Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:41 am  

Sedgebull wrote:

In that case Oakes looks like being a busy boy next year. There's not much experienced cover in either the centres (For Webster/Gibson), or the second row (For Minchella/Storton).
Garsides contract is up and I've heard nothing about that, and Goodall seems to have disappeared off the scene.

There'll be other signing announcements to come, I'm sure.

I'd be surprised if we don't at least try to sign Garside. And it will be part-time, as he has a decent job as a teacher and doesn't want to be full-time. There's also James Laithwaite who we might sign.

It's interesting that we announced Dalton Grant for next year ages afgo. As its turned out, he now looks like he is going to backup only....

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:51 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

There'll be other signing announcements to come, I'm sure.

I'd be surprised if we don't at least try to sign Garside. And it will be part-time, as he has a decent job as a teacher and doesn't want to be full-time. There's also James Laithwaite who we might sign.

It's interesting that we announced Dalton Grant for next year ages afgo. As its turned out, he now looks like he is going to backup only....

I think Grant is decent back up for the Champipnship.

I forgot until yesterday that we also signed a winger from Hunslet. It made me wonder if Kear sees Hitchcox as extra cover for the centres if needed.

In the back row we will definitely need some signings if Garside / Laithwaite don’t sign. We have Storton and Hodgson coming through and I suppose Hallas / Milton to come into the frame there next season. Not quite good enough to aim for top 5 yet IMO

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:41 pm  

I'd imagine that the bulk of the new/re-signings for next year will be announced by the club over the next two weeks.

It just makes sense as the early bird deadline has been announced as ending as of the 31st and the club will want to combine that with announcements of improvements to the squad to maximise ticket sales

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:25 pm  

Maybe Hitchcox will play centre with Grant outside him? It's certainly an option...

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:34 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Maybe Hitchcox will play centre with Grant outside him? It's certainly an option...

He's a bit of a headless chicken. Stick him on the wing where he can't get out of position too much. I think he would get exploited by the better teams. Get him outside a quality centre he will get a sack full.

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:03 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

I'd imagine that the bulk of the new/re-signings for next year will be announced by the club over the next two weeks.

It just makes sense as the early bird deadline has been announced as ending as of the 31st and the club will want to combine that with announcements of improvements to the squad to maximise ticket sales

Or at least the good ones will be announced. Any not quite as good might be kept quiet until after the deadline

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:18 pm  

Must say I’d expected another announcement today playerwise we are still short in quality imo

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:13 pm  

There's still two weeks to end of early bird offer. I'd expect them to be spaced out every few days. Allow excitement of Hitchcox to die down then hit us with another

Re: Players for next year : Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:06 pm  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

There's still two weeks to end of early bird offer. I'd expect them to be spaced out every few days. Allow excitement of Hitchcox to die down then hit us with another

If you read the early bird press release they say they are announcing there ‘headliners’ over the next 7 days so one would assume that would be the remainder of the squad?

[Bulliac]

Re: Players for next year : Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:17 am  

Pyrah123 wrote:

If you read the early bird press release they say they are announcing there ‘headliners’ over the next 7 days so one would assume that would be the remainder of the squad?

I'd guess it's the ones already secured, but obviously all clubs wil be on the lookout for anyone who pops up out of the blue, so to speak. There may as well be one or two who are 'having conversations' but not yet over the line, as they say. I'd worry about the squad when the announcements, in and out, are all done.