Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:25 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Which is from a reliable source as previously stated thank you very much, just ask St Pete, Gotcha etc..

Your "horses mouth" source was so reliable you bet your house on his story and lost!

[Frosties.]

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:52 pm  

Yet I haven't lost anything ?

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:33 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Which is from a reliable source.

He wasn't very reliable though was he.

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:17 pm  

Is anybody actually gonna be disappointed if we don't sign brierley as seems likely? i would say its a relief, don't think he will be able to cut it at the top level of SL.

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:40 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Let's not beat about the bush - if Brierley was as good as some on here seem to think he is, a SL club would have made Leigh an offer that even Beaumont couldn't refuse before now.

He's come to prominence as a support player in a dominant full-time side in a predominantly part-time league, with plenty of space to be flash in because his forward pack are intimidating all and sundry in front of him. Noticeably in the Super 8s he found plenty of holes to hide in when those around him weren't bossing games against better sides.

If signing Brierley means either Sutcliffe or Lilley gets shifted out of the team (or shunted to another position that doesn't suit their game) then it's a piece of short term thinking that I thought the club had grown out of by now. If he doesn't come to Leeds, I won't be complaining that we've somehow missed out on a superstar.

Share these concerns. Looked great when Leigh were flying but did not see much contribution when middle 8's were on. I am not convinced Lilley will be a long term answer but he has kept grafting and showing up and showed a lot of character last night.

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:02 pm  

In terms of Leigh's Middle 8 performance last year. It says a lot more about Leigh than it does Brierley. I think naively they thought they could keep the same style and win instead of realising they needed to adapt to the different level of opposition.....given that would other HB's have excelled with that approach Leigh took? And given a different /team/coach/league/approach would Brierley improve as a player?

Just because Leigh usually stroll past opposition and took a naive approach to the Middle 8's doesn't mean a player couldn't perform in the SL under different circumstances.

BTW Not saying Brierley would be a success if he came.....just sounds rather naive and simplistic to say he won't make it because of Leigh's results as a team in those Middle 8 games.

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:13 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

In terms of Leigh's Middle 8 performance last year. It says a lot more about Leigh than it does Brierley. I think naively they thought they could keep the same style and win instead of realising they needed to adapt to the different level of opposition.....given that would other HB's have excelled with that approach Leigh took? And given a different /team/coach/league/approach would Brierley improve as a player?

Just because Leigh usually stroll past opposition and took a naive approach to the Middle 8's doesn't mean a player couldn't perform in the SL under different circumstances.

BTW Not saying Brierley would be a success if he came.....just sounds rather naive and simplistic to say he won't make it because of Leigh's results as a team in those Middle 8 games.

Fair enough. Be interesting to see if he gets an SL chance somewhere

[Frosties.]

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:22 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

He wasn't very reliable though was he.

Yes, you obviously didn't read the messages after that did you. HTH.

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:23 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Yet I haven't lost anything ?

So when you said you would bet your house on it... you didn't really mean it? Not that I blame you as your original prediction based on the "horse's mouth" proved to be wrong. So why believe it now? Are you not sceptical of the latest reliable version which has Brierley now a Leeds player out on loan back at Leigh!!

[Frosties.]

Re: Brierley. : Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:25 pm  

Juan Cornetto wrote:

So when you said you would bet your house on it... you didn't really mean it? Not that I blame you as your original prediction based on the "horse's mouth" proved to be wrong. So why believe it now? Are you not sceptical of the latest reliable version which has Brierley now a Leeds player out on loan back at Leigh!!

Nope not one bit and you'll see that I am sure.