good signing well done all.

So in what way is it ironic?

Interesting or notable, yes. Ironic? No.

Im still not sure all depends on his mental well being at the moment on his day he is class but very prone to costly errors can see him at stand off but then what about miller and rocky?

Ok, I'll accept the change to "Interestingly, we had a former winner and a player who went on to win a Lance Todd Trophy both playing together in our team of 1994.

David Hobbs and Henry Paul

That's interesting.

I know his contract will have been factored in, clearly you have a record of not spending what we dont have. Frustrating on occasions but given the basket case of a club that we were is totally the right way to go. Personally just dont see tge benefit of the signing, unless we are losing more than Brough next year.

To me it seems like a one in (Gigot), one out (Brough). So essentially we’ve got the same number of pivots that we had at the start of the year.

that's how I see it.

Good player who despite being a full back by trade can fill in elsewhere.

I was gutted he couldn't agree a deal with Catalans.

After you had Morgan last season and saw his pace, Gigot is a bit different as I think he has a bit more bulk.

I hope he goes well for you.

I think this is a great signing, I have always looked at him as a class player, his only down side is his discipline, he seems to give away a lot of penalties - If we can cut that out of his game he will be a great addition to the squad.

I wonder where he will play?

Prop forward.

I heard Danny Kirmond is mentoring him so should be fine regarding pens.

I'd start him off in the kitchen see what French cuisine dishes he could knock up

I felt the irony don’t worry PT

I've read the thread and that racial stereotyping thing remains unaddressed.

The French are not a race, they are people born in France, their ethnicity is irrelevant.
So, yeah you can have stereotyping, that's fair but you hellas can't casually drop a race grenade in there and then go on to describe how mild that "racial stereotyping" was and that no one was offended.
Well, that might be your opinion but there is nothing mild or unoffensive about race grenades.

I'm not sure what the equivalent term is for stereotyping a nationality.
I'll happily change the term if you can help me on that.

Stereotyping tut tut

I thought that at the time

I'll change my point to cultural stereotyping.
I can be less harmful to Upanunder's point as you've proved with the cuisine comment. Its all about whether it puts someone down or not and in my opinion the first comment did that.

I'm happy to leave it. Its no longer to do with the thread. If you want to discuss it by all means add it on the politics and other stuff thread.

You wont be able to cut the penalties and petulance out of his game. They are too deeply ingrained now in my opinion.

Plus sometimes when he is irked by what he sees as a refereeing injustice or whatever is when he puts on that play that makes him stand out.