: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:06 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Forgive me...

Bless yer cotton socks.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:58 am  

batleyrhino wrote:

That was a truely awful team. I even kept the phone on expecting a call some weekends....

The ultimate irony is that Dougie Laughton admitted that Irving was never a target in the first place, it was Neil Summers (went on to play for the Bulls, or was it Northern?) and Eggbox only got signed 'cos he had the game of his life. He could kick goals mind...

I don;'t think Irving was a Laughton signing, much earlier but your story is one I heard nonetheless.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:06 am  

G1 wrote:

I don;'t think Irving was a Laughton signing, much earlier but your story is one I heard nonetheless.

Yup, it was the one before Laughton, it was David Ward that originally signed Irving from Headingley RU having gone to watch Neil Summers. True story apparently if you can believe the YEP.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:13 am  

tvoc wrote:

Yup, it was the one before Laughton, it was David Ward that originally signed Irving from Headingley RU having gone to watch Neil Summers. True story apparently if you can believe the YEP.

Thats a wee bit cheeky

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:17 am  

I'd be gutted to loose Kylie but i can see it happening. We have the young kid in Ambler coming through and if Eastwood gets here for next season we have size in the pack (just give him a Greggs loyalyty card).

As for Smith I really dont want to see him go. If Donald is to leave this year (is he out of contract this term or next year?) I would like to think Smith will take over for him on the wing

[Frosties.]

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:23 am  

bewildered wrote:

I'd be gutted to loose Kylie but i can see it happening. We have the young kid in Ambler coming through and if Eastwood gets here for next season we have size in the pack (just give him a Greggs loyalyty card).

As for Smith I really dont want to see him go. If Donald is to leave this year (is he out of contract this term or next year?) I would like to think Smith will take over for him on the wing

This year it is.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:35 am  

Donalds had a quiet start this year

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:50 am  

tvoc wrote:

Yup, it was the one before Laughton, it was David Ward that originally signed Irving from Headingley RU having gone to watch Neil Summers. True story apparently if you can believe the YEP.

Is that anything like the American that bought London Bridge thinking it was Tower Bridge?

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:03 am  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

Is that anything like the American that bought London Bridge thinking it was Tower Bridge?

Well, the players were different in style but neither turned out to be a lemon so it was all good really. Two fewer RU players is always a plus.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:14 am  

Kylie has been a superb signing for Leeds, hard to imagine Leeds would want to lose him tbh.