: Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:48 pm  

leicester_rhino wrote:

Are you specualting, or do you have one of you 'inside' sources telling you something

Of course I am speculating. Don't take away from the fun though if it happens.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:39 pm  

DISA wrote:

I'd go further if I was saddo like some on here, and bookmark that post from Gareth.

Because when a new signing materializes in the next month, he is going to follow his recent trend, and look a tad silly.

The real reason you havent bookmarked it is because you know you'll be proved wrong as per usual.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:00 pm  

Trimalchio wrote:

But for which code?

I hope these noises coming from McClennan are an indication that Smith may actually stay at Leeds. IF Smith stays and beds in well at centre then the need to make another signing in this area dimishes significantly, leaving Watkins and Gibson to fight out for the other position.

Nail on the head IMO. Bluey obviously expects Smith to stay in RL.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:10 am  

G1 wrote:

Sounds like Mclennan is happy with our threequarters. Just like me.

He's a more knowledgeable coach than I gave him credit for.

So from that we can see Watkins can't play right centre and is a long way off yet being able to play left centre.
He's also had to move Donald from his best position on the left to make up for our lack of expeirience on the right.....yes he sounds really happy... as we all are...

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:41 am  

DISA wrote:

I'd go further if I was saddo like some on here, and bookmark that post from Gareth.

Because when a new signing materializes in the next month, he is going to follow his recent trend, and look a tad silly.

How on earth will I look silly?

I've commented on Bluey's quotes that he is happy with his threequarters.

If we sign another player within the next month (and there's a post worthy of a bookmark) why will my comment upon Mclennan's quote make ME look silly? If Mclennan isn't happy with his threequarters and goes out and signs one then he's given a false impression in his quotes. or he's happy with them but wants another anyway.

Do you compute?

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:51 am  

G1 wrote:

How on earth will I look silly?

I've commented on Bluey's quotes that he is happy with his threequarters.

If we sign another player within the next month (and there's a post worthy of a bookmark) why will my comment upon Mclennan's quote make ME look silly? If Mclennan isn't happy with his threequarters and goes out and signs one then he's given a false impression in his quotes. or he's happy with them but wants another anyway.

Do you compute?

Maybe Phil Daly told him to say that.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:56 am  

Gareth what coaches say to the press and what they say off press are seldom the same - if it was McClennan's intention to play Smith at centre this would have been mentioned sometime towards the end of the season and the club would not have been looking to sign Soliola from the Roosters.

The fact the intention to play Smith at centre was announced shortly after Soliola gave backword is open to interpretation.

McClennan is hardly going to come out in the press and say we have a weakness at right centre - surely.

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:02 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Gareth what coaches say to the press and what they say off press are seldom the same - if it was McClennan's intention to play Smith at centre this would have been mentioned sometime towards the end of the season and the club would not have been looking to sign Soliola from the Roosters.

The fact the intention to play Smith at centre was announced shortly after Soliola gave backword is open to interpretation.

McClennan is hardly going to come out in the press and say we have a weakness at right centre - surely.

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Reading between the lines of his quote i would say he has

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:11 pm  

rpw wrote:

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Reading between the lines of his quote i would say he has

As I said all comments made to the press should be taken with a degree of sceptisism

: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:15 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Gareth what coaches say to the press and what they say off press are seldom the same - if it was McClennan's intention to play Smith at centre this would have been mentioned sometime towards the end of the season and the club would not have been looking to sign Soliola from the Roosters.

The fact the intention to play Smith at centre was announced shortly after Soliola gave backword is open to interpretation.

McClennan is hardly going to come out in the press and say we have a weakness at right centre - surely.

I understand all of that. I still don't see why I will look silly if Leeds sign one.

It was Mclennan speaking to the press not me.

Mclennan was pretty effusive about how well he thinks Smith will go at centre. he didn't have to use terms like represent England there.