Re: Arthur In : Sun Aug 04, 2024 9:37 pm  

brantonrhino wrote:

Personally I want to see Rowley at Leeds. I think he is a good fit for the club with no baggage. I think he will be good for bringing on academy players which is the only way we win anything. You can’t buy a team. Big name signings will destroy morale for the up and coming lads.
I don’t want an Aussie whose family may not settle.

That's literally Salfords M.O.

Re: Arthur In : Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:07 am  

ArthurClues wrote:

He's our best prop by a considerable distance. I'm not sure how anybody could draw any other conclusion. Surround him with a couple of others of same, or better quality and our front row problems are at an end.

He doesn't have much competition to be honest - he simply hasn't developed into a top prop. Would he get into the team at Saints, Wigan or Warrington?

The way posters laud him on here you think he is Glenn Lazarus.

Re: Arthur In : Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:30 am  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

He doesn't have much competition to be honest - he simply hasn't developed into a top prop. Would he get into the team at Saints, Wigan or Warrington?

The way posters laud him on here you think he is Glenn Lazarus.

Absolutely he’d get into those teams and I’d suggest he’d look better as part of stronger more balanced rotation.

Re: Arthur In : Mon Aug 05, 2024 11:59 am  

He'd get into any other SL team, he's an ex-England international and pretty well thought of.

Whether he'd be starting prop for Wigan... not sure.

Re: Arthur In : Mon Aug 05, 2024 12:50 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

Yep fully agree. For me the responsibility for the failure over these last 7 or 8 years is ultimately Hetherington. He made far too many mistakes with coaching and player recruitment. Rohan built this squad which is woefully inadequate and the players have been poorly coached which is plain to see. Whoever the next coach is, it’s a massive massive appointment and one we have to get right

Whilst I agree with all you have said mate the last sentence is like rinse and repeat and something we have been saying for 7 years now.
When you look at a team like Leeds and all their success over the years and look at the squad now. Most agree there`s only 4 or 5 players in that squad we would keep is an embarrassment.

Re: Arthur In : Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:02 am  

chapylad wrote:

Whilst I agree with all you have said mate the last sentence is like rinse and repeat and something we have been saying for 7 years now.
When you look at a team like Leeds and all their success over the years and look at the squad now. Most agree there`s only 4 or 5 players in that squad we would keep is an embarrassment.

Yeah spot on mate. I’ve personally grown very weary of our failure to even compete at the top end of the table.. it’s been tough to take.

Re: Arthur In : Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:45 am  

[quote="Trebor1"]Yeah spot on mate. I’ve personally grown very weary of our failure to even compete at the top end of the table.. it’s been tough to take.[/quote
Agree with you ,as I am a supporter from well before super league I am battle hardened to failure And false dawns. However I will still support the team. As I have posted several times it’s a given fact we are a poor team but we are a deeply flawed team. Example ,at Salford Bentley faces an attacker , simple task to leg tackle him. Can’t do that has to give him a head high tackle. We never have the mental capacity to protect our lead, we start giving daft penalties away, or trying over ambitious passes. Won’t go on anymore as I know I am becoming repetitive.

Re: Arthur In : Tue Aug 06, 2024 12:59 pm  

[quote="Backwoodsman"]

Yes so am I mate. 39 years and counting of coming down to HQ. I’ll always support the team through thick and thin. Have got very weary of late but my support will always remain

Re: Arthur In : Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:31 pm  

I dunno, RS played his hand with Frawley, Mom, Croft, Ackers, Miller, plus a couple of re-signings and projects - and it hasn't worked.

If Arthur can be persuaded to stay, he'll have had a good look at the squad before pre-season with fresh eyes and high standards, and I think he and Blease can work out a plan. We do have talent waiting in the wings so I'd expect us to be more resilient next year. The actual first choice side might be quite similar though, which is a worry.

Whether we get 2x props or 1x prop and 1x back row I don't really mind as long as they're the right standard of player for Leeds. Will that be enough to turn this side into title contenders, with a different coaching and conditioning approach? Not convinced.

If we could bring Kal back in plus 2 good props I wouldn't hate on that. We are going to need another cull after next season though.

Re: Arthur In : Tue Aug 06, 2024 5:02 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

I dunno, RS played his hand with Frawley, Mom, Croft, Ackers, Miller, plus a couple of re-signings and projects - and it hasn't worked.

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Lets have it right though Jim bar Frawley (who in fairness is one of those thats in form) most people were happy with those signings you mention, and I personally still am.

Get some decent forwards in and we’ll look a totally different side.

The mistakes in recruitment were relying on Holroyd as a starting prop snd not adding another big prop.