[Bullseye]

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:46 am  

Still plenty of time to go before we can make a judgement on the 2024 squad.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:42 pm  

A'O'B isn't all that much improvement anyway, his distribution was poor when he was here 1st time around and it hasn't improved. Noble knows what he's doing. Slow, poor vision and poor distribution. His good points are he is tenacious and gets stuck in, but then again that's the same with S Hallas but probably costs half the price. I'm underwhelmed as well, but at least we haven't gone all out for somebody that isn't much better than the player we have signed. Segayaro is the man we need to chase. He's better than both.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:23 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

A'O'B isn't all that much improvement anyway, his distribution was poor when he was here 1st time around and it hasn't improved. Noble knows what he's doing. Slow, poor vision and poor distribution. His good points are he is tenacious and gets stuck in, but then again that's the same with S Hallas but probably costs half the price. I'm underwhelmed as well, but at least we haven't gone all out for somebody that isn't much better than the player we have signed. Segayaro is the man we need to chase. He's better than both.

Its like you actually have AOB mixed up with another player the way you have described him.

[Bullseye]

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:15 am  

TBH most of us on here would've been quite pleased to have signed AOB but I'm hoping we get someone as good or better. We need good quality hooker and a prop to replace Rogers at the very least.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:52 am  

Bullseye wrote:

TBH most of us on here would've been quite pleased to have signed AOB but I'm hoping we get someone as good or better. We need good quality hooker and a prop to replace Rogers at the very least.

Maybe unlikely with Lilley and Flannagan already signed up? If Patton moving on though as rumoured that could free up some money to bring in some quality. I do hear that Keyes may be the fall guy if the Fax deal for Widdop goes through so he would be a good signing wherever he went. Just a rumor that at the moment but gathering pace.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:24 pm  

George Flanagan is nowhere near a first team hooker.
Reserve grade at best,.
I'd look to try bring Wildie back, he can play and it's likely there's a lot going from Fev.
Yes we need 1 or 2 big mean props.
Dorro has been quite a pleasant surprise now he's settled in.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:51 pm  

bowlinboy wrote:

George Flanagan is nowhere near a first team hooker.

I would agree but Lilley won't be on pennies so would it make sense for you to carry 3 hookers when that money could be better spent elsewhere? Quality in the hooker position won't come cheap.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:55 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

I would agree but Lilley won't be on pennies so would it make sense for you to carry 3 hookers when that money could be better spent elsewhere? Quality in the hooker position won't come cheap.

That's why I said Wildie, can play 6, 7 or 9 and use the Money Patton isn't on because his negative a$$ isn't there anymore.
Don't you try have us going with Flannagan as a starting 9 it gives all the other teams including Fax a massive advantage..lol

[Bullseye]

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:52 pm  

I think the plan is for Flanagan snr to be only providing cover especially when you consider his age. Lilley is great at dummy half but if he's there we need a scrum half to partner Gaskell. Someone like Wildie would be ideal given his versatility. Also given Gaskell's injury record we're going to need some versatility in the squad.

Patton has left the building.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:58 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I think the plan is for Flanagan snr to be only providing cover especially when you consider his age. Lilley is great at dummy half but if he's there we need a scrum half to partner Gaskell. Someone like Wildie would be ideal given his versatility. Also given Gaskell's injury record we're going to need some versatility in the squad.

Patton has left the building.

Thank Christ we do need a kicker though Lilley is okay but not the best maybe Keyes, Wildie and a couple of props would be a good shout