Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:56 pm  

Gilmour type player?
sounds good to me, lets hope he is at least half as good as gilmour was for us.

I think TP and Clough as props makes sense anyway.
LMS will have to raise his game next year.

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:51 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

In his short time in our side I thought he looked class. He's got a fantastic engine especially in defence were he works overtime but unlike a Flannery or Phil Bailey(who i'd compare his workrate with) he's got a fantastic pair of hands and could be a creative force.

Chances are his time in Australia will have improved his game aswell. He hasn't played much this year but played more last season for Wests first team then he ever did at Wigan.

Every chance that he will make the England squad in 2012

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:25 pm  

To be honest I've no idea whether it's a good signing, but it's always hard to tell.

I thought Soliola, Perry, LMS, Shenton would all rip it up in their first season, in the end there has been no revolution, although soliola has been good this year.

Players I never expected anything from when they started

Fasavalu, Meli (moving to centre), Lyon(spent previous year playing for a pub side), , Cunningham (lets not forget he was something like 4th choice for hooker when he was picked)

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:28 am  

Nothing like Gilmour IMO.

More like a cross between Flannery and Wilkin or for us O'Loughlin and Phil Bailey(when he was here).

He isn't going to bust holes in defences like Gilmour could but he may put others into them.

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:05 am  

saint at wire wrote:

Would rather have has Chris Hill.

I think they'll either get a squad prop, or they reckon Forster's up to it. If he hadn't have been injured then he may have featured already. That said, I can't imagine Royce has seen that much of him.

The biggest signing we could make now is holding on to Leon Pryce.

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:50 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

The biggest signing we could make now is holding on to Leon Pryce.

very true

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:37 pm  

Good signing for you guys.

Was gutted when he left us when he did, he had just broke through in the hardest era for a youngster to do so as Noble wasnt keen on the risk of them.. even Sam suffered because of it. Flanagan played at KR just before he went to Australia and made a hell of a difference defensively aswel.

Good to see him back - Shame its in a V

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:43 pm  

from what i hear about him a good signing.

Think this means TP will play next year at prop, although another prop would be nice with laffranchi, clough, LMS, perry, Puletua and Magennis i think we'd be able to cope. With everyone fit our pack would match if not better most in super league's i'd like to think.

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:43 pm  

Jmitch97saintsrl wrote: from what i hear about him a good signing. I've heard he is versatile but I wonder if he'll be doing this as well?

Jmitch97saintsrl wrote: from what i hear about him a good signing. I've heard he is versatile but I wonder if he'll be doing this as well?

Re: Flanagan Confirmed : Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:36 pm  

Quality.