From what iv'e read here and there bilko , I don't think Leeds particularly wanted rid of him, they just wanted Leeming more, They have been messing about for a year or two now with Hookers, i thought Parcell was ok but he was obviously not suiting .

But what about the players that didn't come to us as hookers who have done a great job there...
Remember Luke Robinson?? And he's not the only one.

In fairness, in my experience hooker is probably one of the easiest positions to transition into (and to coach) and any half-decent half should make a half-decent hooker nowadays

Jools I agree, however he has played there for Leeds and Jamaica and played very well, for me he's our first choice FB, he will do very well there defensively.
However if the team is more balanced with an attacking fullback and Darnell is in form, and Butterworth doesn't make the cut at hooker, then we have a very capable back up in Golding

It’s not about butterworth not making the cut it’s about having just two specialist hookers and two teams to field. We get an injury to AOB and if things stay as they are that’s potentially a (nother) scuppered season.
I get what your saying about robbo-but he was a seasoned player when he switched with bags of experience.
You reckon saints would start the season planning to switch a rookie half to hooker because they’d sold their best one.
We need another specialist to see the season right.

Agreed its important to have another hooker, I had wondered if we might have made an attempt for the young lad wire signed from Widnes a couple of years ago, Danny Walker, limited game time for them, would fit the bill of a good young english player and if Wire will release him he shouldn't be too much on the cap.

Or maybe we give Woolford an £80k payrise and bring his lad over on peanuts to save some cap?

Trout is a hooker isn`t he, that`s AOB sub .

I know Trout is listed as a second rower, but I had a feeling he turned out for Leeds at hooker a couple of times, anyone else heard that ??

He’s played prop or loose for leeds

Can't see a trout wanting to hook

He will be a flipping big unit if he did play there.

Leeming gets the Leeds number 9 shirt.

For one minute I thought I was on the Leeds board, get over it, he's gone and talk about contracted giant players.