Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:29 pm  

He will have a release clause.SL might be too good to turn down imo.If he get's the job I would offer Thorman a chance to make his name as a coach here at Odsal,as I think he's gonna be good.

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:58 pm  

Looking at what Giants fans are saying on Total RL, there is very little money in the club - despite having a big money backer. That would tally with them signing (in their words) 'Championship players' (most of them from us)

If that's the case, I don't see why Kear would go there. They are basically 'just getting by' in SL at the moment, with poor crowds, and a squad that needs a total overhaul (but no money to do so). The best they can hope is to scrape into the Top 8, more likely they are destined for the Middle 8s - albeit with probably enough to stave off relegation.

Would that prospect attract John Kear, when - as has been said - he has taken on a 'project' with us? I would very much doubt it (and desperately hope not)

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:17 pm  

Also, the sheer amount of rugby he is overseeing, 1st team, reserves, 19’s, scholars - he appears to be in his element.

[Bullseye]

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:27 pm  

I'd be more worried about losing Johnson and Wood back to Hudders with them already suffering an injury crisis and we've not had Easter out of the way yet.

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:18 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I'd be more worried about losing Johnson and Wood back to Hudders with them already suffering an injury crisis and we've not had Easter out of the way yet.

Are they in their first team?

[Bulliac]

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:43 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I'd be more worried about losing Johnson and Wood back to Hudders with them already suffering an injury crisis and we've not had Easter out of the way yet.

That was entirely my thought when I started this thread. the worse they play the more the coach, whoever it is, is going to look at them and think. As we've found out previously, 'year-long', loans are not neceesarily going to last the full season, unless there is some contract in place which I suspect will be very unlikely.

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:15 am  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Are they in their first team?

Both had squad numbers last year and I'm sure would have again if they weren't expected to spend the whole year elsewhere.

Thankfully for us, the forwards don't seem to be where their injury crisis is. It seems it's the backs that they're struggling with at the moment.

Re: Rick Stone leaving Hudds : Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:02 pm  

I doubt Toovey's interested either. He came over here for a club that he'd heard of in hard times. Huddersfield in SL won't flicker his needle.