Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:37 pm  

bdrhino wrote:

If hurrell has a decent year I think he'll be offered an extension.

So do I he's a crowd favourite. Whether he's offered same terms I'm not so sure but it's up to him to try and earn it. I also think we'll a fitter slimmer version of him. I think with the long off season training will do him and hopefully Lui a world of good. Thompson also said this his is first off season in many a year.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:39 pm  

I want to have a look at how the side performs this year before making judgements.

We have a few players coming back from surgery, youngsters still developing, new coaching and conditioning team - lots of variables.

Swapping Tet and King in for Ava and Cuthbo - how much of a difference will this make? Don’t know.

Mik and Tommy with a few months conditioning in them could be good.

I expect our pack will provide a better platform most games this year, which throws the spotlight more on the back line.

Tindall could well be vying for Briscoe’s spot this season or next. It is vital to leave pathways available to young talent rather than buying short-term fixes all the time.

This side is a good few years off peak yet.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:37 pm  

RE Hurrell

He said in a recent interview he really wants to stay longer, I think and hope he does, but I’m sure it won’t be as Marquee

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:52 pm  

I'd like him to stay to. Despite his tendency to drop the ball (much improved since moving to the right) he is perhaps the only player in our squad who other teams will dread defending against. More than that, he appears to like it here, an increasingly rare trait in overseas players. I don't care if he's "marquee" or not. He'll get paid what the club thinks he's worth. I'd be gutted if he went to a rival club that's for sure.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:54 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

2022

Walker
Johnson / Davies
Newman
Broadbent
Handley
Connor
Gale

I've always loved the Rhinos to sign overseas players, But on the provision that they are far better than what we could have signed from over here

That starting back line named above would be great ,especially if no transfer fees were involved

I'd be gutted if players like Broadbent don't get a go regularly in the first team in 2021 and be a first team starter in 2022

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:25 pm  

christopher wrote:

RE Hurrell

He said in a recent interview he really wants to stay longer, I think and hope he does, but I’m sure it won’t be as Marquee

Got a good 3 or 4 years left in him yet Hurrell. He’s only 29. Id definitely keep him but not on marquee money. Clearly he’d still be on a good wage but if we can retain him and give us more cap space I think that’d be a good move.

Having said that I can see us going with Newman and Sutcliffe/Broadbent long term at centre. I think we’ll see Sutcliffe continue to improve over the next year or so, thought he was good back end of last

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:19 am  

Yeh it’s an interesting one with Hurrell for 2022.
I’m sure most fans want him to stay.
But we have Newman, Broadbent and A Sutcliffe, so not sure about it.
If we think they can step up then we should give them the chance in 2022 and let Hurrell go.
But you wouldn’t want to lose him to a rival like Cas or Hull!
I think we’ll have other priority areas to fill in 2022 - wing, stand off, hooker....

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:39 am  

I dont think Leeds see wing as a priority at all. Think they are than happy with Handley and Tom Briscoe as starting wingers.

Next year is stand off year and we need a top class one. But next year is next year lets concentrate on this year first.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:22 am  

I get what you’re saying but the planning for 2022 should already be underway. We should be planning the next 2-3 years to make sure we have the right team on the pitch, and the right pathways for the juniors we expect to make it.

I’d like to see us going back to having a largely homegrown team with a few top English players signed from other clubs and a sprinkling of overseas players to fill the positions we really need to go outside for. I’m pretty sure this is exactly what KS is aiming for.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V3 : Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:30 am  

How McClelland perform this year will be interesting.if he gets some time and impresses he could be in the team for years.