Just seen on Sky text that Quade Cooper has signed a new 3 year deal with the Reds,thank God for that,not good enough to play RL.

on the same page

since when was John Kirwan made a 'SIR' ?

well deserved all the same - I can see it now.....

Sir Steve Menzies.....

I think he got the knighthood in the last round of Queens B'Day announcements...it's for his work with depression more so than his efforts with Italy and Japan RFU


But richly deserved all the same...

I think Cooper could make the transition from union and become a good player. I don't believe there was any serious I interest from NRL clubs, rather a case of Cooper's agent stoking the fires to get him a better deal with QLD Reds.

Not too sure about him making it in RL.

From what I have seen of him in union his defence is basic to say the least,he would get mullered in RL.

If you think Coopers dodgy in defence, wait til you see what a stint in Union has done to $BW.

It could have been a combination of him not wanting to get injured because of his reported $100k a game in the land of the rising sun and his inability to read the game properly...even after all this time, but he fell off or just plain decided not to, tackle a few 'canes players last weekend....
As it is, Cooper can tackle....it's just the way with "10"s over here...they generally frown on the Wilkinsons of this world....it's why the supposed best players in the world are back rowers....they cover the channel guarded by the 10.

Someone has had to teach SBW to use his arms in the tackle, clearly something he struggles with.

He'll be ok back in league where he can go back to shoulder-charging people on the jaw again.

They need to get over themselves. He came and did a job for them, hadn't really committed to staying on, and left. Such is the nature of professional sport.

Sometimes national unions want all the benefits of being pro, and all the posturing of being semi-pure amateurs.

If NZ players were never motivated by money, there wouldn't be some many ex-All Blacks touting their trade all over France and England for top dollar.

I see Sale got battered yesterday,wonder what Shark J will make of that.



Had to post something on this thread it's been very quiet lately.

I was there mate. Battered is putting it lightly.

I had a rant on the Sale forum on Saturday night that the guy who runs it liked so much that he put it up as the main story on the front page. People also suggested putting it up in the dressing room at Carrington this week. Was quite a surprise actually, expected to log in Sunday morning and people to tell me to get a grip, that it's only one game into the season.

Travelled there and back same day. 21 hours in total. Totally embarrassed and the scoreline flattered us. Could have been 70 with ease.

Fair enough mate nowt worse than seeing your team get battered as you put it.

21 hours bloody hell I am going Wigan on friday that's a hell of a trip to.

Famine?