He's another Stand Off.

In a side where the players run off the ball and support well it works well playing with two players of this style.

In a side that plays a forward up the middle no frills type of game you need a half back thats an organiser and creative.

Sadly I think we're the latter style of play and unless Sharp & Agar drastically change our style of Rugby League by next season we're gonna be in trouble.

Time will tell I suppose.

Fair enough. Personally I'm over last season's disappointments already. The club are doing something at least to try and make some positive changes by negotiating with Dykes and I think we've more players to come in yet. I can't imagine not wanting to see Crocker make his KC debut and welcome Richard Horne back in his testimonial season (plus England hero Mark Calderwood ) myself, but for me hope springs eternal.

At least the Blue Peter badge got you into museums and the like.

I think Thorman and Horne will compliment each other very well. Thorman will do the organising and the kicking and Horne will play his usual running role.

As for Calderwood he is still a top winger and can produce top efforts both in defence and attack.

Okay Thorman is not the most amazing signing ever but he gives us what we need with Dykes departure and its only for a year until we sign a quality no.7.

FOR ALL THOSE MOANING ABOUT THORMAN, GIVE A REALISITIC ALTERNATIVE FOR NEXT SEASON WHO WE COULD HAVE SIGNED..............................????????????????????

Dobson.

Not top quality and overpriced.

Not much of an improvement over Thorman IMO. And considerably more expensive in all likelihood.

Decent choices are thin on the ground.

Dobson is younger and has his best days ahead of him.



No proof of this, anyone who thinks Thorman has come on the cheap are in for a shock.



Agreed.

This is my fear also. Thorman plays more like a Stand Off than a Scrum Half as far as I can see. I know they played well together for Yorkshire, but that was one game behind a dominant pack.

Hopefully we'll both be pleasantly surprised.

Granted. I just don't think that his best days are going to be all that good.


There's never any proof, but Dobson's salary was pretty well trailed by two out of the three parties involved so I'm inclined to believe the real value was not far off the public figure. If Thorman is being paid that much then we're daft.