Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:37 am  

Confirmed by club that both free to find other clubs

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:47 am  

Phase 1 of the Headingley Jumble sale begins. http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_581 ... lease.html? Cross, happy to see him off the cap. Burgess, sad to see him go just as he was developing into a class player. He'll go to the NRL and in the future could line up next to Sam in an England jersey because of that. "Luke will be available on loan for the remainder of the season subject to us being able to recall him should injuries to the squad occur" So just Cross off the cap pretty soon. Wonder if GH will sign anyone for this season.

Phase 1 of the Headingley Jumble sale begins. http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_581 ... lease.html? Cross, happy to see him off the cap. Burgess, sad to see him go just as he was developing into a class player. He'll go to the NRL and in the future could line up next to Sam in an England jersey because of that. "Luke will be available on loan for the remainder of the season subject to us being able to recall him should injuries to the squad occur" So just Cross off the cap pretty soon. Wonder if GH will sign anyone for this season.

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:02 am  

"given the outstanding form of other players in their position..."

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:06 am  

I assume this means Bailey & Kirke are getting new contracts as we cannot afford to lose any more prop options

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:12 am  

I also assume that it means we are at least in advance negotiations for at least one other top class prop. Well either that or we will be found seriously wanting in the pack again next year.

The biggest single reason that we have looked so poor against the top teams is that our pack gets steamrollered and we never get the chance to show anything else. This is typified by the "hot potato" rugby we have to play when we are going backwards at a rate of knots.

Not bothered about Cross going, but disappointed that we can't give Burgess regular first team footie, given the other options...

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:18 am  

Andy Lynch.

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:21 am  

Do we think GH will use all this cap space on improving the 1st team next year given the loss of Burgess,Cross and possible losses of Webb, Ali and Senior or will he just promote from within and think Amor,Ambler and Singleton will suffice to 'strengthen' the pack and use the spare cash to help pay for the new South Stand?

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:27 am  

Man of steel 07 wrote:

Andy Lynch.

Not happening. Or at least he knows absolutely nothing about. Or at least he certainly didn't up to last Thursday.

As for Cross and Burgess, would not surprise me to see either/both end up at Bradford even. I think the management at our club are going further and further down in the credibility stakes as time goes on. To release Burgess at end of season is bad, to do it now is criminal. To say the other props have been outstanding is just taking the absolute pish.

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:28 am  

cheekydiddles wrote:

Do we think GH will use all this cap space on improving the 1st team next year given the loss of Burgess,Cross and possible losses of Webb, Ali and Senior or will he just promote from within and think Amor,Ambler and Singleton will suffice to 'strengthen' the pack and use the spare cash to help pay for the new South Stand?

Either that or cheap replacements like the recruitment for this year.

Can't understand how Burgess does not got a look in over Kirke, Burgess upto not been selected was one of our top performers, massive dissapointment in this decision

Re: Cross & Burgess... Get us out of here : Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:30 am  

Cheeky, I don't ever see Leeds not spending the full cap allowance if that was what you were insinuating. Now getting value for that money is quite another question...