I would like him signed for longer, so he can have a transition into a coaching role when the time comes. Players are playing longer these days, don`t know if that is down to full time or training systems but I believe he could do a good job in a coaching role for the young lads coming through.

Would he have the patience with the youngsters I wonder. Anyway Robbo has that job now.

could you trust brough coaching, might turn up with a can of lager half the time!

not to mention throwing a player over the posts if they dare do anything he hasnt had a go at doing first

And a very good job he's doing too, a 13-13 draw, coming back from 10-2 down, against last year's champions Wigan last night.

Great Result

Actually came from 10-0 down.

Who was lad stretchered off?

Anyone know how he is?

Jack Flynn, ligament damage, Tyllar mellor and josh Pinder went off injured too

Although he has been a great servant to the club and provided me with many happy memories i believe the right time to dispense with Brough's playing services is when his current contract runs out. Top clubs know when to call time on even the best and most loyal of players careers (i.e. McGuire at Leeds) Brough has been as often bad as good recently, and as someone else pointed out, most veteran players replace agility and speed with experience and guile, Brough does not fit this category. He is still as easy to wind up (if not easier) and goes to pot in high pressure situations. We should spend the very large sum of money we will be spending on his wages to attract a marquee young half. Many will say there are not those players around to obtain, this may be true, but the situation will be the same when he does retire, and we will have taken a risk on him not deteriorating futher which can happen very quickly once a player gets to the mid thirties.

People do need to realise that there is a serious lack of quality half backs. Top English half backs are signed up (and expensive) and there is no chance if signing a high quality Australian. Although brought isn't perfect, he brings a lot to the team and still has one of the best kicking games in Super League. He's clearly still passionate, fit and strong. Losing brought would put us under a major transition. We've lost a lot of quality in the last few years. Let's keep building and replace brough when he's ready to retire.

the contract im sure will be right for the club and he wont be on what he was

we may already have a replacement in rankin for years to come.... gaskell to could be a future partnership with rankin

Some big hits from Wigan in that first half.

4 brawls, one sending off, sin bins - and that was just the first half.

Plenty of entertainment for 3 quid.

Would anyone take Matty Smith? Not glamorous but can manage a game and he's won things. Would be good alongside more of a running half like rankin/gaskell imo

Brought playing on one leg would be more effective than Matty Smith

always like matty smith, can manage a game better than brough especially when the pressure is on and can put those drop goals over!

but cant see it happening!

He's not spectacular, but manages a game really well, would be happy to see him here. He is not a long term option being in his 30's himself. We need to put Brough's money into another young quality halfback. Yup there aren't many around but when one does become available we need the Brough wage money to snap him up, whether it be a young British talent, or an antipodean who is understudy to one of the best over in Aus and wants a first grade chance.