dont see the hard running forward, not super league standard and leigh are welcome to him

Are we talking about the guy who seems to stop before he meets the opponants?

I just dont believe this guy is good enough for our squad, hence the reason he has signed for a team in the lower division with all due respect to Leigh!

Your name is right then

Rick's done a job for us & done his best! I for 1 will clap him off at the end of the year, as long as he understands he still has a lot of work to do before then, training and playing before the clock off. as should others!

We do need a better class of prop though. Thank you and good luck Rick!

Agreed. If you've played the game you can see the little things he does better than most on the park. For those whole only experience of rugby league is watching from the terraces, he is useless because he doesn't make 40m breaks!

He drives it in well, often wins the ground for a quick PTB, seems solid in defence and even has a bit of an offload game now! Been a very good player this year from what I've seen.

Very strange decision to go to a faultering Leigh side but it happens. Maybe we've not offered him much considering that we've got Tronc coming in. And is there a chance we're trying to bid for Korki?

Sir, you are an idiot.

I'd agree with you, and add that even if we are bidding for Korki, he's a different type of prop than Bibey, as is Moore. Stosic is more similar in style to Bibey, and I think we've been most effective this year when we've made use of having two of each. Anyone whose seen Tronc tell me where he fits?

I'd much rather keep Bibey, he's effective, but as with other players, if other clubs are prepared to make them offers that for us to match would make them not worth it in a value for money sense, then that is how it is.




Agreed

If Leigh are out-bidding us I'd be worried! Surely they can't be willing to pay more than us, and surely they can't actually afford it....

think bibey has had a good season and played well for us. he is still living over that way. leigh may have offered him a good deal. they have just signed paul and look to be making some other good signings, new stadium, may have a bit more money to spread about, good luck to him.

Seems like there is money around at some championship clubs as they jockey for position in the race for franchises. Leigh at the moment don't stand a chance of finishing in the top two in the near future unless they spend a little, so it maybe more a case of him being worth more to them than he is to us. I'd also guess Bibey would be one of the top earners at Leigh where as I'd assume he's a middle/lower for us. All that said, I'm suprised we aren't matching it so guess it must be more about will to pay rather than ability.

What is the cap in NL1 anyway? As every Rooney, etc the likes of Barrow sign must take a significant chunk of it and risk upsetting the applecart with steady squad players.