I like the bit in brackets .

How much do you want to bet that Brierley doesn't leave?

Sykes may have been offered a short term contract at Leigh I don't know but reading the Fev press release I think it's more of a case of Fev trying to say Worthington has made the wrong choice.

We have to remember Yorkies are far more gullible than us posh folk on the west of the Pennines. So it cheers their fans up.

Anyways we will see who has made the right decisions in the next few months.I am content that PR knows his RL so that will do me.

NO way Leigh would sign a 33 year old is there, They wouldn't dream of signing Ben Jefferies or anyone like that would they

Have a word with Paul or Derek they will tell you that agents and players are contacting them on a daily basis if Sykes has been 'spoken to' then so be it no dramas it wouldn't be the first time a player has 'talked up' his dealings to get a better offer.
Turn the page move on.

This.

Didn't we have something similar a couple of seasons back, a Leigh player claiming that a club had tried to sign him in the hope that he'd het a better deal.

were not the ones saying we wouldn't want a player because he's 33

his age is irrelevant. he simply isnt good enough to get into the current leigh team.

He may have turned down Bradford or London. It only mentions a full time contract.

A Fev official has gone on record saying it was Leigh.

I only wish we had signed Menzies a couple of years ago when he was allegedly linked with us. Age is only a number class is permanent. As long as a player is fit enough it matters not what his age is if he's good enough.

If he's good enough he's young OR old enough. The thing with this Leigh team is that we have a lot of good enough YOUNG players that will only get better, now that is not to say we shouldn't look at 33/34/ or even 35 yr old IF they are still fit and more importantly exceptional players
eg, If fui fui signs for Leigh until 2017, then that would be a good deal regardless of his age.

Steve Menzies v Sykes its like comparing Lobby to a Pie..... Lobby everytime.

Ok, to make it clear, please read my original post above.
His age is only an issue for me in this case because he is not willing to be full time, hence the age being a secondary reason in brackets !
The older a player gets the more important it is that he is full time, to get the fitness training and full range of after game recovery options to stay fit and fully effective at the high level our club is aiming for. A full time, fit and quality halfback is what we need to add to our squad, regardless of age, to complement (not replace) our current quality half back pairing.
My original post was in direct reply to another teams fan saying that this guy was a "replacement" for Ryan.
Trust me I have no problem with age, I'm old enough to be this guys Dad and I'm still playing rugby.