Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:52 pm  

A proven Centre seems to be the obvious need atm.

None spring to mind. We must have cash and the quota space. Who is available realistically ?.
If no one is it worth going in with what we have and see if any mid season signings come up?.
Don't see the point in another project or barging bin hunt

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:40 pm  

YosemiteSam wrote:

Peter Smith has a piece on us "monitoring" Bailey Antrobus at York. Describes him as second row / centre. Don't know much about him but I'd rather we signed a specialist centre.

I've seen him plenty of times for York.
Nowhere near good enough for SL, never mind Leeds.
No chance.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:55 pm  

Would Anyone Take Samisoni Langi, he's a free agent maybe could get him cheaper than the likes of Lafai & Macdonald who we've been linked with and would leave us with some Cap too play with for thus year if needed. Langi has been quite consistent at Catalans been in their Challenge cup winning side and Grand Final side as well.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 7:32 pm  

Jrrhino wrote:

Would Anyone Take Samisoni Langi, he's a free agent maybe could get him cheaper than the likes of Lafai & Macdonald who we've been linked with and would leave us with some Cap too play with for thus year if needed. Langi has been quite consistent at Catalans been in their Challenge cup winning side and Grand Final side as well.

Injury prone and past his best.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 7:39 pm  

malcadele wrote:

Leeming?they’ve lost Levy?

And got Peats.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:32 pm  

I really hope we're not using an overseas spot on a project backrow especially when we're well stocked there

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:43 pm  

Seth wrote:

I really hope we're not using an overseas spot on a project backrow especially when we're well stocked there

Can't see it. The behind the scenes wrangling has been too complex. There surely has to be a higher aim?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:21 pm  

Can't see past a centre. I wouldn't be surprised if MacDonald is still the target, but there's not likely to be any announcement there until after PNG vs England (assuming England win). Whoever it is, there's zero point signing a makeweight who we'll then be stuck with for a couple of years. Signing and re-signing that sort of player is part of what got us into the mess we were in before Smith arrived.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:27 pm  

Seth wrote:

I really hope we're not using an overseas spot on a project backrow especially when we're well stocked there

Agreed we don't need anymore backrowers.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:42 am  

Looks like Bateman is off back to the NRL with West Tigers.

Not Leeds related but I remember a few were bemoaning how bad we’d managed our cap vs Wigan. Maybe they had planned without Bateman in 2023 all along. Big loss for them mind