I think Kearney ate Mike's hamster somewhere a bit back?

... not to mention that he can't get a game at centre over Carl Ablett

Good news then

Everyday of the week, Mick. Kearney is as mediocre as they come. His positioning, reading of the game and return of the footy are shocking. His passing and tackling leave a lot to be desired too. And where's this pace he's meant to have?

You still trying to persuade people, can't fault your effort

As for Smith, no thanks.

I Like Smith but as always it depends on how much of the cap he requires... not worth amassive amount but for me a very good cover!

I would. Easily.

thank you. everyone seems to think that BK is a cracking FB.....in attack yes he is, in defence , he is woeful. like said above his positional play is beyond crap and cant catch a cold let alone a high ball. he is just a major defensive liability and to be last man...every time there is a line break i have no faith in him to make the tackle. he puts in some effort in the 1st half but at 45/50 mins he just doesnt seem bothered. if im honest i think he is only playing for us because we are paying him a packet, his new contract must have been seriously improved. tbh that salary and quota spot could have been better spent.
as for smith...not a plonk him on the wing, and yeah hes okay with a good .

Far too slow for a winger now. It depends how much he wants & his attitude. Seems lazy & overweight since his return from the dark side. Perhaps Phil Clarke's rugby gods are having their retribution again.

wondered how long it'd take us to disagree on something again!!

Kearney's the best player we've got by some distance and to pick Smith before him is lunacy!

that said, I would take Smith as cover/winger no problem.

With our 2 NRL guys coming in for the centre positions we need one experienced squad player as utility cover. Sykes & Platt can both fill this gap. Realistically we are going to try and let one go, the other will probably stay - as cover. The only point to signing Smith would be if we were confident that we could move on both of Sykes & Platt (who are both still contracted) because we only need one of those 3 named.

it would make sense to keep sykes over platt due to the homegrown status. Smith has hardly set the world alight after coming back from union. Has he had any injuries since coming back?

Every Leeds fan I speak to (and I work with one and another is a supplier and the latest three-way "banter" was as recently as yesterday) is mortified at what has been happening at Leeds, and pretty well to a man they blame the coach. (My suggestions that they might be getting a bit short of wonga cos of the Union side and other commitments are met with derision... ). They point to a number of players, including Smith, who they believe have gone backwards under the present coach.

May be relevant to the various threads dismissing specified Leeds players?

I'd take Smith in a breath. Especially now that Royston is going, he can cover Wing, Centre and Full-back and assuming either Platt or Sykes will be finding another club we will need this cover.