Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:35 am  

Ryans not a flop,the structured styles of the majority if not all SL clubs doesn't suit his game.It would be the same case if he'd have come back to Leigh as our style now would not suit him.

Ryans game is suited to playing off the cuff not structured,he'll be back in his comfort zone with Toronto and good luck to him.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:38 am  

atomic wrote:

Ryans not a flop,the structured styles of the majority if not all SL clubs doesn't suit his game.It would be the same case if he'd have come back to Leigh as our style now would not suit him.

Ryans game is suited to playing off the cuff not structured,he'll be back in his comfort zone with Toronto and good luck to him.

So if as seems likely they progress to sl he will be of no use to them as they wont be able to play that sort of rugby there

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:48 am  

propforward 2338 wrote:

So if as seems likely they progress to sl he will be of no use to them as they wont be able to play that sort of rugby there

As Leigh are living proof that off the cuff doesn't cut it in SL.I would say there will more than just players at risk come SL time if promotion to SL is ever gained that is.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:02 am  

Lets be honest, he made a bad choice going to Huddersfield. They don't play his style and were a struggling team when he joined them. I thought he should have either stopped where he was, with you guys, or joined a club that were playing with confidence at the time. It was always a big ask for him to go and debut in SL as a half in a struggling team midway through a season, it was almost as if he was being set up to fail. I used to read a lot of the things he did community wise etc.. in Leigh and thought he had something about him, but I have to admit I lost a bit of respect for him when he left Leigh after all of his 'I want to get to SL with Leigh talk'. As a lot of players have found out before when moving clubs, the grass isn't always greener. All that said, it's a short career and if he's maximising his earnings by going to Toronto then good luck to him. He seems to like being the 'big fish in a small pond' so it could suit him scoring a bucket load of tries against plumbers and electricians I suppose. Sorry for gatecrashing your board, just wanted to give my opinion.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:09 am  

caslad75 wrote:

Lets be honest, he made a bad choice going to Huddersfield. They don't play his style and were a struggling team when he joined them. I thought he should have either stopped where he was, with you guys, or joined a club that were playing with confidence at the time. It was always a big ask for him to go and debut in SL as a half in a struggling team midway through a season, it was almost as if he was being set up to fail. I used to read a lot of the things he did community wise etc.. in Leigh and thought he had something about him, but I have to admit I lost a bit of respect for him when he left Leigh after all of his 'I want to get to SL with Leigh talk'. As a lot of players have found out before when moving clubs, the grass isn't always greener. All that said, it's a short career and if he's maximising his earnings by going to Toronto then good luck to him. He seems to like being the 'big fish in a small pond' so it could suit him scoring a bucket load of tries against plumbers and electricians I suppose. Sorry for gatecrashing your board, just wanted to give my opinion.

Pretty good assessment/opinion there caslad75.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:14 am  

Alan wrote:

I wish him well. I guess his agent has pointed out the financial benefits of the deal.

Say what you like about him - but we've never come close to replacing the lad's outstanding pace.

We would do, if we signed Merlene Ottey She would probably move a SL outfit round the park more effectively as well.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:03 am  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

We would do, if we signed Merlene Ottey She would probably move a SL outfit round the park more effectively as well.

At 56, she'd even make our squad look young!

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:51 pm  

caslad75 wrote:

Lets be honest, he made a bad choice going to Huddersfield. They don't play his style and were a struggling team when he joined them. I thought he should have either stopped where he was, with you guys, or joined a club that were playing with confidence at the time. It was always a big ask for him to go and debut in SL as a half in a struggling team midway through a season, it was almost as if he was being set up to fail. I used to read a lot of the things he did community wise etc.. in Leigh and thought he had something about him, but I have to admit I lost a bit of respect for him when he left Leigh after all of his 'I want to get to SL with Leigh talk'. As a lot of players have found out before when moving clubs, the grass isn't always greener. All that said, it's a short career and if he's maximising his earnings by going to Toronto then good luck to him. He seems to like being the 'big fish in a small pond' so it could suit him scoring a bucket load of tries against plumbers and electricians I suppose. Sorry for gatecrashing your board, just wanted to give my opinion.

I agree too.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:49 pm  

frank1 wrote:

I agree too.

Frank, 9 posts out of 10 you make on here appear to be about this player, Brierley.

Signing a player, who can not even get into the team currently below us in Super League is simply not the answer.

It is a pity really that being able 'to run a bit fast' is not the only attribute required to be a successful Rugby league player. Otherwise we could sign Tom Hanks and play him at 7 in a shirt with 'F.GUMP' on the back and after every game you can return to the posh part of Salford a very happy man.

Re: Brierley : Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:58 pm  

Well we all have our opinions Harold.

I'll obviously be at Leigh 2morro then on Sunday I will go 2 the Salford v Toronto game. I'll let you know if Ryan has a good game.