Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 8:44 am  

Saddened! wrote:

He's an outstanding player and we need a few of those in SL.

I hope Just you wait until Agar gets is hands on him and turns him into a start of set battering ram.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 9:37 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

The next thing you'll tell me is that we only signed Clark when it was announced in the Warrington Guardian!

I don't understand your point. Clark wasent visiting Saints changing room and meeting the CEO when it was obvious he'did signed for Warrington.

League express, Mirror and most twitter websites say his signing for st helens. It seems its only you keeping the warrington line alive. But fair play if you're right.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 10:24 am  

Wires71 wrote:

I hope Just you wait until Agar gets is hands on him and turns him into a start of set battering ram.

Not even sure why we'd be considering signing a player, with his track record, who'll be available for 3 or 4 games of middle or super 8s, then he has hopefully one decent season and is back off to NRL laughable

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 10:36 am  

Tiz Lad wrote: Not even sure why we'd be considering signing a player, with his track record, who'll be available for 3 or 4 games of middle or super 8s, then he has hopefully one decent season and is back off to NRL laughable I've read a few articles that state the ban is only applicable on his return to the NRL. Could we not have signed him in November 2016 when he was a free agent? http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... e_Sandow_/

Tiz Lad wrote: Not even sure why we'd be considering signing a player, with his track record, who'll be available for 3 or 4 games of middle or super 8s, then he has hopefully one decent season and is back off to NRL laughable I've read a few articles that state the ban is only applicable on his return to the NRL. Could we not have signed him in November 2016 when he was a free agent? http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... e_Sandow_/

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 10:51 am  

Because in that one decent season he has he may help us win the Grand Final....highly unlikely though without further reinforcements.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 10:57 am  

Wires71 wrote: I've read a few articles that state the ban is only applicable on his return to the NRL. Could we not have signed him in November 2016 when he was a free agent? http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... e_Sandow_/ I think the RFL are leaving it in the hands of the NRL, the NRL may want the ban to only be enforced on his return to the NRL, to act as a greater deterrent. With regards signing him in 2016, I'm sure we could have signed him, but Barba was more interested in a move to French RU, I'm sure the money on offer there was far greater than he could earn elsewhere.

Wires71 wrote: I've read a few articles that state the ban is only applicable on his return to the NRL. Could we not have signed him in November 2016 when he was a free agent? http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/new ... e_Sandow_/ I think the RFL are leaving it in the hands of the NRL, the NRL may want the ban to only be enforced on his return to the NRL, to act as a greater deterrent. With regards signing him in 2016, I'm sure we could have signed him, but Barba was more interested in a move to French RU, I'm sure the money on offer there was far greater than he could earn elsewhere.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 12:35 pm  

Tiz Lad wrote:

Not even sure why we'd be considering signing a player, with his track record, who'll be available for 3 or 4 games of middle or super 8s, then he has hopefully one decent season and is back off to NRL laughable

Because he has more rugby league ability in his little finger than our entire backline combined.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 12:44 pm  

moving on... wrote:

Because he has more rugby league ability in his little finger than our entire backline combined.

Maybe he has, but so did Sandow and that worked out well. With the reasons for Barba's ban it's another example of Smith thinking he can rehabilitate reprobates.

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 1:55 pm  

I'm not sure I can think of any players who have successfully returned to full effectiveness after this type of issue. The nearest would be Hock (sic), any other candidates?

Re: Ben Barba : Mon May 22, 2017 2:16 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

I'm not sure I can think of any players who have successfully returned to full effectiveness after this type of issue. The nearest would be Hock (sic), any other candidates?

Whitney Houston, Kerry Katona...? Um Arh!