Lyon , jennings and Bridge were only mentioned on here not by Mcrae or AP that's why you should take what's said on here with a pinch of salt they were never going to come

Anyone who thought we'd sign any of those three are living in cloud cuckoo land.

600 pages of rumours and nobody in the know mentioned tony martin.

They'd have got laughed off the thread..

My uncke told me but I thought he was taking the pi$$ as he's a red n white B*****d.

Wow.

It's one signing. On the face of it, a very poor one, admittedly, but it doesn't mean that AP isn't the right man to lead us to success, or that McRae won't make a good DOR. I'm distinctly underwhelmed by Martin's arrival, but I'm not sure such an emotional outburst is warranted just yet.

That'll be because no one is really in the know.

But, but, but, fubar took up all the quota and cap space.

O'Carrol and Martin.

Bring on the revolution.

Before this morning, I was optimistic for the first time in years. I cannot believe that McCrae has done this. I would rather sign nobody.

Where is all this "intent" that we were promised in AP's inspirational rallying call? Who's the forward coming in next? Jason Netherton? Danny Ward? Cusack out of retirement?

I am thoroughly disgusted ! I didn't expect Lyon, Jennings etc... but this is a complete joke.

Atleast by signing Tony Martin it means you won't be getting a pass next year. Every cloud has a silver lining.

Your disgust levels need expanding.

Seriously.

Ah yet another Johnny foreigner mascarading as British born .How long will it be before a Super League club starts with a non British born line up.It`s all getting outa hand and becoming laughable !

Our right hand side was already looking worrying for next year, but now! Id go as far as to say that we have actually weakened that area. A Turner/Sharp combination doesnt exactly fill me with confidence, nor many others (hence why we were all crying our for a new centre) but the fact that everyone is now hoping dearly that Turner WILL be our no 3 next year, says enough. This is a Mcrae signing, no doubt about it. When Mcrae was appointed DOR I think its fair to say the vast majority were very happy with the appointment (myself included), but after the week we've had - signing Martin, appointing Radford as assistant, and numerous underwhelming changes to the back room staff, I am now starting to cast doubts over his appointment.

Trying to be clever behind your keyboard eh? Very brave of you !

I would agree that is seems to be a poor signing, but there's always the chance he might surprise us. Even if he doesn't, the decision about whether or not to buy a pass can't surely hang on this one piece of business, however ill advised you consider it to be. I'd also agree about AP's rallying call, but he did also say that success wouldn't come over night. Quite how Martin's signing moves us any closer to that goal, I can't explain, but I guess we're stuck with it now, so might as well give him the benefit of the doubt.