Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Wed May 24, 2017 7:59 pm  

Hopefully this should stop the St's fans from slitting their wrists.

Barba's a class player, just hope he doesn't do a "Sandow".

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Wed May 24, 2017 8:51 pm  

Would anyone like a new full back?

Regards

Jonny Lomax

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 9:58 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Would anyone like a new full back?

Regards

Jonny Lomax

Perhaps Lomax can go back to his natural position of half back?

Barba will be a sensation in SL - a fantastic addition to the competition

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 10:19 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Perhaps Lomax can go back to his natural position of half back?

Barba will be a sensation in SL - a fantastic addition to the competition

I agree, in the top 10 for tries scored and tries assisted in the NRL last year; he's got some talent!

I know morally we should uphold the ban but I kind of hope we don't, can't wait to see what he can bring to the league.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 12:55 pm  

A poor man's Zak Hardaker.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 1:12 pm  

Drugs cheat. His ban should remain intact.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 1:19 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Drugs cheat. His ban should remain intact.

Hardly a drugs cheat, took recreational drugs after the Grand Final win, wasn't performance enhancing so calling him a drugs cheat is far from accurate.

Not condoning it by any stretch of the imagination, as I said morally the ban has to stand but I am looking forward to watching him in SL. Regardless of mistakes he's made he's still a great player to watch.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 1:51 pm  

IIRC the NRL said the ban would come into effect once he is back contracted to a Aussie club to stop him bypassing the ban in French rugby or any competion. So going by the original NRL ruling he should be free to play SL and any ban by the RFL would be in addition to the NRL one. In which the RFL probably couldn't ban him without him breaking any RFL rules.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 2:56 pm  

It's always surprising to me that some people are happy to moderate the punishment for players found to be in breach of the rules, based on how good they are - or how good they are perceived to be.

Re: Ben Barba is coming to a Super League club near you : Thu May 25, 2017 2:59 pm  

What were there circumstances of his ban? i.e. Why was Hock (and others) banned for 2 years and Barba 12 games?