Of ourse we should enquire if he's available, as we should with any player of his calibre. However I think McShane deserves a chance to prove himself aswell so I won't mind if nothing comes of this.

I would say that this probably sums up my stance also. I actually think Farah would be one of the more likely to come over - NSW seem to overlook Farah in favour of Ennis (god knows why) and Young, and he's not getting a game for Oz, and won't whilst Smith is still playing.

One thing is for sure, Farah would improve every team in Super League - and our team would be better with him included. The downside would be the probable loss of Mcshane.

So we should enquire but not sign him!

With Farah in the side, we'd never get slack. In fact, we could make great strides.

I agree hooker does not appear to be a priority, but was it a 'priority' when Buderus was signed ? And does anybody now regret his signing ?

If quality is available on a long term basis and it is better ( key word ) than what is presently available, then of course he should be signed.

Would anybody turn down Ingliss and Thurston even if risked upsetting Smith and McGuire ?

I think whilst regret is maybe a bit strong, I think that many would still question the wisdom of his signing.

I agree about improving the squad we should take the opportunity if it arrives, however, as has been pointed out above, signing foreign players is one of the reasons we have a smaller player pool over here

Well done sir!

The loss of one player who was exempt from the overseas/non-fed rules in Lauitiiti and the probable loss of two more at the end of 2012 - Webb and Leuluai - means Leeds need to be concentrating their overseas recruitment on areas of need. Hooker - IMO - isn't one of them.

Farah would make a fantastic acquisition.

It therefore goes without saying the chance of it happening at Leeds are close to zero.

it would be easier to sign benji marshal than robbie farah away from the west tigers as they both love the tigers club and i can never see them leaving. farah restaurant liechart tiger is named after them..

Huh?

He owns a restraunt called LeicharTiger...

As good as Farah is, McShane deserves a chance now.

In League Express this week there was the Rhinos season preview for 2012.Brian McD said that there is still scope for another arrival before the season starts but the decision to take up that option willl not be taken lightly. "We do still have room left on the cap should someone becomes available. But we'll only bring someone in if they will significantly add to the quality of our squad.We won't just bring someone in to fill the space for the sake of it."

I think Robbie Farah would significantly add to the quality of the squad but there's the impact on McShane and Hood. However the Rhinos as a top team should be at least interested in quality players that become available as McD said. Recent reports from down under suggest that the story has been blown out of proportion and Farah does not want to leave Wests. We'll just have to wait and see. GH and Brian McD might have someone else in mind?

Is that reverse psychology in action?