Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 12:27 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Also when we're winning the bad rumours don't tend to surface, when we're losing however....

The message for now seems to be that they know the team needs strengthening but nobody is available so as you were.

No wonder people are speculating on a re-oganisation of the divisions. Nothing else seems to be likely to save us.

When we lose you have to look for a reason and it focuses on the fact that the people doing the business for us are players that we have on loan. As soon as they are called back you assume we are in for a hiding that week.

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 1:30 pm  

Beattie couldn't have made it plainer in his quote last week. There were some on here saying it was unfair on him to suggest he was criticising, but in fact, he was simply speaking the truth, stating that which is bleedin' obvious to maybe everyone but Cha-Lowe.

And that is, our gallant band of young kids can't compete over a season against battle-hardened experienced opposition. Whuppings were always 100% predictable, and these will only harm both the morale at the club, and the morale amongst the fans.

Doesn't seem like the owners are bothered. As they are doing nothing, and also saying nothing.

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 1:44 pm  

Just on the kids being burnt out, i couldn't help notice that Hodgson & Wilkinson both played in an U19s game a couple of days after both played in the Easter period. WTF was that about? they must have been absolutly drained. Also we had Hallas available, a fresh more experienced body and we didn't play him. Just seemed strange.

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Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 1:50 pm  

After some optimism a few weeks back we seem to be back where we were before the season began.

This isn't the way to manage our young talent. If I was a parent of one of our kids I'd be starting to get concerned. There's getting a chance and there's being put up as cannon fodder.

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 2:23 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

After some optimism a few weeks back we seem to be back where we were before the season began.

This isn't the way to manage our young talent. If I was a parent of one of our kids I'd be starting to get concerned. There's getting a chance and there's being put up as cannon fodder.

I remember Paul Medley talking about something similar back when he was head of youth at Bradford. People were shouting for whatever superstar academy lad we had at the time to be picked more and he out and out said that you can't throw these lads in week in, week out, as all it does is burn them out and ruin them. It's only freaks like Sam Burgess that it will ever work with and all you'll get is players either injured or fed up and giving up the game.

Whilst people like John Bateman have come along since who I would argue falls in that Burgess category, there's only really the likes of Oakes and Bentley that look to me like they're at that level where they can play almost every week. But even Bentley will need a rest every now and again. The likes of Wilkinson & Hodgson should in an ideal situation only be playing a handful of games this year.

[Bullseye]

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 2:36 pm  

When Cha-Lo took over I was sceptical. Neither are particularly wealthy and have a chequered history in business and in RL administration.

If I didn't know any better I'd suspect they're just keeping the club alive on life support for the RFL. The current setup has all the hallmarks of being done on an absolute shoestring. There's no evidence of any strategy, just fire fighting and at the moment the flames are getting higher.

I said I'd judge them on their record. Well up to Easter we were doing ok with some useful use of the loan system. That seems to have gone out of the window now. We don't have much time to rescue things if we're staying up. I'd hoped we'd have planned for this and will have some useful players on board for this weekend.

We're entering the period where we'll know if they're serious or not.

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 2:43 pm  

I wonder if it's deliberate that there's almost no mention at all of the hammering Toulouse gave us on the website or social media?

The twitter doesn't even mention the result, it goes from Colton Roche saying he's looking forward to the game, to advertising the lottery and Sheffield tickets. Not even a mention that the game has actually been played.

Similarly, there's nothing at all listed in the news section of the website. You have to go into the Results section to even see that the game happened.

Perhaps they're trying to pretend it didn't, in the hope it won't put fans off coming to the next game or two?

[Bullseye]

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 2:46 pm  

A forlorn hope I think.

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 3:07 pm  

Tweet from ShowMeTheMoney agent

Something not right at a championship club giving letters out to their top players saying they don't know if they're to be retained next year?

Pretty obvious its us. Wonder how much longer the academy can survive too.

[Bullseye]

Re: Chalmers and Lowe the conspiracy : Tue May 02, 2017 3:13 pm  

https://twitter.com/smtmuk?lang=en If it's us it's because: 1. We may be relegated and have to go part time so giving notice. 2. We may be about to do a Gateshead and adopt Salford's entire playing staff along with their owner. I know which I think is more likely

https://twitter.com/smtmuk?lang=en If it's us it's because: 1. We may be relegated and have to go part time so giving notice. 2. We may be about to do a Gateshead and adopt Salford's entire playing staff along with their owner. I know which I think is more likely