that it will be announced on Sky Sports I think will be relevant... Matt and the team don't undersell their news, so whatever it is I think it will be big. there are a couple of background rumours that spring to mind from the small rumour that the Ellis consortium are paying off the council loan to take full ownership of he stadium site..... to the completion of the close season works and the announcement of next stage plans (North Stand... west stand planning... south east corner sports bar and Trinity superstore)... I can't seen the announcement of a player (Smoothy??), warranting a Sky Sports live attendance. but I wouldn't be too dissapointed if it was. only downside is that it will be at 1.30 am my time and on a channel I cant get... si unless I need a pee in the night (which is not unlikely at my age)

[quote="PopTart":3p6dnsfa]I know what you mean, and I probably thought the same but I'm leaning Spooky's way now. If we'd just signed someone with his CV and skills it would be huge. It's just familiarity has caused us to under value the signing. And I think it's worth clarifying that too. He was not ours for 2026. He could have gone elsewhere. He is effectively a new signing for 2026.[/quote:3p6dnsfa] You know what - with more thought they can put what they want! Just keep these days coming when at last us long suffering fans have something to look forwards to!

It would have been huge news for us if he had signed elsewhere!

[quote="1315trinity":gg397yd3]You know what - with more thought they can put what they want! Just keep these days coming when at last us long suffering fans have something to look forwards to![/quote:gg397yd3] I agree. It's another world to me.

I think it IS huge news and that it says more about us fans' that we don't necessarily see it that way. We've been spoiled in the Ellis era. We've been getting more and we expect more. Long may it continue.

[quote="Spookisback":zsk58tjq]I take a [i:zsk58tjq]bit [/i:zsk58tjq]of an issue with this view... we are being told (by those in the know) that we should be creating personalities in our sport... here we are announcing a contract extension for the world record holder for points in a rugby league season... what's the alternative? we are really excited but we are worried that we might be accused of being too excited by someone, and told we are being silly and exaggerating?? (besides, he only got the record against taxi drivers and kebab shop owners??) I'm happy with HUGE... also fits modern language patterns... And it got space on a national sports news channel live!![/quote:zsk58tjq] They do not let you take goal kicks in front of post were every you score in the Championship if you score against a team that as taxi drivers and kebab shop owners in the team . The pundits on commentary for Sky ,when Max made the the try saving tackle on the line early in the second half said ,that is the difference between a good full back and a Great full back ,can score trys but can pull of tackles like that .Like it or not Max is getting noticed .He as got to be one of the best G B full backs in the game Question how come that Sailor can get in the team of the week ,playing against a team that was worse than a team from the Championship that had as taxi drivers and kebab owners in Answer because he plays for St . And it would have been all over the papers if Maxed had signed for a so called big club