Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:14 pm  

I'm pretty happy with the signing. I've watched him this year and he's better than anything we've currently got. He's big, mobile, aggressive and works hard.

Providing he's over his injuries, I think he will go well for us.

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:43 pm  

I hope he goes well, but I think we have in effect signed a squad player to add depth and size to our pack

Not expecting much from him to be honest.

I suspect he wont be on big bucks so will probably fill a role similar to Bryn Hargreaves.

IF we are lucky he will turn into a signing similar to that of Nick Fozard.

His stats from the Wigan game were solid if somewhat unspectacular, however they were comparable to Wigans so called star forwards.

Scott Taylor Tackles 19 misses 0 busts 3 Hitups 15 Metres 85
Lee Mossop 33 4 0 14 73

Richard Beaumont 17 2 2 11 78


It has to be born in mind however that the Wigan game was I understand his best performance all season.

Against Warrington he managed 7 carries and 38 metres, which is about what Josh Perry would put out when playing crocked.

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:22 pm  

Will he be called Dickie beau

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:46 pm  

I honestly don't know what your seeing I couldn't believe it when the rumour was going around that he was signing for you I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been released at the end of the season to be honest but good luck to the kid but you won't find many rovers fans bothered that he's leaving

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:18 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

I honestly don't know what your seeing I couldn't believe it when the rumour was going around that he was signing for you I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been released at the end of the season to be honest but good luck to the kid but you won't find many rovers fans bothered that he's leaving

Well, according to your club's own website, HKR had offered him a new deal for next season but he opted to come to us. So I guess the club must have thought something of him.

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:31 pm  

Well we watch him he's done nothing to warrant a new deal I guess he might have been offered a one year deal on not much money so I don't think you've broke the bank to get him as for injuries he's been a bit unlucky he'd just comeback from injury when he broke his leg at the beginning of last season in pre season friendly against Hull and was out all season

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:33 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Well we watch him he's done nothing to warrant a new deal I guess he might have been offered a one year deal on not much money so I don't think you've broke the bank to get him as for injuries he's been a bit unlucky he'd just comeback from injury when he broke his leg at the beginning of last season in pre season friendly against Hull and was out all season

He's played 13 games over a few seasons, you've no idea what he can do. He was your best forward against Wigan.

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:52 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

He's played 13 games over a few seasons, you've no idea what he can do.

That sums this signing up. I've no idea what he's like as a player and I'm sure Brown and McManus have a similar level of understanding of him as well.

Could be a gem, could be an utterly useless signing. His performances this season for Hull KR have statistically been poor, but he does look like he has potential physically.

If he comes and gets injured again, say his third career ending injury, the club is very open to criticism. Hopefully there is more to come than this.

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:05 pm  

Ok in the 13 games I've seem him play as a supporter of the club he plays for he's don't nothing he's 25 and still can't break through into our side he's in because of injuries nothing else would saints have been making this sort of signing a couple of years ago I doubt it

Re: Richard Beaumont : Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:15 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

Ok in the 13 games I've seem him play as a supporter of the club he plays for he's don't nothing he's 25 and still can't break through into our side he's in because of injuries nothing else would saints have been making this sort of signing a couple of years ago I doubt it

We do have a history of these types of signings. We took Tea Ropati when nobody would touch him with injuries, we signed a old finished Kevin ward on, we signed Kevin a old finished Kevin Iro, we re-signed Fozzard, we re-signed sonny Nickle.All those was risky signings and wasn't seen at st Helen's calibre players.

We also signed Martin Gleeson and Alex Walmsley was seen as not saints quality at the time.

He's no superstar but these type of signings have been made by saints for years.