Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:49 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Gareth Ellis will turn 39 this year and is still going.
Peacock was our best prop at 36.
James Graham is England’s captain at 34.
Signing a 32 year old prop is not an issue.

Prior looks a good addition.

Slow down fella.

You've hand picked three players to make a very wide point there.

The concern is not singularly his age, it's also the move across the world to a new club going through a big change and the wages he would command. When you stack it up is he worth the outlay?

I could list a long line of Aussies who have come over here and failed but that doesn't mean Prior will any more than your short list of aging players means his age isn't an issue. It's about risk and reward. Is Prior worth the risk or are their better options?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:23 pm  

It’ll be the type of player Leeds are looking for as much as anything - Prior looks quite Leeds-like in that he’s fairly mobile and has an offload. He’s also experienced at a high level and they need role models for the real win, which is to develop Holroyd, Oledski, Dupree, Rowley, Ahjani etc. Personally I think we still need more punch but Agar will have a style in mind and maybe Prior just fits that. Probably not mistake-prone either if we’re also looking to up the skill level and apply more consistent pressure.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:02 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

It’ll be the type of player Leeds are looking for as much as anything - Prior looks quite Leeds-like in that he’s fairly mobile and has an offload. He’s also experienced at a high level and they need role models for the real win, which is to develop Holroyd, Oledski, Dupree, Rowley, Ahjani etc. Personally I think we still need more punch but Agar will have a style in mind and maybe Prior just fits that. Probably not mistake-prone either if we’re also looking to up the skill level and apply more consistent pressure.

All fair points Jim.

Historically we have not really played a rough bash-em-up style that much.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:09 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Gareth Ellis will turn 39 this year and is still going.
Peacock was our best prop at 36.
James Graham is England’s captain at 34.
Signing a 32 year old prop is not an issue.

Prior looks a good addition.

Ellis is a freak,a one off,but even though playing in 2020 will handpick his games,will only play when needed

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:15 pm  

Moi-Moi is 40 and still playing, albeit in League One

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:19 pm  

How old was Stanley Gene when he finally called it a day?
Apparently only he knows his date of birth

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:17 pm  

Fairly sure in Stanley Gene’s book he said he wasn’t sure what his age was

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:07 pm  

This piece on the bbc site today gives his age as a mere 45... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/50292330

This piece on the bbc site today gives his age as a mere 45... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/50292330

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:22 pm  

Apparently Stanley Gene would come out of retirement if we offered him a 1 yr deal!
Worth it? Could convert him into a hooker?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:31 pm  

LeedsLurch wrote:

Moi-Moi is 40 and still playing, albeit in League One

Moi-Moi could be the prop we are looking. He once played for the Kiwis and has a good YouTube rap. Gotta be worth a punt if third marquee player rule go’s through