Listening to radio blunderside earlier the way them and paul cooke were talking I got the impression tgat fc have said something official on galea have I missed some thing ?
Fwiw if Gentle thinks its a good signing then I will trust his judgment

Galea will be a good signing for a year, runs great lines and has a very good pair of hands.
This years injuries are a concern, but before this season he had a very good record.
At the right price, it could be a very good deal.

They seem to be favouring players who the coaching staff have worked with before: McGoldrick & Galea (Gentle at Wests) Holdsworth (McRae at Salford) Watts & Arundel (Hay at Castleford) and you'd hope that this means we don't get any nasty surprises and players who don't train well. I think its a good policy so long as it doesn't become a 'jobs for the boys' club and we don't miss out on better players just to sign someone the coaches know.

Rumoured tonight to be the player that they wanted to head up the acedemy merger,but thats dead in the water now...if we have a young squad next yr the Galea maybe a astute signing and Gentles not let us down yet has he,

Because of the positions being taken and the certainty being expressed by either side.

My concerns also, I agree he can be good and has always caused us problems, I hope he has been brought in to mentor the young ones which I think would be good.

I'd like to know why aren't Rovers interested in keeping him? Was he asking for too much?

They offered him half his current wage, according to some Rovers people.

One word - BOOM!!

Half our 1st team squad have had injuries as well but will still be here next season...are they a risk as well?

Having spoken to Galea today and the Broncos game, he's said he's signed. It wasnt a joking, winding up answer either, he seemed genuinely gutted to be leaving Hull KR. FWIW, I think for a year he could be a decent addition. With him and Ellis in the squad, it shows the young players the professionalism and attitude to be aimed for.

Was chatting AP after the game, he says the rangi deal is "getting complicated" but we have holdworth done and A N Other as back up in case it falls through

Also managed to grab rangi before he left, asked if we would see more of him next year and he whispered "i hope"

How many of those are 34 year old ?