Grant Shiells

IYA is back online after a self imposed exile brought on by (a) some former posters getting on my thruppeny bits and (b) getting an iPad but not being able to work out how to login. I also need to know if my iPad will play my 78's. Can anyone help here?
Anyway, a heap of folk are saying that Edinburgh should sign Grant Shiells from Newcastle - can our Geordie cousins say if he really justifies the hype?

IYA, yes to your first question - you simply need to attach the iArm to your iPad placing your old 78 squarely in the centre of your iPad, spin it and listen

I felt a bit sick after watching that for about 10 seconds, though

Yes - he's worth a look at.

But you can't have him.

FACT

He's a pretty solid player , probably would be the Jocks 1st choice LH in the next 3 years. Scrum times he's solid and gives out as many pastings as he takes but offers zero in the loose.

I beleive he signed a two year deal in January so he's not likely to come to us for a while.

He's also just signed a 2 year contract in January...

TBH I'm fairly disappointed we didn't manage to get him. Chunk and Yapp are not enough at Edinburgh, especially since our 3rd choice is an under 19 academy player. I think we need another prop in and, since we can't get Shiells, it means we're going to get yet another foreigner. I'm happy with the number of non-Scots Edinburgh has just now, but I think we're very close to having too many.