Good grief. This is terrible news

Annoying.But hey, it's fine.Teams miss out on big signings after things get completed all the time:Eg: Jon Obi Mikel, Juan Mata.....Gutting for sure, but lets look forward to other options.

So why announce it before he'd even signed. Poor.

Maybe there was a misunderstanding and the announcement was supposed to be "Broncos recruit Australian poop".

More like dross! I wonder what mood TR will be in tomorrow?

Though I suppose it is an honest thing to do, he could have come and gone through the motions like some of the Aussies in recent seasons.

And this was the easiest signing Tony Rea had ever made! Do you think someone should check with the other new signings?

So much for not announcing anything until all paperwork is processed

Ah well, I guess he's entitled to change his mind, it's his body after all, personally I'm gutted, but bear neither him nor TR any ill will over it. Best of luck to Ben and his Community works.

He heard he was going to be presented with bunch of roses and then heard the business plan for the future

Go for British players, instead of Ozzie has been's....you lot never learn.

Would have been care in the Community at the Broncos!

Tony is reputed to have had a huge problem with one individual we no longer employ. You may have noticed his teams always went flat out in the second half against us even if the game was dead. This is no co-incidence. It came out of an incident after the shirt burning game at The Stoop. We also rather upset Wire by barely playing a loanee last season.

This is all forgotten now at their end and pre the cancelled EGM two ex Wire players and a loanee were coming here. One of them is now playing in Australia. The other seems to have quit. The loanee appears to be staying at Wire.

Why cryptic- just name the effing names. Its just some forum, one of many. Use allegedly if you think you may end up in the Old Bailey

Does not reflect on TR very well, he should have been more careful with the way he worded the announcement, or better still only make it when it was confirmed!

He's desperate that's why TR announced it prematurely. How many players do we have signed now - 19 isn't it?

Correct, and I'm not even sure 3 are even in the country yet.

Oh and we're 7 days away from our 1st game! !

Maybe we could get sponsored by Harrow Social Services!

This is a real shame as he would have IMO taught the younger props a thing or two and been a good pack leader.

From what I have read we will find out more on Monday about why he changed his mind, but I expect it be the normal thing of family and commitments he already said he make (going on the community remarks he has made).

If honest and I expect I get shot down for this, but it aint TR's fault if this guy changed his mind. I don't think its anything to do with us announcing his capture early, but simply down to speaking to his family and having a change of heart.

Lets just hope we can pull another good one out of the hat and this time he wont change his mind

Tony claims today 22 players signed? www.times-series.co.uk/sport/10947402._/

Tony claims today 22 players signed? www.times-series.co.uk/sport/10947402._/

It is still on the website that we have signed him, what does he know!

Quote ="jaybs"Tony claims today 22 players signed? www.times-series.co.uk/sport/10947402._/'" Who are these mystery 4 players then? Does anyone know?

Quote ="jaybs"Tony claims today 22 players signed? www.times-series.co.uk/sport/10947402._/'" Who are these mystery 4 players then? Does anyone know?

Presumably he was counting all of Ben Ross' family

Nice one citizen!

Even if 22 signed (and it's just a few PR announcements) we would still be 3 short of a full first team squad. Given we used 38 players last year and have been closer to 30 + the last few, the gaps remain obvious. I am not clear we have u20s to suddenly call in as replacements in an emergency, as they are all in first team now.