I have to say I didn't think that Scott Hill really justified himself. One of the factors that contributed to this was that I felt that he was on a different wavelength to some of the other players. Sometimes he'd tried stuff that perhaps someone at Melbourne might have switched onto but not with us.

I had similar thoughts during George Best's time at Fulham - although the gap there was somewhat more marked.

I agree that the players around him weren't always good enough to take advantage of openings he created, but that was hardly his fault. I wouldn't expect him to play like a chump just to fit in with those around him.

His signing, at least, showed ambition to have a competitive side. This is something we seem to have sadly lacked in recent seasons.

I would say Scott Hill was dragging the quality up and the team along with him (and our other quality players of the time), I would hardly say he was a detriment to the team. I don't remember cut-out passes to no-one or plays that went to stationary backs or plays that were alien to us, I'd say that more often than not he would have to try to do things to engineer an opening for lesser players and in a worse position on the field in terms of field position and the actual score.

Scotty Hill was a genius whom could unlock defences, however we had neither the field position nor runners to take advantage of his sublime talent. A lot of his injuries came from turning his back to the opposition and him being hammered when there was no receiver.

In six seasons of Harlequins, the first season was the only one when we had genuine size and power in the Props throughout the game, it then went down to the parts of the game when Louie and Haggerty played at the same time and eventually to 'quick play the ball only' with Temata alongside Heckenberg or Ward. And what have our last four overseas signings been? Second rowers!

Who is retiring at the end of the season (to become, apparently, a players' agent).

Along with the fact that he was prepared to run the ball to the line at pace and then look to pass the ball past our dummy runner. He got hit hard because he went in hard and fast, something alot of stand-offs don't do today.

Indeed, Gale spends 80 minutes running sideways.

Gales struggling with a team that doesn't know how to support. You see when they support eachother the way it ends up in a try,
I'm not really sure what you're expecting of him.

Gale is a hideous stand off, hopefully the rumours about him wanting to bugger off back up North are true and a team like Batley snap him up.

Absolute rubbish, Gale has skill, but what do you honestly expect him to be doing?
He's been trying to dictate all of our plays for god knows how long, he played well last year when Orr was next to him, he can't play 6 when there isn't a decent 7, or at least a ball playing 13. Most of our 5th play stuff goes through him, its not untill recently now that Sarginson is in the squad, and taking some pressure of him game by game, you'll see him playing better.

Cleaning Sarginson's boots.

And that's an example of when you act a fool.