Its not news i told em last week he had signed.

Thank you very much indeed.

Hopefully he can continue in the form he leaves us and push back into England contention.

I wonder who'll be replacing him?

Aren't thery on about moving Doof to the front row?

top signing for leeds

blow for us if not replaced... consistant yard maker like griff will be missed

Doof moving into the front row would sort it IMO, so long as he stays fit and with the number and quality of the second rowers we have it also makes sense.

Eorl, Mason, Patrick, Doof as props with the likes of L'OD, Kirmond, Gilly, Fooey, Fergy, Raleigh, Molloy, Cording, Fairbank, Sarsfield there too.

and if one or two of thos props gets injured? would be struggling!

Which changes us from the current scenario how?

We lose one or two props now and we're stretched, as are most squads. Raleigh can play prop, we might bring someone in. It's a good opportunity for Larne as well to really push on and perhaps get himself in the England team which we know he can do if he becomes more consistent. You need to stop focussing on the negatives and predicting injuries. If he goes he goes. Players come and go, it's the way of the world. So long as he plays his best for us while he is here that's as good as we can ask for.

still short of a prop in the current scenario

horne and raleigh not props

paul johnson may be looking for a new club soon......

Im guessing you mean the one currently at Wakefield? And not the old PJ!

There doesnt appear to be many forwards OOC at the end of this season TBH, i think we could struggle for a replacement!

You can have Kirke if you want

Or Cross - free of charge even!!

who'd have thought it? leeds signing huddersfield players how times have changed!

They had to steal our coach back in the day to get them on the road to all their bragging.

I could see DG reverting to the weaky wakey teapot under brian macs 'coaching'

He had to move to us to fulfil his potential though. He's won silverware at Wire as well. Speaks volumes for me!

Under the old salary cap constraints, yes. Under the current ones, no.

i wouldnt judge cross on his time at leeds. the guy is a quality forward. I for one would have him at wigan. Think with madges history and knowledge of the player he would get alot more out of him effort and form wise than mcdermott did. Alot of my friends are leeds fans and they have said how badly cross has been treated. when he started to show form he was left out for the amazing talent of kirke and bailey.

it seems to be it was a mclennan signing and mcdermott didnt want him. I for one hope the rumours are true and he comes to wigan till the end of the year particularly with the uncertainty surrounding fieldens injury

Cross IMO looks ok, he has the size and is a very mobile prop, i do think he needs to be played under a coach that knows how to bring the best out of him, i for 1 think he would go well at Hudds, Wigan or Wires (& maybe even Saints if he and Josh perry have kissed and made up) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWuirKHzO4 Cross takes the ball in very well in this clip shame the high tackle and the fight detracted from it.

Cross IMO looks ok, he has the size and is a very mobile prop, i do think he needs to be played under a coach that knows how to bring the best out of him, i for 1 think he would go well at Hudds, Wigan or Wires (& maybe even Saints if he and Josh perry have kissed and made up) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWuirKHzO4 Cross takes the ball in very well in this clip shame the high tackle and the fight detracted from it.

A great article by Griff in todays Examiner about how he's having a great time at the Giants and he's very happy. Says he's putting all these rumours to the back of his mind. Can we now do the same and leave the speculations elsewhere and get this locked/left alone and get back to supporting the guy instead of how we are going to replace him? He's a GIANT end of.

im still supporting him...been immense for the giants


as for cross he's off back to oz i think and o'donnel and him dont see eye to eye one bit!!!