Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:38 am  

dddooommm wrote:

Welcome back Al Murray. He's the new water carrier. He'll be bringing the lagers on.

He looks nothing like him.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:53 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Bit underwhelming but we are where we are.

Think that probably sums it up quite well to be honest.

Although as I've said previously, at least you know you'll get effort out of Joseph. Unlike someone of the bone idle buggers we've had recently.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:32 am  

For some reason I was half expecting the announcement to be news on an assistant, I know they've only just finished but it'll be pre-season again soon.

I expect Chev to be given the gig once again but I'm not sure where he stands (besides near the subs bench, fnar fnar).

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:34 am  

As for Joseph, meh, he's a forward and hopefully a cheap one. From what I remember he's a decent tackler too.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:36 am  

I didn't realize Longo had quit after a week as general manager or whatever role he was appointed to

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:40 am  

hindle xiii wrote:

For some reason I was half expecting the announcement to be news on an assistant, I know they've only just finished but it'll be pre-season again soon.

I expect Chev to be given the gig once again but I'm not sure where he stands (besides near the subs bench, fnar fnar).

In the T&A piece this morning about Joseph's signing, it's mentioned that Chev was the one who contacted him about coming back. Suggests Chev himself will be around too.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:45 am  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

I didn't realize Longo had quit after a week as general manager or whatever role he was appointed to

This sets alarm bells ringing for me more than anything else we've heard recently. You don't quit a job after less than a week unless something is seriously wrong.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:48 am  

Nothus wrote:

This sets alarm bells ringing for me more than anything else we've heard recently. You don't quit a job after less than a week unless something is seriously wrong.

Getting paid late on your first pay day would do it for me.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:24 am  

At first i was a bit disappointed with the Joseph signing, but we've only signed 5 props for next year including Kirk, plus 3 back-rowers and then Wilkinson and Bentley. So we need some depth. Joseph could go OK at 13.

Don't want him as interchange hooker, but if Rohan wanted to give OB more minutes and not waste a bench spot on a hooker to only do 10mins, i could live with him doing a 10 min spell at hooker to give OB a breather and then Joseph can play rest of game at prop/13.

Re: 2017 Squad : Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:43 am  

If we consider Joseph as a straight replacement for Lauaki, then I think we'd agree it is a significant upgrade

More minutes on the itch, more impact, less wages = win