: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:09 pm  

Rave-on wrote:

only thing i dont agree with is getting rid of wainwright and netherton, what have they done wrong, two solid players for me!!!!!!!

Effort is not everything. You need to have skill and quality and average bit-part players are not going to push us up the table.

We need to improve every position bit by bit, and unfortunately, Wainwright, Clayton and a couple of others aren't good enough for an ambitious top six Super League side.

I disagree about Netherton though. I'd keep him.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:20 pm  

Do you think it will be six out and six in ?
Less than six out or more than six out ?
Will we just replace players who are leaving or add to the squad ?

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:50 pm  

12noon wrote:

Do you think it will be six out and six in ?
Less than six out or more than six out ?
Will we just replace players who are leaving or add to the squad ?

I can see us adding 2/3 to ensure we use the quota to the maximum and to further enhance our squad, but I don't believe we'll see wholesale changes.

I think Wainwright and Clayton may get one more year as back-up, but I think that's all they'll get.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:10 pm  

12noon wrote:

Do you think it will be six out and six in ?
Less than six out or more than six out ?
Will we just replace players who are leaving or add to the squad ?

I do feel, it will Evans, Wainright, Sione and Clayton to leave at end of season, and if so IMO I think we need to bring in 6 players for them 4, as our squad does need largening.

I would defenitaly rather have netherton over Drew too. Drew is too old and we need to be looking at the future and a stable 1 too, a 1 year fix is not what we need.

We should be looking at the market for a top winger and maybe keep wainright as back up and that would give us at least 1 addtional member to our squad

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:44 pm  

I've backed the club up over a lot of unpopular situations this season and last, but if we get caught with our pants down next season with regards to squad size, there will be no excuse.

Clayton has impressed me this season, as with others I know he will never be a world beater but has been solid from what I've seen this season. I reckon Clayton and Wainwright deserve year extensions, but they shouldn't be looking to start many games next season, if any IMO.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:06 pm  

We have a 'real' squad of 22 this year, with two kids on the fringes Massey and Thompson.

In my opinion we need a 'real' squad of 25 next year, as none of these two young lads (or any others) have burst onto the scene. I would like us to lose 4 of our current 22 and bring 7 in. Crucially though, I think any of the ones we bring in should be good enough to go straight into the matchday 17 and keep the ones that some of us think are 'average' as squad players.

To progress, I can't see the point in replacing fringe players with fringe players.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:11 pm  

Poker Face wrote:

We have a 'real' squad of 22 this year, with two kids on the fringes Massey and Thompson.

In my opinion we need a 'real' squad of 25 next year, as none of these two young lads (or any others) have burst onto the scene. I would like us to lose 4 of our current 22 and bring 7 in. Crucially though, I think any of the ones we bring in should be good enough to go straight into the matchday 17 and keep the ones that some of us think are 'average' as squad players.

To progress, I can't see the point in replacing fringe players with fringe players.

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:24 pm  

Poker Face wrote:

Crucially though, I think any of the ones we bring in should be good enough to go straight into the matchday 17



To progress, I can't see the point in replacing fringe players with fringe players.

Ya ever think about goin into coachin?!

: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:17 pm  

Poker Face wrote:

We have a 'real' squad of 22 this year, with two kids on the fringes Massey and Thompson.

In my opinion we need a 'real' squad of 25 next year, as none of these two young lads (or any others) have burst onto the scene. I would like us to lose 4 of our current 22 and bring 7 in. Crucially though, I think any of the ones we bring in should be good enough to go straight into the matchday 17 and keep the ones that some of us think are 'average' as squad players.

To progress, I can't see the point in replacing fringe players with fringe players.

Problem is can we afford the extra wage bill that will involve?