Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:33 pm  

Great, now let's have Segeyaro and Appo.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:58 pm  

From what I hear I’m not convinced we are keeping segeyaro

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:38 pm  

We do need a quality, experienced #9. I don’t know if we passed on AOB or if Halifax were more determined but I took that as a sign we were close with Segeyaro.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:45 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Jorge Taufua on a one-year deal

Really solid signing. Watched him closely during his time with us ( other than the crazy ban ). A grafter who puts in some really big hits, carries the ball strongly - just right.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:46 pm  

Just out of curiosity what happened to dec Patton, not heard anything about him

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:37 pm  

Highlander wrote:

We do need a quality, experienced #9. I don’t know if we passed on AOB or if Halifax were more determined but I took that as a sign we were close with Segeyaro.

I’d enquire about Connor Jones

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:22 pm  

With Nobby on the recruitment panel you’d think it would be an area we would be looking at closely. What has happened with Lawford, is he staying and is he ready to play at scrum half and Lilley back to 9? I’d also take Wildie back if Segayaro isn’t an option.

Some reasonable budget must have been released by likes of Patton, Baitieri, Walker, Segayaro departing, so you’d hope we might have at least 2 or 3 quality players lined up.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:50 am  

Molsk111 wrote:

Just out of curiosity what happened to dec Patton, not heard anything about him

One of the player sponsors said he stopped training with the club a month or so ago and will be going to Swinton.

Waste of talent as he's brilliant on his day. I think the club and departing players are hinting at the official announcement being imminent with the comments about the team spirit and work ethic in the last weeks of the season

[Bullseye]

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:32 am  

Not sure how much you can blame one player but there has been a noticeable improvement in "attitude" since Patton stopped being picked. Whether that's the reason I don't know but the side that won away in London and Sheffield is very different to that which got beaten twice by Barrow.

I imagine Patton was on a fair amount given he's in his prime and was a SL grand finalist.

Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:31 am  

Frustrating player Patton. But fact he's gone from grand final, to Salford, to Bradford and now to Swinton probably says a lot.

He has the talent but not the temperament for a good HB. He'd do a superb try assist, but instead of backing that up with 5 good kicks to the corner, he'd almost think that was his work done for the day. Or when the game was going against us, instead of putting in some pressure building kicks, he'd try smash someone.