Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:05 pm  

Wish him well but imo he hasnt been consistent enough the last 2yrs plus he was "allegedly" on his way out earlier this year anyway!

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:25 pm  

He has been a good servant to the club and will be remembered fondly alongside a fair few others as we move into a new era but as others have said, He hasn't really produced much over the last couple of years and its definately the right time to part ways imo.

Wish him all the best and hopefully Hull KR can breath some new life into his career.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:11 pm  

It's like when Nicky Butt left united. Sure he was part of unprecedented success but hardly did anything to influence it himself.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:39 pm  

SFW wrote:

It's like when Nicky Butt left united. Sure he was part of unprecedented success but hardly did anything to influence it himself.

UNITED?

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:26 pm  

Leaving Leeds is rarely a career enhancement but as a Rovers fan I hope Ryan Bailey still has something to offer.

We've just lost Justin Poore a SoO player sadly to a career ending injury of a shattered knee cap, I think Bailey is seen as a similarly aggressive player with good go forward.

Bailey has always been a 'love to hate' character in Hull and in the nearby area of Jon O'Groats to Lands End.............!!!!! |Never known an ordinary player ever get that kind of attention!

If Tom Briscoe was shocked by his 'reception ' from the Hull Fc fans then Ryan Bailey ain't seen nothin' yet but the HKR East Stand will embrace him and the hair on the back of his neck will stand on end when he runs out for his first Hull derby . I guarantee that.

Good luck Rhinos.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:14 pm  

A player that has been ever present through the most illustrious period that our club has ever seen.

Ryan goes with my best wishes and some fond memories.

Thank you Bails and good luck.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:45 pm  

He will be talked about and remembered to future generations

Re: Ryan Bailey : Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:02 am  

Fat Boy wrote:

A player that has been ever present through the most illustrious period that our club has ever seen.

Ryan goes with my best wishes and some fond memories.

Thank you Bails and good luck.

aye, my sentiments exactly.

Re: Ryan Bailey : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:14 pm  

I heard that the Bulls were keen to sign Bailey too, I guess that the lure of SL swung it Hull KR's way,he also gets a caravan there compared to a house in Holme Wood in Bradford so that was more likely the deal clincher

Bailey's reputation as a hard man is only a myth anyway isn't it?
My mates step son Liam Hood reckons he's nowt to be feared what so ever

Re: Ryan Bailey : Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:45 pm  

Well what can I say. I wish Ryan well in the future and thank him for past services... with the accent on past. He had great promise as a young second rower but IMO never really cut it at the top level as a prop because his go forward was not good enough. In fairness he could be relied upon to put in regular good tackle counts and his experience was good to have on the bench.

But really he has been well past his sell by date for quite some time now and along with Kirke proved big disappointments this season when our first choices were unavailable. Overrated and over-hyped by many he became something of a caricature of his hard-man image that he sadly failed to live up to on the field. Never the less he was a consistent member of our very successful squad over many years and of this he can be truly proud.