Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:50 pm  

Pfft. I reckon it is insecurity or something. Or, maybe he is useless with organising and paying bills and all that sort of stuff? The whole 'RB and BD living together' thing could have been a funny sitcom, similar to the setup of 'the Odd Couple' or suchlike.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:04 pm  

lionarmour87 wrote:

GH intimated in a recent statement this may happen when he said although the whole squad is signed up departures can occur suddenly , just remember Senior. Gary's holidays are due I wonder if he is going to bring us back an unknown.I also wonder if Bailey will manage to get to training on time without his bash bra to drive him there

Don`t tell me GH is going on another scouting holiday to Australia and we all keep our fingers crossed it is going to be someone like Thurston who signs for us only to find it is another Ben Cross.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:06 pm  

chapylad wrote:

Don`t tell me GH is going on another scouting holiday to Australia and we all keep our fingers crossed it is going to be someone like Thurston who signs for us only to find it is another Ben Cross.

he goes every January doesn't he? Why I don't know

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:12 pm  

Be interesting to see how Bails does at KR.

What he did at Leeds was what was asked of him to do. But at KR he will need to do more. As the leader of a pack. More drives, more workrate and more minutes. He's a very good athlete and can soak minutes up. He has his final jigsaw piece at Leeds so hopefully a new challenge will re-fire the old beast. For me in 2014 he was too quiet (no bans, trips to red hall on a Tuesday) and seemed to be playing conservative with a combative prop like Bailey let him go the right side of wrong**

But i have to say on kick off for new season, to see Bailey under sticks in red and white will be something of an 'eh' moment.

**by that I dont mean in Wane/Flower incident way.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:19 pm  

I think (or perhaps in the case of the club, Hope) that this could be a cracking move for both parties. As others have suggested, RB may well kick on with renewed passion as he starts a new (and presumably final) chapter of his career, with KR. Fingers crossed the sleeve comes up with the goods and gives us a surprise signing for Christmas.

I wish RB all the best, he has been a good servant to the club, even if the last couple of seasons have been a bit low key.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:28 pm  

chapylad wrote:

Don`t tell me GH is going on another scouting holiday to Australia and we all keep our fingers crossed it is going to be someone like Thurston who signs for us only to find it is another Ben Cross.

Wait, you thought GH was going to come back from Aus having secured the signature of someone equivalent to the current Queensland and Kangaroos organiser-in-chief?

I'll grant you there have been some underwhelming signings, but you're in for a lifetime of disappointment if that's what you hope for from a scouting trip!

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:34 pm  

thebloodbath wrote:

Be interesting to see how Bails does at KR.

It will be, usually though when a player north of 30 moves after a long spell at the one club and it constantly remains strange to see them in another kit they've struggled.

I hope he does well but I just have a feeling his heart won't be in it, could see it being similar to Sean Long when he went to Hull from Saints and it never really taking off with form and injuries seeing him stumbling through his contract.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:33 pm  

Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OamxQJzt ... e=youtu.be

Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OamxQJzt ... e=youtu.be

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:44 pm  

El Diablo wrote:

Wait, you thought GH was going to come back from Aus having secured the signature of someone equivalent to the current Queensland and Kangaroos organiser-in-chief?

I'll grant you there have been some underwhelming signings, but you're in for a lifetime of disappointment if that's what you hope for from a scouting trip!

I was being cynical E.D
If not Thurston then Cronk would have done the job

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:15 pm  

Warm weather training in Jacksonville FLA Bails wouldn't have been there any way he was always injured for that trip