I think the BIG HITS in the Championship, he will certainly receive, will undoubtedly be the most frightening aspect for him of coming to Leigh and R/L here. I mean the NRL has no BIG hitters therein, does it?

I like the rest of your comment but I do think that he will be capable of taking(not to mention GIVING)a couple of those after so many seasons within the NRL.

I watched the NRL avidly last season and to be honest was a little confused over why he was suddenly considered not good enough any more, as he was doing just the same as he has always done and often with as much impact as he always provided.
Good signing age or not he will add interest to the Leigh side if nothing else and could even turn out to be a good player there also.

To be fair, I dont see where you can put a negative spin on it as far as Leigh are concerned.

It is for both correct. Although i do not see Leigh being a championship club for long. They are getting everything in place both on and off the field, with facilities second to none. A full time operation now as well.

I reckon it is a massive feather in Leigh's cap beating the pies to his signature.

He may be “past it” in the NRL, but there’s no reason why he can’t shine in the Championship.

For a club who looked down & out a couple of years ago, that’s an impressive marker to put down

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I’m sure many fans of the Whipping Boy Rabble in S.L. would have been quite happy with his signature.

Played 12 out of a possible 24 games for the eels last season?

leigh will be hoping he can play more games than that next time round but he will do alot for off the field reasons too

One thing is for sure, the set of forwards that dominated the Championship, went toe to toe with Leeds in the cup and has an average age of less than 25 will almost certainly benefit from having this legend in the camp.

Wether its weights, ballwork, banter, intensity or just taking the ball up harder, faster and gaining inches, id like to think all of them will try and raise their own game.

Whichever way you view it, Fui Fui Moi Moi to Leigh makes life in the Championship a whole lot more interesting.

But having Leigh in Super League won't make Super League more interesting and won't help the RFL improve its feeble and deficient revenue stream any time soon. In fact it will more likely hinder the situation. London, Bradford and Toulouse need to be in Super League, not pathetically obscure Leigh, if rugby league is to improve its standing with sponsors, the media, and the general public in both England and France.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Leigh doesn't even have a train station. That will be terribly inconvenient for away fans, most of whom won't bother to show up at Leigh Sports Vilage, no matter how many pies and pasties they have on offer at the food outlets. This is a working class game, and the working class likes to travel by train, not by car!

And?

Why don't you read my post correctly and digest it's detail if your tiny "foreign flat cap" can understand it. Leigh currently would bring nothing to Super League, I could not care less even if it is my team.

My post did not mention Super League, my post indicated an opportunity for my team to nurture youth through experience.

I have enjoyed the last year in the Championship more than any other year prior, partly due to on field success but mainly to the "feel good" around the town.

We play attractive rugby, which I like, we look like a team, which I like, we act like a professional club which I like.

London, Toulouse, Bradford & Leigh are where they are on merit.

Get over it.

p.s. enjoy Carney & Tonga, I know I will.