: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:17 pm  

JWP wrote:

Anyhow Rob, Who are these signings that we should be targetting from Union instead of wasting time signing Myler who MAY or may NOT be good enough ?

Dwayne Peel has falied to make the Wales squad. I bet we could get him for a snip.

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:28 pm  

JWP wrote:

Anyhow Rob, Who are these signings that we should be targetting from Union instead of wasting time signing Myler who MAY or may NOT be good enough ?

Union isn`t really a game i follow apart from watching the odd England international so the likes of Sally will knbow more about the current players that could make it in league from that code, we have too many clubs from both the northern and southern hemispheres in RL fightling for a limited amount of quality players so looking towards Union was just an idea as we havn`t done too bad in the past with Union players down the years at Warrington.

: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:09 pm  

Rob Wire wrote:

Union isn`t really a game i follow apart from watching the odd England international so the likes of Sally will knbow more about the current players that could make it in league from that code, we have too many clubs from both the northern and southern hemispheres in RL fightling for a limited amount of quality players so looking towards Union was just an idea as we havn`t done too bad in the past with Union players down the years at Warrington.

I agree.

Anyway, back to Tomkins - what are you basing your view on Rob? I must say, I was impressed in the friendly but that is the only thing to base my opinion on.

<thread drift>

Does anyone know when the reserves fixtures are out?

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:12 am  

On the recruiting from RU thing, Rob should have a read of what Anthony Seibold has had to say regarding the Crusaders recruitment: http://www.crusadersrfl.com/seiboldblog21.htm

On the recruiting from RU thing, Rob should have a read of what Anthony Seibold has had to say regarding the Crusaders recruitment: http://www.crusadersrfl.com/seiboldblog21.htm

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:32 am  

SEB wrote: On the recruiting from RU thing, Rob should have a read of what Anthony Seibold has had to say regarding the Crusaders recruitment: http://www.crusadersrfl.com/seiboldblog21.htm Celtic have nothing to contribute therefore I wont read it on principle.

SEB wrote: On the recruiting from RU thing, Rob should have a read of what Anthony Seibold has had to say regarding the Crusaders recruitment: http://www.crusadersrfl.com/seiboldblog21.htm Celtic have nothing to contribute therefore I wont read it on principle.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:58 am  

Lefty wrote:

Celtic have nothing to contribute therefore I wont read it on principle.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:06 am  

getdownmonkeyman wrote:

:shock:

I was being silly.

I have read that and it is a great blog.

: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:13 pm  

Lefty wrote:

I was being silly.

I have read that and it is a great blog.

Subterfuge; I like it.

Re: 3 'Big Names' Wire should be looking at bringing in 2010 : Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:20 pm  

Casual Des wrote: 3 names should be on Moran's hitlist for 2010 Benji Marshall Darren Lockyer Karmichael Hunt http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/dragons-eye-off-trio/2009/01/15/1231608888607.html With Gleeson's salary cap space freed up, possibly Briers leaving as well and other imports like Rauhihi, Hicks and Anderson off contract, we should target at least one of these big names for 2010. I hope Moran pulls out all the stops and offers them a package they cant turn down. A 300k a year deal, sponsored car and house in Stozza Heath should clinch it! Hunt would be my first choice, he is younger and we need a full back desperately. Either Marshall or Lockyer would do to replace Briers. Marshall has time on his side though and Lockyer would be a short term fix, but the most likely to be tempted over. Thoughts? Avoid big names in future - we have tried and failed with this approach in recent seasons. Youth development is the key. Jeez with our currrent squad which contains approx 19 internationals in it - if this squad isn't good enough, then we don't deserve success.

Casual Des wrote: 3 names should be on Moran's hitlist for 2010 Benji Marshall Darren Lockyer Karmichael Hunt http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/dragons-eye-off-trio/2009/01/15/1231608888607.html With Gleeson's salary cap space freed up, possibly Briers leaving as well and other imports like Rauhihi, Hicks and Anderson off contract, we should target at least one of these big names for 2010. I hope Moran pulls out all the stops and offers them a package they cant turn down. A 300k a year deal, sponsored car and house in Stozza Heath should clinch it! Hunt would be my first choice, he is younger and we need a full back desperately. Either Marshall or Lockyer would do to replace Briers. Marshall has time on his side though and Lockyer would be a short term fix, but the most likely to be tempted over. Thoughts? Avoid big names in future - we have tried and failed with this approach in recent seasons. Youth development is the key. Jeez with our currrent squad which contains approx 19 internationals in it - if this squad isn't good enough, then we don't deserve success.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:50 am  

Rob Wire wrote:

If your on about either Burrow or McGuire then both were experienced SL players before they won silverware with the Rhinos, its a far cry from a young kid that hasn`t even played a game of SL yet.

I`m not saying we shouldn`t invest in young british talent as i think we should do without any shadow of a doubt, its just i wouldn`t want us to go down the route you seem to want us to go down and that is to sign a rookie kid that hasn`t played a single game of SL yet with all his form is in a lower league that made Mick Nanyn look like Mal Menninga and start him as a first choice half back.

All Richie Myler is so far is a bit of potential and nothing more, Tompkins is twice the player he is anyway if your talking about talented british half backs.

Lets have an update on this a third of the way through the season, and obviously we've seen a bit more of Myler & Tomkins now. We've also got a new man at the helm, different thought process, recruitment policies etc.

All the media talk, SKY etc, seems to be that Tomkins is the better player, but I'm still in the Myler camp. I thought he was easily the best halfback on the field yesterday. Pages, I think 5-7, see me & Rob_Wire disagreeing on the way forward for 2010, and I totally see both sides, I just thought it was worth a bit more debate now, and obviously pertinant given yesterday and we are still dogged by halfback problems.

Rob, I'm not trying to be smart here chief, I know it was one performance yesterday, one swallow and all that, but since this thread, it's popped into my head a few times, and I thought it'd be good to look at the youngsters, and their progression, as it was clear you deemed Tomkins a player of huge potential, and I've been interested how Eddie & Stevo seem intent on talking him up to all that'll listen.

On one of your posts, you sort of indicate that Myler may or not be SL class, has he done enough yet to convince that he is ? Would you be happier now if we chased him than say, January, when we discussed this ace ? Would folk in general feel the same way, is he now, a bit more 'proven' so to speak.

I thought there was a bit of debate to be had here.