However you look at it, Ferres is a quality second rower. With JJB out till May earliest and having a very poor fitness record, we've basically got Ablett, Achurch, Delaney, Keinhorst and Walters to cover the SR, given Wardy will be playing LF and assuming no injuries.

The sleeve will obviously be in for him, but it's got to be the right deal for us. He's 29 and has won FA - he can come to the Champions on a slightly more modest pay packet or he can look elsewhere and hope money will compensate for lack of trophies.

Hmmm, fair point well made.

Treble next season then yeah whoop whoop

Current players don't usually tweet when we make a new signing but with Ferres both Hall and Hardaker welcomed him to the club via Twitter.

The paranoia about Ferres is ridiculous. I can only imagine what some of you are thinking when your missus' go out! Zak Hardaker should be more of a concern than Brett Ferres. Loose cannon.

I don't think anyone is or has suggested ferres is literally going to run around knobbing all the wives. I'm sure the whole experience has been very painful for his family and something he regrets so stop trying to point score with your snide comments.

The concern is whether in the bubble that is professional sports teams there is any kind of long lasting issue with what ferres has done. We are not talking some office flirting gone wrong or whatever this is something that has had media attention and warranted severe enough to force him (him being an international no less) out of his current club.

As fans, and as with all signings, we have a right to speculate on how the player will fit into the dressing room, just check out the Falloon thread.

"long lasting issue." No, no there isn't. Because the only issue in reality is between the two families. Some comments on here wouldn't look out of place on Jeremy Kyle or Loose Women. Jesus, man up! It's life, s**t happens, move on. And if it doesn't concern you, don't worry about it!!