Seen on the KR facebook page that we've signed Ryan Bailey. My first thought was "He must be older then 30, he's been around forever!"

my second thought was "After all these years following rovers we've finally signed an absolute $hithouse" Dunno if thats a good or bad thing but he'll bring some aggression to the pack won't he! What are we thinking? Good signing for me, should strengthen up the front row a good deal.

As a Leeds fan I'm not sure whether I hope this is true or not. He had a really, really quiet year last year. I could wonder whether he's just got too comfortable at Headingley. For all his knockers and doubters, he's a fantastic forward on his day. There haven't been enough of those days lately. Could be that a change is what he needs.

A player I've loathed most of his career, primarily due to his reputation for being a thug & a cheap shot merchant. Naturally, all this is now firmly in his past, he will become a true gentleman in red & white and will offer tea & sandwiches to the opposition at half time. Bless his cotton socks.

It's true:

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It's never been a particularly well deserved reputation. But he does have a knack for getting under opponents' skins. It isn't a bad trait in a prop. Even in our sanitised and smooth-edged modern version of RL.

The notion that he doesn't hang around for a fight when it kicks off is also nonsense. Although he does get in a lot less of them than he used to. Which is good, because he picked up quite a lot of cards for it early in his career.

Then the very best of luck to him.

He didn't persuade a series of head coaches to pick him in 6 title-winning teams by being the waste of space that some will have you believe. If a move gets him motivated and firing on all cylinders again, you've got a top player.

Was he OOC or have rovers paid a fee for him?

I think he had a year left, but I doubt there will have been a fee. We probably needed the cap space.

Lets hope it turns out to be a good move for both parties. Direct replacement for Poore, if he plays 8 games in 2 years its also better value.

It bolsters the pack without using up a quota spot, so despite my reputation as Mr Negative, I'm beginning to see positives in this signing. I will be buying him supper at this rate of progress.

This news will get our six fingered cousins from across the river out in force. Rolfie has already surpassed himself with some smilies.

Couldn't care either way, we do have plenty of £ available to pay a fee if required, but I doubt this took one.

really dredging the barrel signing a thug.not even any good.what a grub.

He will make the hard yards, is a strong aggressive defender who has matured (not mellowed) - learned all of the tricks of the trade - and will get in the face of the opposition; just the type of player Rovers need. Good signing IMO.

You're good you are.

Start being negative or i'll have to have a word with the mods. The balance aint right on here unless you're negative

Yup, he's tripe:
[iA former England and Great Britain international, the prop is one of the most decorated players in Super League having won six Grand Finals, three World Club Challenge titles and one Challenge Cup [/i

Don't worry I will soon revert to my electron-based slant on everything, it's just that I'm in a good mood this morning and that won't last.

But.......that's all in the past. He's rubbish now. Ask Rolfie.

I'm on the fence.

Gives Lee Radford even more ammunition to collectively hate KR and Bailey.

Your speaking from experience of course,he is definitely not an angel unlike jason crookes.

A great signing IMO. I would have loved Cas Tigers to get him on a deal for a couple of years. As someone else has stated - he knows how to get under opposition forwards skin - a great trait for any prop and as experience in many finals. You will certainly get more value in game time out of Bailey that Poore.

Cracking signing,tons of experience,plays plenty of games and a nasty prop,something we have lacked.Poore was of similar ilk,and for me is just what we need.

I think you'll find the club he played for won those trophies, not him personally


He maybe contributed in a very small way!!