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| Quote: rubber duckie "Burrell will be cap free at least til summer 2020.
He'll fall, I'm sure, under the talent pool exemption coming from a successful union career.'"
What does that mean?
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| Does that mean if you aren’t talented you have to pay? Slightly subjective!!
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| As a non Union fan this signing to me is absolutely Bizzare, as i'd never heard of him before so have never seen him play. I can't remember any union player in the past maybe 10 years that has been successful in league (apologise if i'm wrong). And no i don't mean league players that left and came back, i mean out and out Union players that come to league.
As far as i know Burrell hasn't played league in 10+ Years, he's a centre that is 6'3 and over 17st so i don't think he will actually play as a league centre, i could be wrong but for me this signing is a real head scratcher. Apart from the salary cap factor of course.
But as always i wish him the best and will save judgement until i actually see him play for us, he's a big powerful guy from what little i've seen of him so hopefully he will be awesome for us
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| If it’s free it’s worth a punt. Not quite sure he’s 17 stone but he will lose bulk. Having said that Hurrell must be that kind of weight.
Can’t think of any Union converts in the last 10 years apart from Andy Powell who had a bizarre spell with Wigan!
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| Watching him (on YouTube admittedly), looks like one of those players who you look at and think could make it in league (Brown, Ford, Farrell, Halfpenny to name few) but only time will tell with fitness etc., and whether that's a reality.
Odd. But interesting signing.
That is an interesting poser though, who was the last decent union convert to league without having first played league before coming back? Gareth Thomas and Andy Powell hardly at the world alight. Can't even think of anyone else other than fringe players.
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| There’s loads of players that could make it in League and the same from League to Union. You just need to select the right players.
Thomas was mid 30s I recall and wasn’t awful. Powell was an aging badly conditioned boozer who was released by a poor Sale side. He certainly had the raw tools, but was knackered after 2 mins!! Sale released a young lad Jordan Davies who went to Salford and played a bit. He’s back in lower league Union. No one any good with England international ambitions would move across. England players earn as much in the 6 nations as a highly paid league player sadly.
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| Here to clear the line.
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Russell’s replacement
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| Quote: Superblue "Here to clear the line.
Top scooter
Russell’s replacement'"
I think he is some level or three above that Pat. He hits the line at pace...pretty much aka Atkins at 23
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| Gareth Thomas was good for crusaders IMO, he was a good player in a poor side unfortunately.
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| Quote: Saintflyer13 "Another over the hill player taking the place of a youngster, it is typical this from Warrington.You have young lads in your 1st team squad that I know are absolutely ripping it up in training day in day out with limited opportunities then they sign a 30+ year old player that knocks them back again. Give the young lads a shot ffs'"
Which young lads? Our centres are Atkins, Goodwin and King. Atkins is coming to his end. And we currently have 59 year old Westwood playing Loose.
Burrell will play centre or loose. Atkins and Westwood to become deeper squad players.
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| I think Karl is really starting to do a good job as our CE. We all had reservations when he first came into the role but this is a great signing, a good way to get the most quality you can with the hindrance of a salary cap, a coup and good publicity for the sport!
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| Anyway, just watched a video on YouTube and Burrell seems to be able to throw the ball about well and runs good lines
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