This. The only problem with Washbrook (and also Tommy Lee) was the club would play a daft game of bulking then up to play Loose and Hooker respectively and then moving them back to the halves to solve yet another half back crisis and then wondered why it didn't work!

Dont mind Washy tbh. Always seeme to play well for Wakey and as an experienced cheap squad player hes a massive improvement on Howorth

I'm struggling to understand this signing. What does Washbrook add to the squad. He wasn't good enough when he left and he won't improve the squad now. It's all very well saying he will only be back up and will be cheap but what message does this send to our under 19's?
We have plenty of back row forwards and are supposed to be bringing in an NRL forward too so if we are signing Washbrook does that mean someone is leaving?

If we're bringing in a backrower from the NRL, I don't really see the need for another unless we're losing someone. Even moving Ellis up to prop would leave Minichiello, Westerman, Whiting, Thompson, Hadley, Turgut, Abdull and the new signing as back row options. Do we need 8 players for typically 4 places? I think a prop would be more useful if Paleaaesina leaves, personally.

Finally someone with sense!
If Washbrook keeps Abdull Turgot etc out of the team its a waste of a signing.

Just like when LR promised us Howath was back up and would never play, then started at 13 infront of 3 youngsters.

You dont see Leeds do that with their "squad players"

As a Trinity fan I hope Washbrook has not signed for you as he has been one of only 2/3 decent Trinity players this season so we need to keep them and get rid of the dead wood. Very good defensively and a decent 13.

Works hard,decent signing.

As a professional rugby player, im sure he'll be thinking he'll be pushing westerman for a starting spot, or could westerman be leaving to, or we are releasing some of the young kids because Radford doesn't think are good enough. Complete over reaction over this. And to compare Howarth and Washy, think its a bit disrespectful to washy

Posters are calling Washy a "squad player" our own coach called Hawath a squad player

You could argue, Thompson, Shaul, Feka, Naughton are all squad players, but when called upon all do a decent job, a better job than throwing a u19 player in. Im sure Washy wouldn't come just to make the numbers up. Don't think anyone is going to excited by the signing. But surely its not a bad one