Deal was finalised with Saints at the weekend.

Im sure Saints will put him on a british passport so he does not come under the quota space

He doesn't count anyway, comes under the pre 2008 ruling.

Hope he has signed for us - he's what we've been missing (a tackling busting second row).



We're all work rate and no impact in the back row. Rush has moved to address that short term by using TP further wide, but Manu would do a very good job for us I reckon.

Good signing for you.......Shame most people on here think Manu is not good enough to Play at Leeds. This is, in fact Rubbish, and we'll most likely see him cause us problems from 2013 and onwards when we play you.

I don't think anybody has questioned his abilities....simply his age.

Whereas Leeds never sign anyone, recently, in the 30+ age bracket.

Old farts....not on my watch IF I was in charge





Dispensing with Ali and then signing Manu would have been the ultimate farce. Well nearly...re-signing Kirke (especially so to have him sit on a bench in a tough rain slashed sapping encounter) still trumps the lot

I would have Re-signed Ali as a Prop on a Reduced Contract tbh.

As for Manu, he's looking for the best price, last chance to secure a decent pay-out.



As a player for me I can imagine a lot of clubs talking to him. Alot has been mentioned about his line breaks, but he turns alot of them into decent plays with a good off-load game. He comes on and does damage. Saints need someone like that for the likes of Lomax/Wellens etc to get on the end of. An enhanced 2nd/3rd phase play.



(and on his age I don't recall him being kept out recently with any serious injury, which is probably a big factor in his appeal, not too risky given his age)

He's injured again isn't he? Kind of proves the point

It isn't a case of him not being good enough, you're just not seeing the bigger picture. Manu is getting on and Leeds are well-stocked in this position. Who would you displace to accommodate Manu out of Ablett, JJB and Delaney? Would Manu be happy to become a bench player? As good as he is, Manu is not of the calibre of players that you make room for, such as Ellis or Buderus.

Too injury prone....not worth keeping eh ??? Hmmmm



Manu could just as easily become injury prone owing to his advancing years.



Nah....Stick to the kids I say





Manu or Singleton/Ward ? No contest !!!!