You have a point about the length of contract, but life is full of risks and gambles. The other side of the argument is that not one single player was born a top class or quality player, They were given the chance to prove they were, by showing great promise at a lower level. The other way to do it is to buy ready made class like Brough , and we all know what that costs.
I don't think Brierley will have come cheap by any means, but I am so glad that some body has finally come out and admitted that we were desperate for a player of his style. Whether he is a great success we will have to see, He has proved his try scoring ability a level down from SL, I am really hopeful he will just kick on in SL, It has certainly kindled a bit more interest from me in any event.

none of those were available to sign like brierley.

not putting all my hopes on him, but will def give him time unlike some who wont.

But none of them are available!!

That's besides the point, just because he was available doesn't mean he is the hottest property in super league. I'm sure every one of those players I mentioned are highly sought after by clubs over here and in the nrl.

Ah, I see! Cheers.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it the wrong way.

one thing i know is he is very good under the high ball at full back!

anderson said he had his best game so far for us lastnight

brough needs to give him abit more ball though

he looked out of position on most of tries i saw on sky. he was nowhere near the action or the kicks that went through, although you would expect that from someone who isn't a full back

how many times do I need to say that he isn't a full back, the faster we give him time in the halves to prove what he can do the better this team will be

Say it as much and as many times as you like ...........No one's listening that matters.

nah full back and give him time!!!!!!

ellis and brough when they are reunited is fine.

Ryan is out of his depth he is a top championship player that's it should of stayed with us but greed got the better of him.
Not be long before he is on loan at York.

He's actually been a very safe pair of hands. Teams have targeted him thinking he would be a weak link and he's taken it all in his stride and certainly Doesn't look out of his depth at all to me. Fullback is the most technical position there is-Looks to be learning fast and a couple of nice breaks on Friday. Once he's learnt our structures better I think he will come into his own.