Wash your mouth out son.

So right Staffs, if he is any way as good as B Hodgson he will do for me. Slightly worried if he is injury prone but have only seen that he is on this forum??

agree give the bloke a chance,

I was hoping for him to be more like billy slater myself

Stand by what? There's only Boyd of any real quality available! Bowen's reportedly staying with NQC so who's are Wests going to sign who's better?

144 games over 10 seasons! do the math, its not pretty! but hey who knows

Interesting to note McKinnon has the same agent as Rangi Chase....

Come on Sheldon...you know the game!

There will be a clutch of younger, hungrier and fitter full-backs ready to roll off the Toyota Cup production line at season's end, off of whom would be better options than a 31-year-old McKinnon.

Of the available 'old guard', What about Preston Campbell or Rhys Wesser for starters?

I honestly don't know why you trying to 'spin' this signing - It's Adam Dykes all over again!

Let's hope we've thrown a 3 year contract at a crock as a sweetener for the chase deal

Personally I'm not hoping that's why we've done it, but I found it interesting to read the link, especially as Chase's agent will have a long list of clubs both here and in NRL to choose from should the player leave Cas.

I've already posted they'll probably look to their youngsters, Wests have just said as much, but at this moment in time their not as good as McKinnon hence he starting as fb when available.

There's no spin on my part, Sheens has said he would have liked him to stay but didn't want to stand in his way of a longer deal and when fit he is west tigers first choice fb.

Wesser and Campbell?

Wesser is 2 years older and missed 2009 with a knee injury.
Campbells 4 years older and is missing games with hamstring and knee injuries.
Both are rumoured to be retiring at the end of the year.

I am a Hull FC 'supporter' yes...not a rabid, anti-KR, one-eyed fanatic I grant you, but yes Hull FC are my favourite team.

Does that cause me to lose my critical faculties when it comes to signing a 31-year-old Aussie journeyman with a reconstructed knee and tight hamstrings? NO.

I might be reading it wrongly but I get the impression Chase may have a release clause.

Fair point, but both would be picked above McKinnon every day of the week at this moment in time!

Tim Sheens has wanted McKinnon off his salary cap. Of course he is going to publicly give it the "...we'd like to keep him..." routine to reassure potential suitors.

What did you expect him to say? ..."we need this crock off our payroll ASAP, his hamstrings are shot..."

Wesser who got dropped for a 18 year old because of poor form?

Quote ="looking in"what does richie mathers know about full back play.?'" Not a lot I would imagine, certainly not as much as many on here. Mathers has only played for Leeds, Warrington, Wigan and Cas. Won 2 Cups. Played in the NRL. On another note. On the Wests fans forum Mckinnon is 2nd in the player of the season awards behind Marshall. www.weststigersforum.com/

Quote ="looking in"what does richie mathers know about full back play.?'" Not a lot I would imagine, certainly not as much as many on here. Mathers has only played for Leeds, Warrington, Wigan and Cas. Won 2 Cups. Played in the NRL. On another note. On the Wests fans forum Mckinnon is 2nd in the player of the season awards behind Marshall. www.weststigersforum.com/

But I hijacked that poll Dave to spin the signing!

Quote ="Dave K."Not a lot I would imagine, certainly not as much as many on here. Mathers has only played for Leeds, Warrington, Wigan and Cas. Won 2 Cups. Played in the NRL. On another note. On the Wests fans forum Mckinnon is 2nd in the player of the season awards behind Marshall. www.weststigersforum.com/'" Think Ellis has won it two years running but he's missed a lot of games this season so far with injuries.

Quote ="Dave K."Not a lot I would imagine, certainly not as much as many on here. Mathers has only played for Leeds, Warrington, Wigan and Cas. Won 2 Cups. Played in the NRL. On another note. On the Wests fans forum Mckinnon is 2nd in the player of the season awards behind Marshall. www.weststigersforum.com/'" Think Ellis has won it two years running but he's missed a lot of games this season so far with injuries.

He has indeed Paul, Wests are missing him big time.

I can't believe the number of " fans " slagging the guy off before the ink's even dry on the contract - give him a chance ffs.

If there are "bigger names" arriving than McKinnon (who won't be cheap) it stands to reason there will be 'big name' departures.

The club is at full-cap now and that is with Phelps playing for 'buttons' and Gleeson playing on a contract which is heavily-loaded on next year's salary.

Something has to give - Fitzgibbon just for starters, probably Horne and Luaki too.

Interesting comments here

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certainly puts a different view on things,compared to the shouts of ''past it,too old,not good enough,injury prone'' etc,etc.The age thing doesn't worry me at all,it's his injuries.Hamstrings are common at the best of times,but playing over here,at the start of the season when it's usually still cold does worry me .