Ellis is a loss but Barrow have ticked the box same as if Fax lost Gleeson, Gene or Black it would be a loss but not as important as if they had gone and no SL box had been ticked-not that it will make much odds with the RFL what both clubs win or do. Good players come and go but far more important is the team rather than any one player.

Please elaborate.

Ellis signed for Quins yesterday after talks with Barrow board earlier in the day. He or his agent may have agreed the terms of a contract earlier but no signature.

If you refer to Barrow speaking to possible replacements, once again please elaborate, I like agood bit of speculation as much as the next man.

Jog on you wind up merchant

ellis's replacement will not be a fax player. Des is not a shy bloke and has anticipated this likely outcome and i believe he has discussed favourable terms with the replacement.

Its a new player, up & coming who isnt shy at going forward......

D Johnston!!!

He may as well

Which is exactly why I am not posting what I have been told. Im not winding anybody up, just responding to an earlier post from Urbancarrot about loosing key players.

A few names have been mentioned to me,
one above others is Mark Smith ?
Not sure about this one

no not smithy!

Oh dear, this has really stung you, Gazza, ain't it ... and after the "Rooney Rooney" thread where you got all giddy and excited you've been made to look a right proper Charlie, eh?



Losing the star player of the Championship is "Small in comparison to what we may lose (oh sorry "loose"

)", oh dear, what gobbledigook, even by your standards!

Not been funny here, Gazza, but the Cumbrian clubs have always struggled because they've found it extremely hard to attract good players to the North West outpost ... over the years we've even had good Cumbrian players heading South to ply their trade ... as for non Cumbrian star players in Cumbria ... very very difficult. Ellis is an extremely bad loss for Barrow, you'll do very well to get a replacement as good as he.

Ellis was a pretty raw 21 year old released by Hull KR at the end of 2006. He's matured at Barrow and become the player he is today.

How have I been stung ? You lost me there completely. Cumbrian clubs struggle to attract good players - are you having a laugh ? So the league leaders and Grand final winners, who come from Cumbria, have no good players and have struggled to attract good players ?

Rooney, Luisi, Catic, Bracek, Allen, Bauer, Mossop on Loan .....Do I need to go on ?

Where the hell have you been for the last 9 months !!



Ellis is a massive loss but we will cope and we will find a replacement. We have a fine youngster in Nathan Mossop who is a Cumbrian lad. As much as it pains me to think we may yet lose more players to SL, I actually think it shows the class of player we have at Barrow when a load of Fax and Widnes supporters have done nothing but go on about us loosing our team to other Clubs. Our players may move on because they have won the major honours in The Championship and may seek a new challenge, wheras your lot have still got it all to win. Stung ? I don't think so !



To be honest, I couldn't really give a rats backside if what I heard is true or false. I was merely posting a reply to something said earlier. Anyway bedtime. Ellis has gone (with everybodys blessing I might add), we will get over it and move on. I suggest you do the same and worry about your own players, signings, coach, chairman & BoD. The off season will be very interesting and I think there may be a few shocks in store for us to discuss.

I think its blob week for Gary.

Keep him away from sharp objects and give him a hot water bottle