Utter joke signing IMO - cannot even get in the Cas side on a regular basis this season and not one Cas fan will be that bothered to see him go.

Thompson is a good player with some improvement I think. However he is similar to what we already have and I'm not sure he is what we need right now. We do need young players with potential but we also need some quality and size and JT doesn't bring that.

I won't slag the lad as I think he's a decent player, the problem is we need better than that if we are to realise AP's ambition.

Paea is a quality signing, JT is an average one. Biggs could be a good signing but the prop and back row need to be top quality otherwise it's another season of being an also ran.

I agree, just before both injuries I think Arundel was playing very well.

He's played 24 games. Seems to be a pretty regular basis to me.

Cant say same for Galea,Tickle & Ellis.

You only have to read threads like this to realize why our top talent always move on and why top players won't sign for us.

Not saying you have to be happy with the signing, but give him chance he hasn't even had a training session. The kid must now be wondering why he wanted to sign for a club like this in the first place.

Pathetic support.

Excellent post.

I do wonder if people think we can just buy a place in the top four (or even top 6) when the other teams are trying to strenghen too (and chuck Salfords cash into the equation too)? Maybe the unpopular answer is to recruit "good" young talent and bring some through. Maybe it does mean you sit on the fringes of the playoffs for a couple more years but break in that way not that I suspect that would go down well. I can well remember Leeds trying to buy a title years ago and it took a major shift in direction I guess to bring youth through and payed off very well in the end. Just a thought.

In the space of a few yrs we've gone from being some of the best most knowledgeable fans to the worst.
We have a massive base of complete morons who are more harmful to a club than useful.
Check facebook n Twitter too! Makes me cringe! Would hate to be that lad coming across them before I'd played.but he knows Arundel from cas days so he can ask what it's like to be hated n abused at such a young age when you've not even really had a chance. Maybe get on the phone to Craig hall or tommy lee or Reece Lyne or will sharp. Just ask what's it like to be called out n slagged off at home, or sarcastically cheered for catching a high ball etc in front of your family.
Tosser count is getting massive these days!

Ha. 'Nice person count' that was something else. Great filter change!!!

I have extremely low expectations so for me finishing 6th and a Challenge Cup Final is an excellent season.

On saying that when you have a chairman who constantly talks about top 4 and trophies and then after another poor performance announces yet another player from cas I can understand the disappointment.

We are a well supported club not a big club.

Lets be honest our aeging backrowers like Tickle, Galea and Ellis have hardly been a roaring success.

JT is a ball handling 2nd row, very skilful player who has had to fill in at centre when Cas had players missing earlier in the season.

Give the lad a chance.

Correct good luck Jordan hope he is a success.

13 from what I could see, but just a cursory look.

I am basing my opinion and info from 2 cas season ticket holders. I hope he is / becomes a world beater. For me I agree with Jake though, and looks like an average signing.

Galea-15 appearances

Tickle-19 appearances

Ellis-15 appearances

Give or take 1 or 2....that is what our 2nd rowers played this season with Tickle and Galea both having sub spots.