Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:10 pm  

christopher wrote:

I think this more about the Sutcliffe situation more than anything, if he is leaving next year as rumoured, then it might be a case of him going early to free up Cap space, which does leave us short in the centres if we get any injuries - Wests may be paying part of gildarts salary which means he won't take up as much cap space as Sutcliffe this year.

Put it this way, if Sutcliffe is Leaving next year and we've got the option of Sutcliffe or Gildart for the rest of the season it might not be as odd as first looks. Gildart has struggled at Wests but he is a n international class Centre.

If the choice was Gidart and Newman or Sutcliffe and Newman as our centres which would you choose?

Tbh I’d rather have kept Sutty for this season. Good art hardly played and been awful whenever has for Wests. Also completely disinterested for Wigan last year…..

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:14 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Tbh I’d rather have kept Sutty for this season. Good art hardly played and been awful whenever has for Wests. Also completely disinterested for Wigan last year…..

But if as I've seen on twitter ( I know, I know...) Wests are paying a massive chunk of his salary, and Sutcliffe is going at the end of the year.

All I'm saying is I think there's more to this than just playing ability - I think there's a lot of shifting about with the Salary Cap this year as the rules have changed on it.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:17 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Tbh I’d rather have kept Sutty for this season. Good art hardly played and been awful whenever has for Wests. Also completely disinterested for Wigan last year…..

Stop being such a whiner. You wanted a left centre and Uncle Rohan went out and got you one. Some folks are never happy.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:53 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

Stop being such a whiner. You wanted a left centre and Uncle Rohan went out and got you one. Some folks are never happy.

We are Leeds Whino’s!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:54 pm  

christopher wrote:

I think this more about the Sutcliffe situation more than anything, if he is leaving next year as rumoured, then it might be a case of him going early to free up Cap space, which does leave us short in the centres if we get any injuries - Wests may be paying part of gildarts salary which means he won't take up as much cap space as Sutcliffe this year.

Put it this way, if Sutcliffe is Leaving next year and we've got the option of Sutcliffe or Gildart for the rest of the season it might not be as odd as first looks. Gildart has struggled at Wests but he is a n international class Centre.

If the choice was Gidart and Newman or Sutcliffe and Newman as our centres which would you choose?

If that is the case then it makes a bit more sense, otherwise it seems pointless as it doesn't appear to be long term (unless it ends up being long term).... i just wonder if they are like you say creating cap space for a top forward...

I'd take Gildhart long term tbh. Much better than Sutcliffe.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:01 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Tbh I’d rather have kept Sutty for this season. Good art hardly played and been awful whenever has for Wests. Also completely disinterested for Wigan last year…..

Gildarts average, believed his own hype, and really don’t think he improves us or is better than Sutcliffe. Ha’s the New Ben Crooks

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:02 pm  

Trebor1 wrote:

If that is the case then it makes a bit more sense, otherwise it seems pointless as it doesn't appear to be long term (unless it ends up being long term).... i just wonder if they are like you say creating cap space for a top forward...

I'd take Gildhart long term tbh. Much better than Sutcliffe.

That is the only reason I can think of to make sense of it, if it was a permanent signing it would be different but till the end of the year it's got be a cap space juggling thing.

If it was a proper signing I agree, Gildart is better centre than Sutcliffe, younger aswell

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:18 pm  

christopher wrote:

That is the only reason I can think of to make sense of it, if it was a permanent signing it would be different but till the end of the year it's got be a cap space juggling thing.

If it was a proper signing I agree, Gildart is better centre than Sutcliffe, younger aswell

If this is the case then clearly RS has already decided he does not want to resign Sutcliffe for next year, and I assume we may have someone else lined up for centre next year, or we are going with Newman Hardaker and having Simpson, Handley (started as a Centre) Edwards as back up. With Orpherts as wing back up.
Its a right Merry go round

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:23 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

If this is the case then clearly RS has already decided he does not want to resign Sutcliffe for next year, and I assume we may have someone else lined up for centre next year, or we are going with Newman Hardaker and having Simpson, Handley (started as a Centre) Edwards as back up. With Orpherts as wing back up.
Its a right Merry go round

Sutcliffe is signed until 2024 which makes it all a bit bizarre

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:31 pm  

christopher wrote:

Sutcliffe is signed until 2024 which makes it all a bit bizarre

Well i thought that, but article said not signed for next year. Clearly Rohan as the broom ready and means business