How long do professional rugby league careers last? Not many players see a 14th season or nearly 350 career games, those are facts. He started his career a lot earlier than most do, so it's reasonable to expect his body to be in a worse state than most 30 year olds.

Are only some of you allowed opinions on here?

they trainers are good value

the scroll is a dead giveaway

Just being devils advocate, but Pulatua at St's is very much in the Manu mould. I would also but Solomona at Wire as a Manu type player.

Ellis is a different type of player but I think he will surprise a few when he gets here. Developed much more into the Gordan Tallis type, aggressive runner.

I think thats probably the understatement of the year mate


add that the the well documented injuries i think its fair to say when he is 45 and wakes up in the morning and turns to get out of bed his knees, hips , neck and back will sound like a bowl of rice krispies!!!! he will need a copper bracelet bigger than Zenas to help his arthritis issues

You are indeed correct, he's averaged over 23 games per season.

Your theory is that sound I can only presume you're a scientist.

It the Yorkshire Regiment Now it was made up of 3 Regiments 1PWO /Dukes/Green Howards .plus TAs .I still say I was 1PWO lad ps Greens have gone or about to go due to cuts

The ultimate kings in 'Indetikits' as you put it!! Nike are awful.

I would say losing Willie is a big loss and it would have been great to have him in the squad with Ellis. However Ellis also possesses alot of upper body strength like Willie and will be an all round improvement.

Yep, without doubt these 4 kits are identical, and are definitely the same template.

Sorry Goochie can you put a club to each shirt, I can't tell them apart!

It'll take me a while, I can't remember whose who!

ISC haven't been perfect for us, the sponsors badges fell off my away shirt last season but they make us 2 unique kits every season an our training gear has been good over the years too.

Hows his front legs doing?
Its HorNe, not HorSe

Should have embroided sponsors. The transfers are cheap and nasty.

Interesting,

I really hope the deal with Chase has been done and his Visa accepted. Cas released that he was having a Knee Operation (Which i was told was a cover, So that he wouldn't play again for us, So his deal could be safe with you). But he is now back in contention for Cas, And will definitely return next week, If not tonight. Would be a strange move if your deal is completed.

I really hope it is though, And we get a good fee for him, I stuck by my words, And Booed him in the home game he played, And will never cheer for him again in a Cas shirt.

Fwiw. I think he will do amazing for you, He is an absolute genius with ball in hand, And has more skills than Tomkins who everyone loves (Just isn't as quick/evasive etc).

Maybe every-one at the club including Chase are happy things are sorted, and he can now just concentrate on playing the next 3 games in a Cas shirt.

Quite possibly.

I aren't saying its not gonna happen at all. You could be right, Give him a chance to say goodbye and put his all in in the last couple of games.


After the reception he got at the last home match though, I would have thought it would have been easier to just leave him out.

I think the ISC shirts are always really good, I would love HKR to be supplied by ISC, our shirts are awful!

We need them like the 2009 one where the sponsors we're part of the material (similar to the pro shirts), my only complaint is the fact we keep getting crappy collars or cotton shirts, if our replicas were made like Catalan's they'd be far better.

Other than that ISC are great, original, quality designs each year.

Thats why I didnt buy one this year fed up with the collars as they are awful.

A Coach play is best team and player if they are not injured.I would be annoyed if our Coach left Manu out of his team because he as signed for Saints

Millward is also desperate for something to stop the fans talking about sacking hi too so if chase can provide the basis for a good attack he would play him.

Well ISC have a contract with us for another 2years which would be hard to get out of and the new shirts are coming from them as is Yeamo's Testimonial shirt so one can only presume that this is just conjecture about changing suppliers. Who knows?

I'm assuming you mean ISC?