BARROW Raiders have pulled off a massive transfer coup by signing England international Jamie Rooney from Wakefield.
Jamie RooneyThe 29-year-old half-back has signed a deal at Craven Park until the end of the season after Barrow chairman Des Johnston convinced Wildcats boss John Kear to let him go.
Rooney will go straight into the squad for tomorrow’s Championship clash with Toulouse, his arrival coming at the perfect time for Barrow with Liam Campbell out for the season with a broken collarbone and Darren Holt limping off with a knee injury in the defeat at Batley on Sunday.
It also comes a day after Barrow sacked loose forward Andy Brocklehurst for a serious breach of club discipline.
Rooney, who was unveiled at Craven Park this afternoon, said: “I spoke to Des over the phone and he sold the club really well. He has got big ambitions for the club and I want to be part of that.
“Hopefully I can help Barrow win the league this year
BARROW Raiders have pulled off a massive transfer coup by signing England international Jamie Rooney from Wakefield.
Jamie RooneyThe 29-year-old half-back has signed a deal at Craven Park until the end of the season after Barrow chairman Des Johnston convinced Wildcats boss John Kear to let him go.
Rooney will go straight into the squad for tomorrow’s Championship clash with Toulouse, his arrival coming at the perfect time for Barrow with Liam Campbell out for the season with a broken collarbone and Darren Holt limping off with a knee injury in the defeat at Batley on Sunday.
It also comes a day after Barrow sacked loose forward Andy Brocklehurst for a serious breach of club discipline.
Rooney, who was unveiled at Craven Park this afternoon, said: “I spoke to Des over the phone and he sold the club really well. He has got big ambitions for the club and I want to be part of that.
“Hopefully I can help Barrow win the league this year
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back! Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY!
That's a quality signing that. It looks like old Dessie means business.
Good signing i say if he can stay on the pitch.Prefer thackeray anyday as younger and will get better.But i would not complain signing rooney.Anyway i confident with our squad and a pack dominating is more imperative.
Good signing but.....................he appears to have gone of the boil in the last year after showing promise a couple of years back. Kear wouldnt have parted with him if he thought he had a future at Wakey.
