Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:39 am  

To be honest, losing Sammut shouldn't be devastating but with our current squad you cannot deny it is a big blow. At a time when we need to add numbers to compete, we'e lost two high profile players.

As Maislebugs mentions above, if in a few weeks we see some decent replacements brought in then perhaps things won't seem so bad. My worry is our first 3 games are crucial and our squad is threadbare. The morale within the squad is unknown but at the very least they must be unsettled and a little distracted. I guess we'll soon find out tomorrow but if we don't pick up 4 points from those games with a deduction looming, the pressure will be huge.

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:03 am  

There is also a danger of rushing out and signing anyone available. If we can stay up we get our money back next year. This summer is when we need to sign better players on 2-3 year contracts so we don’t want to be stuck with “fillers” next year just because we signed them in a panic this year. We probably need to sign them on loan or one season contracts and then decide in the summer who to keep or replace.

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:16 am  

The other issue is where do we get decent players? just about everybody over here is signed and settled, unless we take fringe players on loan.

The only other option is to look at NRL fringe players, or taking a punt on a couple of south sea islanders but then there is the visa issue and getting them over and settled from the other side of the world!

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:22 am  

On the subject of getting new players can anyone shed light on us getting Mark Mexico ? I have read online news reports from png that date back to November saying he is a bulls player so what happened? Is he coming or not why no reports in the t&a and if it was a issue of hecouldn't come because we don't have the money promised by other owners would he really wait around just in case ??

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:38 am  

JUDGE666 wrote:

The other issue is where do we get decent players? just about everybody over here is signed and settled, unless we take fringe players on loan.

The only other option is to look at NRL fringe players, or taking a punt on a couple of south sea islanders but then there is the visa issue and getting them over and settled from the other side of the world!

I expect we will be hoping some players will become available once the season kicks off in the NRL, whether we can afford those level of player is anyone's guess right now. Probably look at a few more loan deals from SL clubs but we really could do with a few experienced heads in our squad as well. Filling the squad with youngsters without SL experience won't help us survive the drop.

The most experienced prop I can think of without a SL club is Keith Mason but Cas didn't seem that desperate to keep hold of him. Is his heart in it anymore?

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:49 am  

What's Marc Herbert up to these days?

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:50 am  

BullCharge wrote:

How many more will leave? That's two this week

Scruton to Wakefield next.....

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:58 am  

asmadasa wrote:

Scruton to Wakefield next.....

Unlikely, given our shortage of props but nothing would surprise me now

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:01 am  

McGoldrick? Can play 1-17

Re: sammut left : Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:08 am  

Really Jarrod?? http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ng_Sammut/

Really Jarrod?? http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ng_Sammut/