: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:02 pm  

I can't see how this can be seen as a bad signing. He isn't a superstar but he's still a decent player and will give us cover in the halfs. I like how our squad is shaping up for next year. We are one or two signings away from having a really good and balanced side imo.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:04 pm  

weaver93 wrote:

IMHO - Thorman has a better kicking game than Horne.

And in mine

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:25 pm  

He is here to cover the halfback positions, and I can't see him getting in the team when Tony, Horne and Dykes are fit. And with Horne out for basically the whole of last season, Dykes in and out the team and Tony having a couple of injuries, its good to see a proven SL player come in as cover (btw not saying that Thorman would play FB, but saying if Tony was out he would go to 6 with Horne at 1 imo). All our signings for next season add something:

Crocker: well, tons of things!
Calderwood: pace, good defence, effort, knows where the try line is
Maloney: hunger, wants to prove himself
Thorman: good cover, will do a good job filling in

It's not the best recruitment in the world, but its a lot better than some and at least the side is been improved in areas where we need it. We need a prop and a centre now and its job done

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:11 pm  

Is it just me but didnt he sack us off and go back on his contract a few years ago to go to Aus.
Anyone who can do that to the club i support is not welcome here as far as im concerned.

Sorry if its already been mentioned but i cant go 14 pages tonight i simply dont have the time.

Average signing and totally not happy

Id rather have webster

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:11 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote:

I'm sure Berro was still an international? May be wrong though.

Your right Fletch

When we signed Berro he was a current Australian International.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:20 pm  

Good signing imo. Not exactly the most exciting player in the world, but if the rumours are true about Dykes walking out then bringing him in on a 1 year deal makes perfect sense to me. He'll do a job at halfback next season and if he plays well then he may even get a long term contract, however it looks to me as if he's just been brought in to cover at 6/7 for a year and then we'll bring in a top class scrum half in 2010.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:30 pm  

Happy enough with this. Looks like Webbo's taxi has arrived.
Look forward to seeing him pull on the black and white. May give us some different options to the same old same old and will certainly add reasonable quality depth at half back and (emergency only) full back.

[Roland_R]

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:17 pm  

Since the announcement of him signing earlier on, i've heard a lot of criticsm! Which dissapoints me really.

Chris Thorman is a well drilled player, one i rate, we've just taken Huddersfields captain off them, he's a good organisational player which is what we need around the park he's also an excellent kicker.

I think with the players around him he could become a good signing. Prove me wrong. But i doubt it.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:22 pm  

decent signing for me, i allways thought he was a dangerous player for the tiny.s against us...i understand some fans frustrations, but what are we doing here,slagging players before they have put a shirt on.like it or not,and some fans dont behind the saints we got to most finals since 2005.so someone somewhere must have a bit of a clue i guess.i say slag them before you see them, hang your head.we are supposed to be fans at the end of the day.

: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:26 pm  

The Hollywood Frasier wrote:

Your right Fletch

When we signed Berro he was a current Australian International.

And SOO star. Likewise with Crocker.