Huddersfield have got themselves a very, very good player, one who is much underrated by opposition supporters. It’s only when you watch him regularly you see what influence he has over a team in defence and attack.

The only issue is his much publicised temperament. He is a volatile character and is prone to moods which can inhibit the team, yet this makes him tick as a player. Lose that then you lose the competitive streak in him.

His kicking game is often cited but he also has an excellent long passing game and reads the game very well. How many times he has intercepted a pass and had the legs to finish it off?

Keep him on the straight and narrow and Huddersfield can be real challengers for the GF

If Korkidas keeps up his game, as he has done since his return, then I’m happy with that. I would’ve preferred to see Kirmond move on a permanent basis but understand that he is a player Huddersfield do not want to lose. I’m assuming Huddersfield are contributing a large proportion of the wages of these two players as compensation for Brough (I heard a rumour that they don’t pay any transfer fee’s after all) which should see the club a little better off in the short term.

As to whether Broughs departure will hinder the team, well all will be revealed in time. Friday will be the first opportunity this season to see how the team cope against quality opposition minus Brough. Cooke and Obst should prove able replacements, each providing varying skills in which to attack Wire. It’s certainly going to be interesting to see how things pan out.

Part of me is utterly gutted that we've lost Brough, I've always liked him as a player and he put on some stunning displays for Trin.

But, part of me is not too fussed. Broughy can be a bit inconsistent and struck me as a bit of a moody character. Plus, you look at Obst's performances this season and have to question how much we are actually missing. Cookie's an awesome player as well, who, in a couple of weeks, should have found his feet and be playing the sort of rugby we remember him playing.

Out of the Brough deal we got Korki all to ourselves, we got Kirmond till the end of the season and a wodge of Hudds' Wembley money, which we've used on Cookie and Gledhill. Hudds for me may have shot themselves in the foot. Brown and Robinson are on fire at the moment and have been the centre of the squad for a while now. How is Brough going to fit in there. Also, Hudds have Drew. For me Wakey's biggest downfall over the past couple of seasons was the fact that Drew and Brough really did not seem to get on, which, I would say, cost us matches. The Hudds have Grix as well. Potentially, as well as a lot of quality halves, they also have a lot egos to deal with their. Then again the coaching staff might be able to deal with this. It'll be interesting to see anyroad.

All in all, gutted he's gone, but we're still strong and Hudds could have issues, so not all bad.

Bloody photoshop. Tut tut.

cheers danny, youve been fantastic for the wildcats and will be very very hard to replace.

Good post. I concur.

Broughy will certainly be missed, a top 5 S.H in S.L, and especially by the young kids who come to B.V. The number of times, when asked, ‘Who’s your favourite player’ 90% of the time the answer is D.B. But when you’ve seen ‘em come & seen ‘em go, it’s put into perspective.

It’s a shame the lad’s (allegedly) got himself into a spot of financial bother, I think he really liked working with J.K. Not sure how he will go at Hudds, he doesn’t seem to gel with Aussie coaches too well.

Thanks for your contribution D.B, the try against Leeds will be my best memory of him in the R.W & B, thanks also for just missing that 40/20 while playing for Cas in the relegation decider – priceless.

Good luck Danny, right thats it move on come on you Trin..!

Sad to see him go as he is a great player and played very well for us.

However I think we have done really well out of this and the BOD should be congratulated. He was going for free at the end of the season. Instead we have got Korki secured for next year, a talented loan deal and money.

Whilst he is a great player and can single handidly turn/win games I think we will be fine without him and perhaps even better if the rumours that hes not a good dressing room player are to be believed. The whole team is always greater than the sum of the parts in sport.

Good work.

Danny Brough does NOT have a conversion rate of 90%. This season's stats show as follows.

Tickle 23/24 95.8%
Witt 19/23 82.6%
Dobson 18/22 81.8%
Eastmond 31/39 79.5%
Brough 18/23 78.3%
Richards 34/48 70.8%

And as for kicking in live play, I would certainly rate Witt, Dobson, Eastmond higher than Brough - and that doesn't even include those that don't regulary kick for goal for their club or those currently injured such as Sinfield who is widely regarded one of the top kickers in the country.

Let's not get over-excited with our praise for the man - he is a fairly good kicker, but he isn't the best and he certainly not the worst. Rooney was a fairly good kicker a lot of the time too when he was here, but he certainly wasn't the best or worst either.

We still have the benefit of Cooke's kicking game which is at least a good substitute, plus we get his long passing game. Cooke should only get better with time with the squad and JK. Sammy has also shown that he can step up to the plate when the onus is on him to do so. Pity that Kirmond is only here for a short time, but at least we've got Korki tied up for another year. The future's still bright

Agree 100% he is a big loss and I don't buy the counter argument. That said catnaps sentiment is correct, we will recover, rectify and revive quickly and move on from any short term blip - we always do!

Don't agree, Witt and Dobson are good but no way is Eastmond a better open field kicker than Brough.

neither is dobson imo, probably on a par. not seen witt. eastmond nowhere near on what i've seen. brough is a very good kicker no doubt about it but he's not some kind of kicking god.
sad he's gone but we'll be reet, as has been said, we always are

Given DB was one of the clubs top earners and we are paying Cooke with the Newton money does this mean we have the money to bring in a new player(s)? If so should we pocket it or strengthen the team?

Thoughts?

already done from what i'm led to believe