Tee hee.

I'm undecided about whether he would be a good signing or not, he's got the experience of playing at the top level and winning the big trophies, but its another 30 something player, another one that could backfire on us.

Can see both sides of argument , he would replace cusack and is better so would improve us but again another 31 year old with his best days gone , also will be on a very good wage . Feel backs are more important at this time but doesn't mean we are not looking at them . Anyone enlighten me what peacock said about fielden in his book

Some interesting comments on the Wigan board when it was rumoured he'd signed a new deal there recently. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=461738

Some interesting comments on the Wigan board when it was rumoured he'd signed a new deal there recently. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=461738

Surely a large amount of 'form' for a forward is down to fitness & mental attitude? Given he is very much the wrong side of 30 I think we'd be making a big mistake signing him.
As we've got noddy in charge again next year & we are going to go backwards rather than forwards in terms of our competitiveness I'd rather sign or promote from within somebody 10 years younger who is chomping at the bit rather than some over the hill pro on the verge of retirement.

Let me give you the facts.. no winks just facts.
We had been speaking to SF at length recently however there was shall we say some unease at various points in the discussions regarding the player himself and the conversations went onto other players however we have over the last 4 weeks discussed SF with his agent at length and as close as Monday he was discussed again and that is as far as it has gone as of lunchtime today!!
Same agent acted for Karl Price and Coley who were also all discussed at lentgh with Coley it seems opting for another one year deal at Wigan to then retire and concentrate on his own business interests and Karl Price is ongoing as it stands wether he is on contract or not!!

Back to SF he is prime age for a good prop as most decent props dont hit their straps fully till 30 plus anyway, however some mature quicker and some later but to call SF a spent force is laughable, he isnt the player he was at bradford I will give you that but he has played a lot of rugby since he was at Bradford which may have something to do with it..
RE his boxing match with Radford.. get real SF knew he was no boxer but had the guts to get in knowing he was up for a shoeing against one of SL true hard men who can box a bit too in Lee Radford , had a good dig all for charity and everyone had nothing but great things to say about him afterwards with Lee Radford himself calling him " one of his closest pals with a big heart" and very few would stay in the ring for long with LR.
With regards his punch he recieved from Willie Mason, I would put money on that punch cleaning out anyone from any sport and many boxers too!! SF caught it on the button and it simply compounded a tour he should not have been on anyway due to the death he had to a parent immediately before he left for OZ but hey lets keep going on about something that happened a long time ago huh..
If we were to sign SF we would be getting one of the most experienced props in world rugby who is at present playing some of his best rugby of recent times and would compliment our pack no end!! and would be a p[layer with some 4 years decent rugby still in him .

However as it stands we have no signed him as of lunchtime today !!
With regards

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and feka is twice the player fielden is we should go for him

is he?

I think he means by weight