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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:29 pm  
We're fans, our opinions aren't worth the cyberspace they're printed on. It's agents and clubs who seem to rate players, not us - we just take our cue from them.
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:46 pm  
Mrs Barista wrote:
Can I ask how you rate Gaskell? SL standard HB?

SL but bottom half, say 8th, 9th or 10th.
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:49 pm  
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It's agents and clubs who seem to rate players, not us - we just take our cue from them.


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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:07 pm  
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SL but bottom half, say 8th, 9th or 10th.




So do we all agree he's too good for 11th placed Leeds
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:52 pm  
Pryce when fit is a top 8 SL halfback, so if your opinion of Gaskell is correct you are getting an upgrade, keeping him fit is the major problem, although hasn't Gaskell has his fair share of injury problems?
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:33 pm  
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Pryce when fit is a top 8 SL halfback, so if your opinion of Gaskell is correct you are getting an upgrade, keeping him fit is the major problem, although hasn't Gaskell has his fair share of injury problems?

Only my opinion.
As a direct swap fro Pryce it would be hard to say who would get the better deal. Pryce isn't going to get any younger but Gaskells injuries were usually caused by him having to do work that he wouldn't normally be expected to do in a SL side. One major injury was caused by a back elbow to the face by a prop forward and one by a last ditch tackle where he cracked himself against the post.
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:49 pm  
A straight swap now gaskell for leon wpuld be a downgrade Imo. Gaskell out for leon and a decent 7 would be an overall upgrade. Like rreddog says gaskells injuries have mainly been impact injuries whereas leons you suspect are more due to age and it wont be any easier for him to have a full season next year. Whatever happens I would like to see leon in a bulls shirt again but I'm more and more p!ssed off about our lack of a scrum half.
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:52 pm  
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Only my opinion.
As a direct swap fro Pryce it would be hard to say who would get the better deal. Pryce isn't going to get any younger but Gaskells injuries were usually caused by him having to do work that he wouldn't normally be expected to do in a SL side. One major injury was caused by a back elbow to the face by a prop forward and one by a last ditch tackle where he cracked himself against the post.


It was a bit tongue in cheek to be honest, think Pryce would be a good short term signing for you for a year, haven't seen enough of Gaskell to say if he is good enough for a too 4 SL side, which is what we are aiming for and should achieve this year. We have Sneyd who had been outstanding in recent weeks, but needs a half with him, someone with pace and can back up would be ideal as we make loads of breaks, but with the exception of Shaul we rarely finish them off.
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:17 pm  
Dave K. wrote:
It was a bit tongue in cheek to be honest, think Pryce would be a good short term signing for you for a year, haven't seen enough of Gaskell to say if he is good enough for a too 4 SL side, which is what we are aiming for and should achieve this year. We have Sneyd who had been outstanding in recent weeks, but needs a half with him, someone with pace and can back up would be ideal as we make loads of breaks, but with the exception of Shaul we rarely finish them off.


Id say Gaskell would be a very very good fit for you alongside Sneyd, and to be fair I don't think there would be any Bulls fan begrudge Gaskell going to a top half super league side next year, hes shown good loyalty playing for us in the Championship but he should be playing super league. We just need him to see out this year with us for us to have a shot in the middle 8's. Leon could come home now though and play 7 alongside Gaskell for the rest of the season and we'd have the tallest half back pairing in the history of RL. :D
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Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:52 pm  
Mrs Barista wrote:
Can I ask how you rate Gaskell? SL standard HB?


With ease.

Playing alongside a half back that can put him in some space or with one to beat, he will either go through, beat the defender or make some space for those outside him.

He'd mickey into any super league side imo.

He isn't the type to direct play though, so if your looking to play him on one side of the field and your 7 on the other then you'll be disappointed. He's a traditional stand off and nothing else imo.
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