: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:35 pm  

He's arguably the second best centre in SL behind Senior (well maybe Gidley but I don't like the shirt he wears on match days )

Re: When is : Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:16 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

The deadline for signing players for this years Challenge Cup?

Thursday of this week i think for Super League players the day before the Competition kicks off for the Super League clubs if they have played in the cup already i think they are cup tied until the 1/4 finals but not 100% on that

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:16 pm  

Last Son of Wigan wrote:

He's arguably the second best centre in SL behind Senior (well maybe Gidley but I don't like the shirt he wears on match days )

Shenton
Atkins
Carmont
Gidley
Sykes
Senior
Webster
Clubb
Whaturia

All players I would say are better than Gleeson in SL only. Off the top of my head.

Re: When is : Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:20 pm  

[quote="Rogues Gallery"]The deadline for signing players for this years Challenge Cup?[/quote]

issued in January as following

The RFL has announced a number of operational rule changes for the Carnegie Challenge Cup which will come into force for the 2009 competition.

There will now be no deadline for teams to register players for the Carnegie Challenge Cup prior to the Quarter Finals stage. Up to and including Round 5 of the competition players correctly registered for their club will be eligible to play cup fixtures.

Players can still be Cup tied in that a player cannot play for more than one member club or more than one non member club in the competition. Players who have played for a non member club in the early rounds of the competition remain eligible to sign for a member club and play for that club in later rounds.

From the Quarter Finals onwards only players registered before Monday 25 May will be able to play in the latter stages of the competition.

Meanwhile, any competing club found to have fielded an ineligible player at any stage of the competition will be disqualified, unless a club can prove no fault or negligence on their part.

For the avoidance of doubt any club disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player will be replaced by its most recent cup opponent - irrespective of the result of that match - even if the offence was committed in an earlier round.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:23 pm  

Cheers Phil.

Good commentary yesterday by the way.

It sounded a belter.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:25 pm  

Bovrick wrote:

Shenton
Atkins
Carmont
Gidley
Sykes
Senior
Webster
Clubb
Whaturia

All players I would say are better than Gleeson in SL only. Off the top of my head.

Not a chance that any of those in bold are better then Gleeson especially Sykes which is just a laughable claim.

If Gleeson found top gear he's be better then any of the above bar maybe Gidley(although he is getting on).

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:26 pm  

Bovrick wrote:

Off my head.

Edited for accuracy

Re: When is : Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:27 pm  

philipk wrote:

issued in January as following

The RFL has announced a number of operational rule changes for the Carnegie Challenge Cup which will come into force for the 2009 competition.

There will now be no deadline for teams to register players for the Carnegie Challenge Cup prior to the Quarter Finals stage. Up to and including Round 5 of the competition players correctly registered for their club will be eligible to play cup fixtures.

Players can still be Cup tied in that a player cannot play for more than one member club or more than one non member club in the competition. Players who have played for a non member club in the early rounds of the competition remain eligible to sign for a member club and play for that club in later rounds.

From the Quarter Finals onwards only players registered before Monday 25 May will be able to play in the latter stages of the competition.

Meanwhile, any competing club found to have fielded an ineligible player at any stage of the competition will be disqualified, unless a club can prove no fault or negligence on their part.

For the avoidance of doubt any club disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player will be replaced by its most recent cup opponent - irrespective of the result of that match - even if the offence was committed in an earlier round.

Gleeson watch this weekend.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:51 pm  

GMR as just quoted that Warrington are reconsidering Wigans offer.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:06 pm  

GMR said that Warrington are CONSIDERING Wigans offer. They didnt say 'reconsidering'.