So Bailey had some of his best form under Tony Smith. That's true but Smith left Leeds in 2007/8 therefore it's been 7 or 8 years since Bailey showed his best.
Hard to imagine that he can reproduce that form now I'd say, but he will be cheap.
I can only imagine the uproar had the Rhinos re-signed him.

Do we remember how upset we were with Anthony England, for not even spitting at someone directly, and his lack of discipline?

Well....after all the work getting rid of players with issues we invite Bailey in and he promises to be a good boy, so that's ok then...be surprised if he lasts much longer than he did at HKR

Well im not exactly over the moon about this BUT we have to trust TS knows what he is doing.

Our club will do ok with Bailey.
TS is good at keeping scandal, strictly, under the covers.

Shocking!!!

Whilst I wouldn't be impressed if he'd resigned for Leeds. I don't think that his signing for Wire is the disaster some on here seem to feel it is. I doubt you're paying him much and your management team have been smart enough to put appropriate clauses in his contract if he reverts to inappropriate behaviour. He could be a very good squad player if he applies himself and you can get rid if he doesn't. Where's the risk?

I'm OK with this. Last time we signed a forward with a terrible disciplinary record (in mid 80's) it worked out OK.

I'm undecided if this is opportunism or sheer panic buying now.

For the first time I'm having my doubts about TS. I have no inside info but wonder why for example, P Wood long standing servant got shown the door and Bailey gets the welcome mat?
This has really taken the gloss off next season for me.

W71 smiley or not how can you even think of comparing...or did you mean Rathbone?

Adds a little more spice to the season opener!

Actually, that's a very good point. I mean, how many of us would turn down the opportunity of Djokovic's balls ? He has now won 10 Grand slams, 26 Masters titles, he has double the ranking points of second place and has just won the Barclays year end title again. Those balls must be absolutely priceless having seen him to so many titles, even at my great age of 78 I reckon they would still let me beat Andy Murray on current form. As he jiggles his balls up and down on the baseline getting ready to serve I just can't help thinking; 'what a great load of balls'.

Perhaps we ought to put a bid in for Kevin Sinfield's jockstrap, how many medals has that won ?

Oh and the idea that there will be behaviour clauses in the contract which will rein Bailey in is laughable, no doubt his other clubs had same type of clauses in his contract. My worry is the damage that can be done to the attitude of impressionable young players by a multiple medal winner of his ilk.

Outstanding. Absolutely outstanding!
The guy everyone hates walks into your club. Your side hated him that much that they preferred to have had a scuffle with him than try and win a Grand Final!icon_lol.gif

I think there has been examples of behaviour and embarrassment this from the last week going back 18 months that we have excepted that make Bailey ideal to audition for the Xmas RL nativity.

Get over it some of you. He's here and he's a Wire like it or not.