Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:05 am  

who needs flankers? wrote:

If you expect a prop over the age of 30 to play every week then you are gonna get bitten on the backside. It's never gonna happen, but if you have 5 or 6 props and rotate them it will work very well. If we sign Fozz and Emmit and lose Higgins, we will have 6 props, even if Fozz isnt playing, Walker, Emitt and Massey will still be learning from one of the best props from the past 10 years. I think its a good move.

I'm of the opinion that you need 6 props (2 start, 2 bench, two reserve)
fozzard
huby
jackson
walker

higgins
emitt

Would be what i would go with, i hope he proves me wrong but whenever i see massey play he just seems to offer nothing.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:23 am  

who needs flankers? wrote:

If you expect a prop over the age of 30 to play every week then you are gonna get bitten on the backside. It's never gonna happen, but if you have 5 or 6 props and rotate them it will work very well. If we sign Fozz and Emmit and lose Higgins, we will have 6 props, even if Fozz isnt playing, Walker, Emitt and Massey will still be learning from one of the best props from the past 10 years. I think its a good move.

My thoughts exactly.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:37 am  

Wikipedia claims he will almost certainly be going to Wigan next year. So now we know he definately isn't going to Wigan next year.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:43 am  

Seems to me that the simple solution is to move Dixon to centre as a replacement for Shenny.

Mathers
Youngquest
Evans
Dixon
Owen
McGoldrick
Chase
Huby
Hudson
Jackson
Snitch
Ferres
Westerman

Bench: Jones, Widders, Walker, Orr

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:56 pm  

1. mathers
2. owen
3. evans
4. dixon
5. younguest
6. chase
7. orr
8. higgins
9. hudson
10. huby
11. ferres
12. snitch
13. westerman

14. mcgoldrick
15. jackson
16. fozzard
17. widders

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:35 pm  

pyeman wrote:

looks to me with the last qouta spot going that we arent getting a halfback in, with mcgoldrick moving there, which is a mistake imo as he is much better at fullback.

Personally I'd be most happy to see Goldy on his bike now...let's face it he's not going to get any better and I'm not sure how much he really brings to the team these days in comparison with some of the other players in the league. I dread to think how much he must be on given the years he has in. Just my opinion mind, but there it is.

As for Youngquest, sounds like the jury is still out but have a feeling that in the end he could be a good signing for us.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:04 pm  

I reckon McGoldrick will start the season at centre next year. That YEP article is the second time I've heard Matterson mention him playing there recently. I think he will go with Chase and Orr at half backs.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:25 pm  

How you can have Widders on the bench is beyond me, so underated and probably one of our best players. Personally if we sign Fozzard then i think it will be something like this:

Mathers
Owen
McGoldrick
Arundel
Youngquest
Chase
Orr
Fozzard
Hudson
Huby
Ferres
Widders
Westerman
---------------
Dixon
Jackson
Walker
Milner

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:29 pm  

pyeman wrote:

I think evans and arundel are both better centres than the two you have put there, though thats not to say tm will agree with me.

Obviously Goldy's favourite position is centre and i think you will see him do a lot more there. For me he is much better than Evans who i doubt will play much next year anyway.

Re: Youngquest Confirmed : Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:05 pm  

Mathers
Owen
McGoldrick
Arundel
Dixon
Chase
Orr
Fozzard
Hudson
Huby
Ferres
Widders
Westerman
---------------
Snitch
Jackson
Jones
Milner

I think we can go without a specialist back on the bench with the flexibility of Widders, Ferris and McGoldrick personally.
Add to this in reserve, we will have Higgo, Wainy and Walker amongst others to come in who never let anyone down.
I am not sure about Fozzard, I think I would rather play Walker or Higgo week in week out than Fozzard, personally I think Huby can carry our pack with Snitch, Hudson and Jacko.

Of course, there may be another signing coming!