I had a lovely bedsit once overlooking the park back in the 80s.... ask your erm.....
four seasons ago due to work commitments I had to live in Southampton (Eastleigh to be exact) and still saw 19 live games and had a season pass matey, my eldest son lives in Scarbrough and missed 4 games last year home and away and that is a crap trek by any stretch of the imagination .

Leeds have been probably the top club in the country consitantly for the last 10 years, what is it, 7 grand finals whic leads to World Club Challenges and 4 or 5 cup finals? Thats one hell of a reason for players to stay.

They have lost playes in the past, Morley, Newton, Chev Walker, Calderwood ?

Luke Burgess ans Gaz Ellis to the NRL of more recent times

I clearly have different priorities for my spare time to you.

as is clearly showing presently, problem is the current regime has to wake up and see that unless they allow the clubs earning big bucks to spend big bucks they will continue to loose the UK based stars to the NRL or Union, problem is I cant see RL ever being able to compete with the cash they flash

Correct!! i always prefare watching FC to licking windows personally

Ellis and Morley are the ones I thought of, the others are hardly gonna hurt your club tbh.

Guess the difference is they don't have a reliance on one or two top players like we do. If we had more quality it would be less of a blow. The bright spot is Lineham, genuinely think he could be a star.

class act IMO too, also think Green could be a world class forward too, I have watched this kid progress and he has it all, speed, great hands, size and agression and tons of skill to boot.. .. think we may be coming into a period of home grown talent on show again

bless, and you think you're an adult?

anyway, back on topic, IF Briscoe goes then I wish him all the best, hope he leaves us with a winners medal of some kind.

Shame he's chosen to leave but good luck to him. Step up Lineham , We may see him a little more this season now.

Agree and they have a production line to replace them, ie Ward to take over from Sinfield

Theyve also had the luxury of being able to release players who are/have gone onto be SL standard - Fox, Gale, Murell, Netherton, Carvell, Raynor, the list goes on, plus the likes of Diskin, Lee Smith, Scuton

Will be a big test for them in the next 2/3 years as they have to replace Peacock, Sinfield, McGuire and Burrow.

Not to mention Saints losing Jammer to the NRL.

doesn't some of wonderboy Tomkins' wage not count on the salary cap? Sure I read that somewhere.

Should be allowed for homegrown talent at all clubs imho, if it is true.

Alternatively, we could employ Briscoe's girlfriend as a receptionist for about £100k p/a

All clubs have the same entitlements.

This is correct.


It already is.

AFAIK, money is not the issue with Briscoe anyway.

They need to sign to replace Peacock and Kylie. Ward is being lined up to replace one of other three as is Briscoe I think.

So what you're saying is, we're losing a top player but have another who might be just as good (or better) coming through the system to replace him? A bit like the top clubs do?

just found an article, it's only for clubs that produce England ETS and Knights players, is that all clubs anyways? What I was saying is it should be for young talent, at all clubs - obviously money won't be an issue for a few, probably most, of them but it would still make a difference.

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It is for all clubs and its used so clubs promote youth.

Shouldnt you be in hiding

I am Hutchie,behind me keyboard


Anyhows back on topic glad to see him go,usually is always in the right place at the right time against us !
Be interesting to see if he makes it down under !

And yet here you are gobbling off about something you don't have enough 'spare time' for.

Hes a young kid, i dont think people realise how young at times dues to this being his 6th seaon in the first team.

He has flaws in his game, which players dont have

And if it dont work out, he would walk back into any SL team ,, i have no doubts on that

and he'll be 26/27 when (if) he comes back

he'd be daft not to go imho

I agree with this Tom's a great player and when he returns they'll be an whole host of clubs wanting his services.

He's a massive loss to Hull but what a great oppportunity for him to test himself against the best, I've got no doubt he'll do himself proud and develop even more into a complete player.