[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:37 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Yet you'll still finish above Hudders next season.

Oh quiet you....

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:35 am  

FGB wrote:

Austin to Parramatta looking likely. Not that we ever had a serious chance.

If that`s the case we should push for Hastings before he signs for Huddersfield.
How many players have we been linked with and they go elsewhere?
We no longer have the pull to sway decent players to ply their trade with us.
Gone were the days when players would choose us to win things when they could get more money elsewhere.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:09 am  

chapylad wrote:

If that`s the case we should push for Hastings before he signs for Huddersfield.
How many players have we been linked with and they go elsewhere?
We no longer have the pull to sway decent players to ply their trade with us.
Gone were the days when players would choose us to win things when they could get more money elsewhere.

Nail on the head. Unfortunately our CEO still has his 1970s salesman's hat on

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:37 am  

taxi4stevesmith wrote:

Nail on the head. Unfortunately our CEO still has his 1970s salesman's hat on

Yeah, I mean what has GH achieved since taking the club over in its near bankrupt state?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:06 pm  

christopher wrote:

Yeah, I mean what has GH achieved since taking the club over in its near bankrupt state?

I don`t think there`s any dispute over what GH did back then or what he has done in recent years.
But he also needs to move with the times as in some cases you can get stale and maybe rely too much on optimism and goodwill.
Eventually no matter what went on in the past supporters and players from other clubs will demand more and want to watch/play for a team that is progressing and developing it`s team.
Either that or they will go to a club to make more money regardless of the potential to win trophies.
What I`m saying is that the club in my opinion has got stale and lacking in how we play the game.
This has not happened overnight but has again imo been happening for a good couple of years or so now.
We are not recruiting players who will put bums on seats and we are opting to find the next Walmsley or Chris Hill.
We need at least 4 good players and one of those needs to be an exceptional signing or our brand new shiny stands will look pretty empty next year.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:13 pm  

Huddersfield coach woolsford has said in Yorkshire post that he is unsure if they will Complete a deal for Jackson Hastings. And said 'We aren't the only ones in for him' Hopefully this could be Gary Hetherington trying to sway him to us.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:54 pm  

christopher wrote:

Yeah, I mean what has GH achieved since taking the club over in its near bankrupt state?

Plenty in the past.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:12 pm  

christopher wrote:

Yeah, I mean what has GH achieved since taking the club over in its near bankrupt state?

Is that a falure to acknowledge yourself how GH was involved in that Christopher?

Either way, the current GH is a poor reflection on the GH of 10 years ago.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:15 pm  

chapylad wrote:

I don`t think there`s any dispute over what GH did back then or what he has done in recent years.
But he also needs to move with the times as in some cases you can get stale and maybe rely too much on optimism and goodwill.
Eventually no matter what went on in the past supporters and players from other clubs will demand more and want to watch/play for a team that is progressing and developing it`s team.
Either that or they will go to a club to make more money regardless of the potential to win trophies.
What I`m saying is that the club in my opinion has got stale and lacking in how we play the game.
This has not happened overnight but has again imo been happening for a good couple of years or so now.
We are not recruiting players who will put bums on seats and we are opting to find the next Walmsley or Chris Hill.
We need at least 4 good players and one of those needs to be an exceptional signing or our brand new shiny stands will look pretty empty next year.

i agree somewhat but when players like greenwood are wanting allegedly 170k a season, but are playing for feeder clubs in NRl then he is right to say that player and players like that are not worth that amount of money. i am all for paying good money for class, and Gh has spent big money for the right players, but not for squad fillers that are not much better than what we have or are coming through.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:29 pm  

but Greenwood wasn't and isn't going to be a "squad filler" in SL. Only reason he's not had a look in this season in NRL is down to the change of coach there and the fact he doesn't rate/want English players in his team.

Greenwood is exactly the kind of player that we should be looking to sign to bolster our back row