Am I missing some cunning part of GH's Masterplan?





Our pack is a longways from being the best in SL, yet he's looking to offload 2 props mid season!



I look forward to the top class replacements being unveiled in friday's YEP.....and that doesn't include Andy "Brainfart" Lynch, although he has all the deficiencies necessarily to fit right into the current Headingley setup.

He may be looking to offload 2 props midway through the season, but his thinking is probably something like "we have 2 props who are not currently playing (regardless of the reason), I can send them packing now, and if we have any injury problems I have 2 props out on loan getting valuable experience who I can call back".



I'm not massively worried about letting either Cross or Burgess go, but I am disappointed that we didn't feel that Burgess offered more than Kirke as a specialist prop.

I hope not but let's face it the club have other pressing needs for their cash and GH may just promote from within/top up some of the youngsters pay and just before next years season ticket deadline will anounce we have cap space available next season if anyone of real quality becomes available.



If the other out of contract players I've mentioned do go then you'd hope it means some real quality being brought in next year....IMO lynch at his age is not 'real quality' and no better than what we've just released

Great GH quote what does he watch....................



"Both have become frustrated that they have not been unable to force their way into the side given the outstanding form of other players in their position and feel the need to move to pastures new to gain first team rugby.

Hope so.

Hope not. Specifically what will the Andy Lynch of 2011 bring to Leeds that they couldn't have had by keeping Burgess for example.



Lynch this year is hardly better than Cross, nevermind Burgess, not to mention he is 8(?) years older than Burgess...

I hope we try and loan Burgess from the Rhinos while we're without Hargreaves. I rate him.

Someone on the Hull FC board says they've had a text saying Chase to us in exchange for Burrow and JJB!! Is a done deal for next season.



I don't believe it like but stranger things have happened like releasing 2 experienced props half way through a season

we're not ageist up at HQ wasn't Cross (30+) brought in as a replacement for Easwood (23)

Bizarre news really. Only explanation is that you have made one or two massive signings and want to fit them in for a run on the playoffs this year. But who?

Guess you have not seen his stats then.

Age doesn't matter with props. Ask the 3 England props: JP, Moz and Carvell.

Burgess is by no means the finished article as a prop, but I thought he'd shown great improvement to his deficiencies this year (flat-footedness, ball-retention) and was looking like becoming an excellent forward. Fair enough, he may have been looking like becoming an excellent forward in Sydney not here, but he's still on Leeds' payroll and was our best prop in a poor first third of the season. I can't understand why 1) He's not playing. 2) We're offering him a release to strengthen our opponents for the rest of the season.



Cross was a poor signing but has been treated very shoddily.



I fail to see what Ian Kirke offers over either of them.