Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:12 pm  

Yeah I forgot Paul Wood, Id take him for sure. Even an ageing Dale Laughton was probably better than what we will have in 2022. Would be interested in Guisset and Noone too.

I'm starting to get nostalgic about those glory days when we had Briers and Nat Wood; Westwood and Kidwell; Appo's pace. Wonderful times, what a team.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:18 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Yeah I forgot Paul Wood, Id take him for sure. Even an ageing Dale Laughton was probably better than what we will have in 2022. Would be interested in Guisset and Noone too.

I'm starting to get nostalgic about those glory days when we had Briers and Nat Wood; Westwood and Kidwell; Appo's pace. Wonderful times, what a team.

I'm not falling for it.

Fortunately I had the pleasure of watching the late 70's team, 80s teams, the 90s, the period to which you refer and the modern side. I know which was more fun to watch and had me going home and away... .having said that I was one of the few that made the last season at the Boulevard 2002. Shock win.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:39 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Kane Evans looks nailed on at Hull now.
We’ve not 2 brass farthings in the cap left.
2022 is going to be a tough year for Wire.

Exactly, he’s the type of prop we should be going for but looks like we will throw our hopes on the likes of Butler & Doro stepping up to be good enough.
Jurys out..

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:20 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Kane Evans looks nailed on at Hull now.
We’ve not 2 brass farthings in the cap left.
2022 is going to be a tough year for Wire.

We should have. We have shipped enough players out.

Our big earners you would imagine are

Widdop
Williams
D Clarke

then a middle rank of

Cooper
Charnley
King
Currie
Ratchford

Maybe we are paying some players too much for the value we derive.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:35 pm  

I'm interested to see what Powell does with Philbin. I hope he's not another of the contract cursers who drop performance after a lengthy deal.

He may have been found out by the opposition or may have been coached incorrectly, but has the opportunity to make himself heir to throne after Coops.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:15 pm  

Cooper & Mulhern starting with Philbin, Bullock, Butler, J.Clark and Doro look like our Prop forwards next year. + Harrison coming back in to the fold around June/July.
I think Clark will get another year just so we're not even worse off in the forwards. I think he will bounce between 13 and Prop next year.
We must have some money left to be interested in Evans, i'd rather us sit on the money and see what happens as the year goes on. As he's clearly of to Hull is Evans
I'm very interested to see what happens with the Currie, Holmes and Hughes second row Triangle next year.
If it was me i'd put Holmes at 12 and Hughes at 13. Holmes and Currie are both left edge second rowers but i wouldn't move Currie from there.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:18 pm  

You've omitted Longstaff from the pack thinking. He is a star.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:23 pm  

He's a second rower though and unless Currie, Holmes, Hughes are injured or being rested i don't think he will get much game time to be honest.
Just randomly remembered we still have Keiron Brand on our books. I assume he's gonna come back in to the fold? Or will we loan him out again, as i can't see him making the team anytime soon.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:11 pm  

In an ideal world his name should be on the teamsheet well before Hughes is being considered.

Re: New Prop : Fri Oct 08, 2021 11:16 pm  

I thought letting George King leave was a drop bollox.
I still think it was a dropped bollox.
I heard we had offered him only half the money he was currently on at the time. Perhaps coming back from injury too soon gave him a lull in form and an offer to reflect the status quo…
He was easily our best prop once he had got his match fitness up. If it were me, I’d be buying him back. We couldn’t live with him in the play off.