Since neither of you go to home games why don't you both calm down and worry about something that actually affects you.

Any team can fail to sign a Manly prop. It's no indication of the standard of players available to the club.

According to Nigel Wiskar in his latest mirror column www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-lea ... ss-2963574 we have signed a prop; Michael Stewart. Who he you ask? (although that is difficult to believe). None other than last year's University of Gloucestershire All Golds captain!

According to Nigel Wiskar in his latest mirror column www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-lea ... ss-2963574 we have signed a prop; Michael Stewart. Who he you ask? (although that is difficult to believe). None other than last year's University of Gloucestershire All Golds captain!

Only saw it today and didn't notice that. Not sure it makes it wrong and it is a good read anyway. I can't recall seeing the bloke mentioned here or elsewhere before.

Good to see news posted (2 articles in one day no less), but it does beg the question as to whether the club web site is now redundant?......or is this an element that will be taken over by the Barnet admin team?

The Long article on the BBC website is the first official statement I have seen that he has been given the assistant coach position.

Good read from Sean Long. I'm hoping he will be able to pass down some tips and wisdom onto Bishay and JWH and turn them into great halves for us. It's good to have a 'big' name on board at the club as well, who would be recognizable to non-RL fans.

Just hope he can behave himself down here and not be led astray by the cultural delights of the capital!

You have yourself explained that a great many U20's don't ever make the grade...that's what I meant and maybe I put it badly.
2 things here. Firstly, I was responding to a poster saying it had been reported that we had invested heavily in recruitment. Given he is our only announced signing, it is fair to speculate until we are told more. Secondly, was it my use of the word IF that gave away that I was speculating?

He also says information on ticketing will be going out this week to supporters!'"

sorry....my bad. It's just I take announcements of pending events with a pinch of salt given the 12 month build up in total secrecy to a new rental agreement and a try before you buy (and we'll pay you too) opportunity for a potential investor who doesn't invest in his other sporting club but instead expects it to be self sufficient.

6,000 fans at 20 a pop spending another tenner at every home game would deliver 2.34 million a year and coupled with potential sponsors and the sky cash would give us a pop at self sufficiency.
The Hive doesn't hold 6k, their football team averages 27% of that and their owner has a marketing team made up of an estate agent and a recruitment consultant.....yet this is a good deal for us according to Gus, so when he comments on visa applications I tend to take things with a very large lorry-load of salt!