Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:44 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

If that is what you are being told then you're being played for a fool by whoever it is.

Do you have anything at all to back up why he'd be a fool to stay that? Do you have a contrasting story from a reliable source?

Re: : Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:46 pm  

FIOS wrote:

I would be gutted if we replaced hock with Westwood, Westwood is more similar to the Hansen mould type player. Hock is just another level in attack to most second rowers I've seen.

I think Westwood is more similar to Hock, very aggressive in attack, excellent in defence and can be a solid enforcer while keeping his head. I think he's a better ALL ROUND player than Hock. Came close to being the MOS due to consistent good performances.

Plus he can kick, nice to have a back up for Pat.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:57 pm  

Can anyone clarify if the rumours and opinions are always this bad in the off season or is it just a slow day?

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:59 pm  

Also I too would be disappointed with the (very realistic) signing of Ben Westwood to replace Hock.
In the same way I'd be disappointed if we decided to swap Matty Smith to sign Cooper Cronk!

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:28 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

Translates as: "Oh God I hope this doesn't happen! Who told you? Is he reliable? etc etc"

Maintaining a dignified is the best way to prove that you're not badly disturbed by a rumour.

So lets look at the Westwood rumour in a bit more detail:

1) one month ago an additional two year contract extension of a contract with more than a year left to run was announced;

2) Yesterday he had his testimonial year launch event;

3) Today he announces his charity partner (which is a charity very close to him for personal family reasons) for his testimonial season.

The last time this poster disputed something I posted it took less than half a page before he had done a u-turn and was agreeing with what I had posted (months before).

Given the above I don't think your translation skills are up to much.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:10 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

So lets look at the Westwood rumour in a bit more detail:

1) one month ago an additional two year contract extension of a contract with more than a year left to run was announced;

2) Yesterday he had his testimonial year launch event;

3) Today he announces his charity partner (which is a charity very close to him for personal family reasons) for his testimonial season.

The last time this poster disputed something I posted it took less than half a page before he had done a u-turn and was agreeing with what I had posted (months before).

Given the above I don't think your translation skills are up to much.

Vectrabeast?

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:23 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

So lets look at the Westwood rumour in a bit more detail:

1) one month ago an additional two year contract extension of a contract with more than a year left to run was announced;

2) Yesterday he had his testimonial year launch event;

3) Today he announces his charity partner (which is a charity very close to him for personal family reasons) for his testimonial season.

The last time this poster disputed something I posted it took less than half a page before he had done a u-turn and was agreeing with what I had posted (months before).

Given the above I don't think your translation skills are up to much.

Take it up with the guy who spread the rumour, and stop boring the rest of us with your panic attacks.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:50 pm  

I don't have to back anything up or justify anything at all about this rumour as it is exactly that, a rumour. It will continue to be a rumour until anything is confirmed and that is why I posted it on the RUMOURS thread. For what it's worth and if it stops some of the bile that is being spouted (more by a worried wire fan than anybody) I will clarify that I said I can't see it happening for various reasons but the person that told me is a little bit too credible to completely ignore.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:04 pm  

I also don't need to justify other rumours, some of which I have posted have been untrue and some of which have turned out to be the case. They are rumours that I have posted to create discussion and things that I have been told by people that are very closely linked with the sport. The problem is 50% of people want to sensibly discuss the rumours but the rest want to just belittle, argue or spout bile.

I tend to just post rumours about signing etc that I have been told rather than just stuff that I've dreamt up but again they are either discussed, dismissed or even deleted straight away (like when I said that the brad game wasn't going to go ahead until the RFL payed Bradford players insurance, something that was confirmed shortly after my thread was dismissed and deleted by the mods)

I will continue to post things I hear as some may want to discuss sensibly, I'll just ignore the bell***s that reply with answers that I don't consider to be sensible

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:32 pm  

Vectrabeast wrote:

I also don't need to justify other rumours, some of which I have posted have been untrue and some of which have turned out to be the case. They are rumours that I have posted to create discussion and things that I have been told by people that are very closely linked with the sport. The problem is 50% of people want to sensibly discuss the rumours but the rest want to just belittle, argue or spout bile.

I tend to just post rumours about signing etc that I have been told rather than just stuff that I've dreamt up but again they are either discussed, dismissed or even deleted straight away (like when I said that the brad game wasn't going to go ahead until the RFL payed Bradford players insurance, something that was confirmed shortly after my thread was dismissed and deleted by the mods)

I will continue to post things I hear as some may want to discuss sensibly, I'll just ignore the bell***s that reply with answers that I don't consider to be sensible

Well said, some people on here seem to forget it's a rumours and signings page. All you discussed was you heard a RUMOUR about a SIGNING. Pity you get people on here who have problems with such a notion.