wasn't even the fastest in the Championship but, if he meets Higson head on then AJ (as he is known) will break him. The lad has some big hits to dish out.

Looking forward to seeing what the Tom Watson or Tom Daley (whatever he is called) from Trinity is all about, now that we will meet at least twice.

For the guy who said "Hull FC have the best starting 17", utter rubbish.
Wigan <cough, splutter> have the best 17 in SL !

Now, someone call me a doctor, my nose is bleeding & my heart has turned black & refuses to beat !!!

Tom Johnstone - and you may be looking forward to seeing him first time, you won't be looking forward to the second time

I get you mate, just joshing & throwing a line out to see if I can get a bite



Looking forward to seeing what he could do & more pressingly the Pies at home on Sunday for Micky Macs Testimonial.

Leigh Centurions have signed Lachlan Burr from Bradford Bulls

Castleford Tigers have released Brandon Westerman

Jordan Cox has joined Sheffield.

Todd Carney to Salford. Confirmed.

So Which one of Dobson, Carney and Lui misses out on the match day 17?

No one needs to miss out. Tigers have chase, Gale and Roberts - it works fine for us. You just put one on the bench and spell the L/F role.

Given their track records, it's a stretch to imagine they would all be fit at the same time too often.

Lui looks big enough to play a bit of 13? Not sure on his defence though.

I thought Todd Carney wanted to go back to Aus?

Regards

King James

He did but they won't have him back

I watched a documentary recently about an American high school that takes on players that no one wants and moulds them into a team, a team that went unbeaten for nearly 2 years. They also put them back on the straight and narrow so much that the Big D1 college like Auburn and Alabama would sign them, giving them a path way to the NFL. A bit like Salford in that Salford also sign players that no one else wants. I guess that's where the similarity ends

Regards

King James

We will have to see what immigration say about that as they would not let him have a work permit when he signed for the Giants five years ago.

But Roberts has the ability to play at full back or hooker. Chase is also on a contract that reflects the fact he was, and still is, a risk. We also don't know it will work fine as Roberts, Chase and Gale are yet to all play in the same game!
The three at Salford are out and out halves and I expect they will all be on good contracts.
Just to think - Salford could have a half back pairing of Sneyd and Fages if they had handled their promising players with a little more consideration.

As a saints fan, fages really is nothing special and a million miles away from the class of Sneyd or gale

Regards

King James

Half backs sometimes take time to develop to their full potential. I think Fages will grow into a fine half over the next couple of years.

www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/38691788

www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/38691788

Two convictions since his last visa was turned down. Known to associate with a convicted drug smuggler- Let's see what a state the system is in....

Why do we need a thread about this? Do you work for the BBC or something?

Always fun to see opposition fans making a point to play-down and ridicule a signing by a competing club. When the same people would be out of man size tissues if their club had signed the same player.

Most tribal.

I know he's still young but I've said for a while that Fages is one of the most overrated players around. I've never seen what other people seem to see. You don't really expect a half of his age to be able to boss a game, but you want them to show signs and to have all the raw ingredients. For me his passing game is fairly average, his kicking is very poor, he is pretty tricky on his feet without being exceptionally quick or elusive, and he lacks size to boot (not the first thing you look for in a half admittedly, but in the modern game of ultra athletes you need him to at least be able to hold his own). An average bottom half of the table half back for me.

We did sign the same player......

You genuinely can't see why some people might be a bit sceptical about this signing?

Or they could just think a serial offender who the NRL have banned is bad for the game. Perhaps all you can see, or want to see, is tribalism. Others may have different criteria.

I saw the photo (on Bali?) with a once convicted smuggler. Do you have a link explaining the association rather than 'posing for a photo'? Cheers.