Or you could see it as the last roar of Super League's Greatest Ever Centre.

Depends how you view a glass at 50% capacity.

I've heard on the grapevine Keith might after all end up with his old mate John Kear in 2012...

Jamie Lyon was SL greatest ever centre by quite some distance.

Regardless of how you view it the fact remains we are not developing the volume of players of sufficient quality.

Quite a claim for 2 seasons worth of rugby, compared to someones whole career.

Nonsense

Keith Senior was SL greatest ever centre

Of course young players have to play, but they also have to be of a certain standard in the first place, do you seriously think that EVERY club in SL has 2 young centres just waiting to be unleashed upon SL?
It's a silly argument to suggest that no club in SL should sign Senior in case it might block some mythical youngsters development, regardless of that youngsters and Seniors relative abilities. That's an argument that clubs shouldn't ever sign anyone and should play their youngsters regardless of ability or readiness.

Presumably you think Saints shouldn't have signed Jamie Lyon then. After all he blocked Ian Hardman's development.

I've just come to the conclusion that perhaps it's no coincidence that Sal Paradise is an anagram of Alas! Despair.

Regarding who is the best centre ever to play in SL, it is difficult on how you define best!

Judging both players on how good each player was at his peak then I would say Jamie Lyon is better (not by a long way), however judging on his contribution to SL then Senior gets it (by a mile).

Luckily there are 2 centre spots available in a team and one with both of them in at there best wouldnt be half bad.

Paul Newlove and Tuigamala (sp) were not bad either

I've no idea where he's going, but we'd all be happy to have him at Keighley! As well as being a top player - he could certainly do a job at Championship level - he'd get the crowds coming down, important from our point of view.

Hull Kod R'eds from what I here

We've massively enjoyed seeing Keith Senior at his very best at Headingley, tearing holes in defences and feeding his wingers brilliantly. I would prefer him to retire completely following his injury, as this is surely the best way to remember him without potentially suffering further indignities on the field.

Hardman was a winger - it could be argued that playing with Lyon actually helped his development?

You aren't seriously suggesting signing a 35 year old still recovering from a career threatening injury is comparable to signing an Aussie test centre in his prime!! A player who has subsequently gone on to play a major role in two NRL GF winning sides. We haven't produced a centre in the whole SL era as good as Lyon and that includes Senior.

Senior was struggling in his last season at Leeds to produce performances of SL standard - that was before his injury? His pace and power had gone and the less said about his defence the better.

There are young centres out there that deserve a chance before a 35 year old who sole objective is a personal goal of 600 games and he will go anywhere that will help him reach that. He doesn't care about the team his comments in his book and on twitter suggest a very bitter individual who thinks the games owes him a living.

I actually agree a bit with this. It worried me that while at Leeds he would often mention his goal of 600 games and wanting to outlast others as the only player to play in every Super League season, whilst seeming to disreguard that performance and fitness would have a bearing on this.

As for whether there are good enough young centres out there, that is a different question. If clubs had better options available nobody would be interested in signing him.

In that case why can't a young winger at a bottom half SL club benefit from playing with Senior?

The relative abilities of an aged Senior and a prime Lyon are irrelevant. All that's relevant is whether they were better options than what was in the clubs reserve grade.

Was he? Was Senior the worst centre in SL before his injury? I'd suggest he was t and still isn't the worst centre in SL. Which would then suggest that there is still a place for him within SL somewhere.
I'll say it again, which youngsters at bottom half SL clubs would Senior be adversly affecting their development by signing for a year?
It just appears that you have taken a dislike to him for being honest in a book and you misunderstanding his comments toward a fellow player and friend.
Also you have made great play on his wish to reach 600 games, why is that an unreasonable goal? He's won everything going, what is wrong with wanting 600 first grade appearances?
As said above, if he's not good enough nobody would be interested.