O/T Harvey Howard : Sun May 17, 2009 10:57 am  

Spoke to DTT after 42-6 and he said Harvey was the recruitment manager for West Tigers.

Anyone know if he's still there? - What's he up to these days?

: Sun May 17, 2009 11:03 am  

Gotta say he certainly got this snowball to build up speed signing Jimmy Webster was this clubs best ever signing bar none IMO.

: Sun May 17, 2009 11:03 am  

Lets hope Wests don't make him get rid of any of his mates.

: Sun May 17, 2009 11:29 am  

nick hkr wrote:

Gotta say he certainly got this snowball to build up speed signing Jimmy Webster was this clubs best ever signing bar none IMO.

Roger Millward? I just sank your battleship.

: Sun May 17, 2009 12:10 pm  

CHURCHILL wrote:

Roger Millward? I just sank your battleship.

Didnt Millward join a decent side? I was born in '84 so dont know masses about that era but what I do know is that in recent years we've gone through the mill, hit rock bottom and James gave us that bit of class we were missing that knitted a set of average players together to make one machine.

Millward was a fantastic player probably the best this country has ever had but for our club the most influencial I'd still argue Webster should hold this crown??

[R.B.A]

: Sun May 17, 2009 12:18 pm  

James Webster will always be remembered for his contribution in getting us back into the big time and helping keep us there. However, to compare him with Roger Millward is lunacy.

: Sun May 17, 2009 12:29 pm  

nick hkr wrote:

Didnt Millward join a decent side? I was born in '84 so dont know masses about that era but what I do know is that in recent years we've gone through the mill, hit rock bottom and James gave us that bit of class we were missing that knitted a set of average players together to make one machine.

Millward was a fantastic player probably the best this country has ever had but for our club the most influencial I'd still argue Webster should hold this crown??

I appreciate we're talking different era's Nick, and it wasn't a dig at you because from your point of view, yeah Webbo will be up there as the best signing in the time you've been watching Rovers, which I'm guessing is from the late eighties early nineties.

But Millward was a different class, and again through age, I wasn't around when he first signed, but I was around for the last few years and everything you hear about the legend, is right.

One thing for Webster though, in years to come, they will speak of Webster in the same manner they do of Millward, and that is of the highest praise I can give to the Ginger Maestro.

: Sun May 17, 2009 12:57 pm  

CHURCHILL wrote:

I appreciate we're talking different era's Nick, and it wasn't a dig at you because from your point of view, yeah Webbo will be up there as the best signing in the time you've been watching Rovers, which I'm guessing is from the late eighties early nineties.

But Millward was a different class, and again through age, I wasn't around when he first signed, but I was around for the last few years and everything you hear about the legend, is right.

One thing for Webster though, in years to come, they will speak of Webster in the same manner they do of Millward, and that is of the highest praise I can give to the Ginger Maestro.

: Sun May 17, 2009 1:09 pm  

Sir Roger Millward was the greatest British R.L. player of all time and played in one the greatest sides ever.

James Webster was the catalyst to all that has gone on in our rise through to Super League and will always be remembered by Rovers fans.

: Sun May 17, 2009 1:10 pm  

R.B.A wrote:

James Webster will always be remembered for his contribution in getting us back into the big time and helping keep us there. However, to compare him with Roger Millward is lunacy.

I'm not compairing at all, I'm simply saying that what was achieved through Webster has lead to what we see today. I dont doubt the achievments Roger had with the club were not immense and I'm certainly not taking anything away from him.

What I maybe should have put was that Harvey made the most IMPORTANT signing in the clubs history, without James I feel we'd have landed Obst who I dont feel would have had the same leadership and maturity to take a club like Rovers who'd always been the bridesmaid into and keep them in the Super League.