Gentle was quoted as saying, "Each player would be allocated a specific position,no more utility"

Where's that leave Turner now???

I think thats a fair assessment Staffs. Martin's not as bad as is being said, he probably just hasn't got any more than a year in his legs (unless he surprises us all.) He's always taken the eye whenever i've seen him, and although Yeamo is an international he doesn't have Martins experience yet and I'm sure part his remit is also to help Turner, Crooks et al.

Lets not forget also that he won't be a big earner and that has got to leave more £££s in the pot for a bigger signing(s)

Hopefully figthing for the right centre position.

Leeds too

Yeah and the Leeds fans were horrified.

Eh? Yeaman has almost 10 years experience, how much does he need? How can Martin help Crooks and Turner? He's hardly been a worldbeater. They will only improve with gametime and that is likely to be reduced with Martin signing.

We don't need money in the pot we needed a quality centre and if there was no options then we should have stuck with what we had and spent more money on a quality forward.

full agree there paul

cant see the thinking towards martin at all i would rather of had a young talent like kear coming in not an old nobody like martin.

Is the right answer.

I appreciate that people are trying to find the positives here, but I honestly can't think of a single reason why we wouldn't have been better off signing nobody and going with what we already have. Martin brings nothing to the party IMO.

You dont need to be a worldbeater to be a good tutor. Martin has played on the biggest stage in the world and has about 15 years experience to call on.

does this mean that jamie lyon and michael jennings might not be coming.?

Martin has played on the biggest stage in the world and has about 15 years experience to call on.

think super league are still waiting to see this tbh

Maybe the new coach wasn't happy with 'sticking with what we'd got' and believes that Turner and Whiting aren't good enough centres. They certainly aren't world beaters either. Doubt he's seen much/any of Ben Crooks yet. I'm sure the club wanted a better centre than Martin and that's why it's a one year deal. Martin is better than some are giving him credit for on here. I think this is the definition of being unable to recruit what we wanted in the timescale forced by the recent takeover and the recruitment already in place.

He's at least as good a centre as Whiting or Turner IMO and quite possibly better.

not being funny or anything but whiting plays his hart out week in week out and wears the shirt with pride not seen nothing of martin and is a nothing signing

If he's only as good then why bother?

You know I usually try and have a balanced view but I must admit I'm struggling with this.