Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:43 pm  

rugbyleague88 wrote:

Was Olpherts already signed prior to Smith coming in? I don't think he was announced until after Smith came in but there were rumours he had signed for us at a very early stage in the season last year.

I've got a feeling things were well advanced by the time arrived. Would have thought he might still have the opportunity to veto though.

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:21 pm  

Didn't seem to crop up on here until Smith had been in post a while viewtopic.php?f=17&t=636916&start=600

Didn't seem to crop up on here until Smith had been in post a while viewtopic.php?f=17&t=636916&start=600

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:30 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

Get the monkeys in with some type writers.

One day you’ll get Plan B or not to Plan B , that is the question.

Will anyone ever ask Rohan that in a presser?

I’d say there’s zero probability of that happening unless by some kind of outrageous fortune.
Bit rude though to call the journalists ‘monkeys with typewriters’

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:25 pm  

Thing is if Handley and Fus are fit; and Newman and MacDonald, Olpherts isn’t in the 17.

They signed him because of his yardage stats because we were really struggling to get forward at times last year.

I don’t know: with Tindall already here surely you would give him the chance to develop rather than replace him with a 31 year old who is 50/50 better. Maybe we wanted some strength too.

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:45 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Thing is if Handley and Fus are fit; and Newman and MacDonald, Olpherts isn’t in the 17.

They signed him because of his yardage stats because we were really struggling to get forward at times last year.

I don’t know: with Tindall already here surely you would give him the chance to develop rather than replace him with a 31 year old who is 50/50 better. Maybe we wanted some strength too.

Smith is on record as saying Olpherts can cover a number of positions he just didn't say how well

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Mon Apr 03, 2023 9:48 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Thing is if Handley and Fus are fit; and Newman and MacDonald, Olpherts isn’t in the 17.

They signed him because of his yardage stats because we were really struggling to get forward at times last year.

I don’t know: with Tindall already here surely you would give him the chance to develop rather than replace him with a 31 year old who is 50/50 better. Maybe we wanted some strength too.

We should have just kept Luke Briscoe if we wanted a strong, yardage making backup winger/centre. Always thought he was seriously underrated and he also made very few errors.
We could make an audacious bid now Leeming has gone or if we’ve still got a ‘special relationship’ with Fev then a swap deal…..

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:18 am  

Obviously Olpherts has some mistakes in him, and that's resulting in points against. However, I can see why he was signed. He was one of the top metre makers last week and his carries early in the set are a big part of the game. Whenever I've seen Tindal play he usually goes sideways on early carries making very few metres. He's probably a bigger attacking weapon, but has minimal impact from our own line

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:22 am  

On Smith, some frustrating results against 'weaker' teams. Then some good results against better ones. We have a very new and young team. We upgraded over the off-season but it hasn't all stuck yet. With a few juniors in the team there will be mistakes but they're part of the game. It's the more senior players lacking consistency and impact that is the worry. Sezer seems almost invisible most of the time.

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Tue Apr 04, 2023 7:40 am  

The frustration about the signings from the Championship is the deficiency this shows in the academy set up. We spend so much money yet we have to bring in low grade Championship players to augment the squad - surely that is what the academy is there for. Are any of these signings better than Broadbent - really?

Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A) : Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:00 am  

imo no. not even close