I think of lot of people on here need a reality check regarding Southern, The bloke turned down NRL offers and a lot more money to come here. Its cost Steve and his family their savings to come over and he is not on 'massive money' as all his accountants on here seem to think. It doesnt sound like someone who is coming over for a last pay day to me, he has done it for the challenge.


He has been injured, played out of position, his wife has struggled to settle especially as her mother is Ill, had a newborn baby that was Ill & yet in the small stints he has played people expect him to be a world beater.

He is one of the hardest trainers down at Wakefield, ask any of the players.

Anyone who has watches the NRL will know how much of a tough SOB steve is, he is a quality player to boot.

Judge him next season and if he isnt delivering Steve will be the first to put his hand up, give the bloke a chance and im sure he will prove a lot of people wrong.!!!

I am sure next year we will see the best Steve Southern once he and his family have settled in more.

Just read the stuff on twitter that is an absolute discrace. He cannot tell us he is a true fan to go on twitter and write things like that. Bluey has had injuries and his wife has taken time to settle but in the run up to his injury at bradford he had been playing well.

I can see steve coming back and playing an important part in the run in to the end of the season.

Probably if he hadnt come over from australia he wouldnt get half the abuse either.

I joined twitter as link to the club to get faster input into the away games but have taken a instant dislike to the way it is controlled.

the remarks made to Steve is nothing less than disgraceful and disrespectful to a player that hasn't done anything anything bar for been off form, who knows whether it is down to injury or personal reasons either way just stepping on the field should give the respect in the first instance, its not for the faint hearted.

I find facebook is a far better way to contact old colleagues and friends but to honest still get bored with that too

Just goes to show how can things go downhill if no one moderates the sites.

Shame the mods on here get so much grief for trying to keep a clean forum for all to use.

Some seem to think the AUP does not include them.

Dont use Twitter or Facebook from what Im told by others they aint for me.As for the Mods on here a big well done as sometimes even the best of us can put something down and later think well you plank I should not have put it like that but is noted by a mod and not shown on the site.

I hope Bluey does not take it to heart, I have said he his struggling in topics, but never would I do what this guy as done, like players before him I hope he comes back big and strong shows his skills, and prove this guy wrong, along with my self.. I believe he is good enough for Super league, just needs to show it more...