I know what you mean, but even if he's dropped off the SL pace, he surely hasn't carried on dropping to the point of not being decent for a mid-table Championship side.

Depends what the clubs aspirations are. If we're aiming for mid table then why sign him at all? He won't be cheap.
If we're genuinely aiming for top 4 or promotion them I'm afraid to say I don't think he's good enough.

Has been a very good player in SL and it`s probably a good move to drop down into the championship but we have a lot of younger players coming through and I just hope he doesn`t influence them with the shenanigans like where he was too pi$$ed to get on a plane with the Scotland squad. Otherwise I think he`s just the signing we need.

Decent signing for sure, especially as other have eluded to with the JK connection.

An added bonus too (I seem to remember his stats were OK) is goal kicking....how many games have we scored the same tries or even out tried them only to lose out on missed goals...

It's hard to say, to be honest.

He (presumably) is within budget and won't be expecting SL wages, in any case our budget has already been said to be not what it was, so if he comes within it, then fine. I think Brough is the kind of player his clubs' fans like and opponents like to wind up. Given his age and lower influence in SL games as he's got older, his bad behaviour and general mouthing off at referees has increased but he's going to be more effective in the slower paced championship so that, hopefully, shouldn't be too much of a problem. He'll kick some teams to death on a small pitch like the Tetley stadium, imo.

As for promotion...well, yeah right. I know all players want to be the best they can be and to win every game, and that clubs are always going to talk things up. Not believing you're in the promotion mix would be anathema to them, but I'm just a fan, so promotion... well, yeah right....

I've turned it into a poll in case anyone can't be faffed actually writing anything. Which given this forum is like a graveyard on the moon at the moment, is very likely.

Anything

The other thing to consider - has he signed a F/T or P/T deal? Does he have outside interests now? Even the most expensive P/T deal in the championship is in the £15-20k pa range.
One of the benefits of going P/T - only 2-3 training sessions per week (easier on the body), in the late afternoon/evening with us, allows time during the day for another job.

Have you rigged the poll so I can't vote no? Thus forcing me to write something

Quote: le penguin "Have you rigged the poll so I can't vote no? Thus forcing me to write something Ha. Mine is a bit weird unless I use the lite version of the forum: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=629240

Quote: le penguin "Have you rigged the poll so I can't vote no? Thus forcing me to write something Ha. Mine is a bit weird unless I use the lite version of the forum: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=629240

Wa wa waaaaaaah

Personally I think his experience will be invaluable to the likes of Shackleton and Green

I think even at this stage of his career he's good enough for top 4 of championship. My worry would be injuries given his age. Could see him missing big chunks of season out injured. If he's coming for a reduced wage as mentioned in article then could be a good signing and pass a lot on to Lilley in terms of guile and game management. Article talks about 2 or 3 extra signings for next year on top of retaining this years squad. Given this years squad was already threadbare due to budget RFL agreed to surely they'll allow us a bigger budget next year?. Personally think we're 5 or 6 players off top four quality.

Either way it’s a strong pointer that somebody is at least planning for the next two years with both Kear and Brough signing two year deals. That alone is a good sign when plenty will be worried given the current crisis

Happy with this signing. Only downside is how he copes with injuries at 37. But in our position its a good signing and a risk worth taking imho to go along with the kear extension.
As has been said, at least it shows planing and realistic amibition from the club, which is all i can hope for really at the moment.

Plus, we should get plenty of field advantage with the size of the dews pitch and brough's kicking game!