Deano being Deano

[jgriffin]

Interesting article.
http://tinyurl.com/ptjho6w

NB However El-Megrahi was almost certainly a fall-guy, and the North East has a lot of good rugby teams.

[kingol22]

Hopefully he can turn Newcastle into real title contenders and help to get some bigger crowds up there as a result. The league needs a big club up north and he can certainly help that happen.

[tigerburnie]

Losing Gopperth leaves them minus there main playmaker, I fancy them in the mix for going down rather than up.

[Jose]

It's really good to see him back in the game. He certainly deserved punishing for Bloodgate but it was manifestly unfair that he took all of the hit for cheating that was rife in rugby at that point. Never noticed any of the Wasps managers and coaches (Gatland, McGeechan and Edwards amongst them) getting done for their ridiculous uncontested scrum farces which intruded upon numerous semis and finals over the same period, which to my mind were equally as bad and probably succeeded in changing certain results, unlike Bloodgate.

Hope Newcastle do well, they've also done penance for the initial purchased glory they enjoyed and desrve a break or two this year.

[Phil B]

Yes, good to see him back. Hopefully he has mended bridges with us as well.

[vin rouge]

Yes, good to see him back. Hopefully he has mended bridges with us as well.

speaking about building bridges, ol' backy seems to be on a bit of a charm offensive on twitter aimed at Tigers? I think maybe he's trying to boast/ improve profile presumably with a view to what comes next for him.

[Littletigress]

Looking forward to watching this match tonight. I like Deano and I think his Bloodgate punishment was somewhat harsh. It will be interesting to follow Newcastle's progress this season.

I am so glad we bit the bullet and signed up for BT Sport, although I could have square eyes by the end of the weekend!