Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:05 pm  

wakeytrin wrote:

Thanks for that, go back to your ivory tower!

that's crumbling

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:08 pm  

BillyRhino wrote:

Position of strength?

Take a look at the League table sunshine. You're down there in the twilight zone propping up the rest of us. And as for not wanting to sign for you..... ..... nobody in their right mind was signing for you then, and the only players who would be looking for a deal now are the ex Celtic players who were dumped on from a great height on Tuesday. Even then, I suspect their agents will be phoning Widnes first!

I would hope that Keef doesn't sign for you. The guy is a SL legend and has been the best centre of the modern era by a country mile. Fair play to him for looking to extend his playing career, but I would have liked him to have got some sort of coaching/mentoring deal, and finished his illustrious career at Leeds.

Time and injury may have ruled him out of a top 8 club, but he's still several levels higher than whats currently on show in amongst the C grade cannon fodder!

Take cover... here comes the 7th placed big spending Leeds Rhino fans to offer us some educated advice.

Take a look at the league table sunshine and when your back competing with the likes of Wigan and Warrington and not sitting in mid table doing very little but looking to see who will knock you out in the 1st round of the playoffs, I'll listen to you.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:20 pm  

Roonaldo6 wrote:

Take cover... here comes the 7th placed big spending Leeds Rhino fans to offer us some educated advice.

Take a look at the league table sunshine and when your back competing with the likes of Wigan and Warrington and not sitting in mid table doing very little but looking to see who will knock you out in the 1st round of the playoffs, I'll listen to you.

I asked my 12 year old son to describe what just happened to WillyRhino in modern parlance - his reply: "he got pwnd."

I have no idea what it means.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:35 pm  

I hope this is lazy journalism http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 334179.stm think before you get his signature

I hope this is lazy journalism http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 334179.stm think before you get his signature

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:42 pm  

snowie wrote: I hope this is lazy journalism http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 334179.stm think before you get his signature Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

snowie wrote: I hope this is lazy journalism http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 334179.stm think before you get his signature Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:45 pm  

Kear said: "He has a wealth of experience and that is one of things we have missed."

Well go have a word with Garry Schofield or Ellery Hanley then too, they have loads of experience too.

"We are in Super League XVI now and Keith has played in 16 of those years," said Kear.

Well done John, that means hes getting old. His legs will be old, his body will be old.

"Keith fits the bill. He has won Super League titles, the Challenge Cup and played for Great Britain on numerous occasions"... Kear Said

Well make sure you let him know that he has no chance of winning anymore of them down here with you still in charge.

"I have followed his career with interest because I worked with him in its infancy." Said Kear

Good for you, Mr Birkinshaw at Southdale Junior School always saw me as a youngster going places in the chess world when I was Wakefield schools champion. But he didnt follow my career like a hawk, he let me do my own thing. Thats what you should do with Keith now.

"It is great to see how he has developed into an accomplished, high-quality rugby league player."

Correct, and he should be proud of his achievements. But he is no longer a high quality rugby league player otherwise the middle quality middle placed middle of the road Leeds Rhinos wouldnt be getting rid, would they ?

"We have got a good base here but might have an overload of young players still learning their trade.
"It would be nice to get some quality, marquee players in amongst that." Kear Said

So why sign overweight Australians then you doughnut. P.S. Im all for some quality marquee players at Wakefield, but not 35 year old has beens looking for a nice payday for their final two years of their career to top up the pension.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:49 pm  

I wonder whether signing players past their best was included in our franchise application.

The coaching situation needs resolving soon as. If we sign Keef, I will take that as a sign we are maintaining Kear and Co which will be a monumental error IMO.

Senior will be on a big wedge, we could use the cash much better as we already have players who are decent in the centres.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:52 pm  

Agree with the majority on this one. Senior says he turned down an offer from Leeds......

Not the signing i'd like us to make. Guess he will be on a fair wage as well that could be better used else where.

Snowie sums it up perfectly for me, earlier in the thread.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:55 pm  

First test for AG, hope he says NO.

Re: Keith Senior : Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:15 pm  

Upgrade the contracts of Walshaw, George and Murphy with the money rather than sign Senior. We need to be sending a positive message to these young players that they have a future at the cllub.

There is no doubt that Senior has been a top qualiry player but what kind of message does that give to somebody like young Walshaw. " Sorry Lucas, but you've got to wait another couple of years until Keith has retired". He'd be off down the galpharm as quick as a shot and who would blame him?

We might not be shopping at Harrods just yet, but we can stop shopping at Farm Foods and aim for Lewis's or Debenhams.