If Kirke is used as a backup, what message does that send to Ambler, Singleton, Pitts or Amor for example?

Ridiculous signing, absolutely not justified by his perfomances over the last 18 months or so. I wouldn't even have re-signed him if he had offered to play for free a la Kris Radlinski

Fook me what a disgrace!

No surprise for me, as I posted on another thread last week his performances have not dropped as long as he's been here so whatever GH thinks he offers to the squad (presumably he's cheap) then he is still offering that same service

Well done Ian, much deserved

Can't see all of Ambler, Pitts, Singleton and Amor sticking around now....all of whom are better than Kirke.

GH is fast losing credibility.

If the recent Rhinos coaches ignored Wayne Bennett's advice about the fans, Kirke would have been dropped years ago, and not won 3 Super League finals.

Brian Mac and Hetherington know what they are doing

Believe

Agreed. But people aren't in much of a fair mood after looking at the league table and the quality of performance at the moment.

Fookin hell Gawy... I seriously hope this is a sick joke!!

No comment.

its not the 1st of april is it???

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That's why he's the UNSUNG HERO.

I won't renew unless some quality is brought in. We are in a downward spiral and next year will be worse

McDermott's quotes in that article are absolutley bananas. Kirke's quotes are actually quite reasonable. Still shouldn't get a renewal though.

McDermott. “I can count on one hand the number of times he has come off the field having been a bit ropey."

Well Brian, I can count on one hand the number of drives he often makes in a game.

Bugger, I promised myself I would make no comment on this tremendous news.

only quote I've seen that is correct is "He is very consistent in what he delivers for the team on a weekly basis." shame that what he delivers would get laughed at by the part-timers in championship 1.