1992!

dont say that on the wigan board there very touchy about it and will tell you leeds were full time pro before them

The difference was that Leeds did not have Uncle Mo's Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen so they could buy every one that came on the market whether they needed them or not just to stop the competition from getting them.

I totally agree with this, the problem as I see it is a lot of youngsters are signed up at as young as 12 yrs old with the majority of academy being 14/16yrs this turns their vulnerable little heads and they believe they are going to be superstars so are not too bothered about grades at school and colleges, then they are more often than not tossed aside at 18 yrs old and left to compete for apprentices/college places with kids who did apply themselves at school. For me a big responsibility in this are lies with the clubs (and parents of course), these kids should be told straight that the likelhood of them turning into SL players is very slim, and they should be encouraged with school work and college places. Also if they keep 18 yrs old on they should be working with them and encouraging them into college and universities, universities often have good rugby teams for these youngsters to play in.It has to be recognized that playing rugby as a career is less years than what you have to pay a morgate.

I will give you that one for a bloke ur age you've got a great mop of hair

and by the way everyone I'm not saying he is old it's just a lot of men lose they're hair in they're 20's il just keep digging my hole

Ooo errr Mrs!!

Sandra has a lovely mop of hair.

It's like Rene Higuita's hair. Thick & moppy.

But can he do the acrobatics like Higuita?

Possibly.

Ginger will know how flexible he is.

Hudge says today there could be potentially 3-4 new signings before the end of the season. Im not sure who, but there doesnt seem to be much kicking about on the market. Looking at the ins/out thread on the VT, these are the only players still OOC who we could be realistically interested in. The two lads from Warrington would be good signings.

Shaun Ainscough
James Donaldson
Daniel Addy
Will Sharp
Andrew Dixon
Rhys Williams
Lee Mitchell
Stefan Marsh
Joe Mellor

They are the only things that I have heard recently.

“@nickshep84: Hull KR to sign Misi Taulapapa on 1 month deal starting end of September!!!! #wasteoftimesignings” eh??

Some sort of trial arrangement?? Maybe arranged at the cancelling of his contract last year, which clearly just happened to allow to bring in McDonnell. We'd have probably been better sticking with this lad!

I fear you may have missed a gag.....

Indeed. Massive Whoosh?

Josh Hodgson and Neil Hudgell recently met to discuss an improved contract extension,the two parties are so far apart on Josh,s value to the club i can see next season been his last.

We'll have gone pop by then surely? So it is moot.

Good player you need to tie him down.

Is this "Fifty Shades Of Grey?"

Heard that Sheriffe is leaving hull kr. Thought he looked very promising to be honest?

Yeah - he had injury issues early in the season, but as you say showed plenty of promise when he got his chance.
It'd make sense for us to keep him as a 20 year old club-trained player, but as he's very promising rather than very good I'm not sure who else would be massively eager to get him.


Would maybe lend credence to the Matty Russell rumour, because I don't really see much point in having both.
And actually thinking on it, whenever the kids are bigged up, Salter and the like, he isn't mentioned that often. He's not among those that made his debut [ithis[/i year, I suppose, but even still.

It'd be a mistake I think if we let him go.

I was a little worried about his defence to start off with but he showed enough to convince me that he can be more than competent.

Perhaps Sandercock prefers his full back to knock on at critical times, run in to touch and wang wild passes left right and centre.

Is it pronounced Sheriff, as in Roscoe P. Coltrane in the Dukes of Hazzard, or Shereef like Omar? And is it like Lewis or Louie? Exotic.

Not one specialist full back in the city, it seems.

Wants to return to his beloved FC I heard

well good luck to the lad

I'd heard louis is another howes client, might explain why if he's moving on? he's certainly done enough to get a year I would have thought as we don't have anyone else coming through yet.