It always seemed like a strange signing for you guys so it's probably for the best anyway.
I am curious to see how it is handled in the media though.

Disappointing outcome if true as it will have been a massive waste of time on our part.

Bombers fault for letting briscoe go & signing out available! Another costly error & get our club a bad name! Take a bow Mr Mcrae!

We need to get real about Briscoe going to Leeds

1. We offered him big money to stay .. maybe more than he ended up on at leeds

2. Who would blame him for going to a top 4 club , nearer to his home where his brother is

3. He played for 5 years outside a centre who was not well known for timing his passes to give him great opportunities. he now plays outside a world class centre with excellent decision making and passing ability !!. he also was short of opportunities due to our lack of halfs to spread ball to wings. look at what he plays with now - will be back to world class winger this season !!

get real ...there is no wonder he got stale at Hull and was ready for another opportunity and it is a shame he did not get offer for Oz and ended up at a hetherington cliub... I am sure adam was head in hands when it was announced but we cannot blame lack of money offer by macrae as main reason for departure.

If we can't find a better option then we should be asking questions of our scouting/recruitment network. Nothing against him and I wish him the best whilst he's here, but he's plugging a short-term gap, and for longer term we need better.

If we can move Crookes on as well we should be looking to do so, seems a bit injury prone.

Good total waste of everyones time

The much-criticised Colbon signing is looking really smart now.

Does anyone know how far away from a return is Crookes? Or HMS Lineham?

Yes its a good job we signed Colbon.

That doesn't mean I want him here next year though.

Should be targeting Carney (But I would imagine Most SL will and some NRL clubs).

We should be looking at a young Championship winger.

We have a very exciting winger in the 19's called Callum Lancaster, but he has just turned 17 and will need a couple of years.

As said above, Colborn should not be an option for next year.

We should also be looking at getting Talanoa signed up for another year ASAP.

OOC though it will take a sizeable contract offer to get him.

Correct.

If Gentle had gone earlier, we'd probably still have Briscoe and Danny Tickle

seems a bit odd and not heard anything on the grapevine. If humberside have broken the story then inclined not to believe it.

If true we need to be looking for a winger because Colbon and Crookes just don't do it for me.

Are you suggesting that it's wrong to blame Macrae but that we should blame Gentle instead? Nonsense. I think Briscoe had his heart set on a move whether it was to a NRL club or to Leeds were he'll feel he's got a better chance of honours, he's closer to home, playing alongside a centre that feeds him the ball etc (take your pick) whereas Tickle was always clear that he wanted to move back closer to home.