Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:53 pm  

He's a big unit, Dodds is a big unit, Hill is a big unit, sims is a biggish unit. Having a proper look at our forward pack and we have some proper solid grafters. Get these guys firing and throw in the speed and power of our new back row and we'll cause some damage. Get Harrison back in the fold plus Westwood and we don't have a weak pack at all. Add our back line we're looking good, I think because we haven't signed a big named forward I was hoping for I think I felt let down. But looking at our squad we're a lot better off then we were last year, the players we let go weren't world beaters so I'm gonna shut up and see what the new team can do.

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:05 pm  

marshman777 wrote:

"seeming lack of ambition" how can you say that when the wanted list was Thurston, Burgess, Cronk, Hargreaves, Bromich, Graham, Tomkins, Ingliss and Cox.
The only one available was Cox !!!!!. We have ambition but as Mummy would have said "You cant always have what you want".

Hi Morley's deckchair

I sense this is the appropriate time to resurrect the Sam Burgess thread from a few weeks ago....?

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:37 am  

Les Norton wrote:

Hi Morley's deckchair

I sense this is the appropriate time to resurrect the Sam Burgess thread from a few weeks ago....?

you do realise that's not really a wanted list don't you?

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:13 pm  

marshman777 wrote:

"seeming lack of ambition" how can you say that when the wanted list was Thurston, Burgess, Cronk, Hargreaves, Bromich, Graham, Tomkins, Ingliss and Cox.
The only one available was Cox !!!!!. We have ambition but as Mummy would have said "You cant always have what you want".

out of those the only one we officially "made an enquiry about" was Sam Tomkins. Seriously when have we been in for Thurston or Inglis to name just two off that list

you can add Jacob Lillyman to that wanted list as well but again that was just a rumour.

So other than Tomkins the only real and non fantasy player we were interested in was Ukuma Ta'ai...he's not on that list and he opted for Huddersfield

its not lack of ambition (proof in Sandow Lineham & Westerman) to me its more like bad planning...

the Guardian headline was "Wire still in the hunt for Overseas prop" ...and we signed Jordan Cox.........crossing the humber???? I'm not sure technically that's overseas.

Dodds has had huge injuries, has already spoke of getting back to the NRL as fast as he can, and is injured for the start of the season ....
Its not Rocket Science to expect someone a bit better than Cox if we were looking overseas...

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:44 pm  

^ Poor talent identification and recruitment talent across a few seasons, not lack of ambition.

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:52 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

^ Poor talent identification and recruitment talent across a few seasons, not lack of ambition.

I think that they are too close to not be linked: if our ambition is to win the GF, then after 2 final appearances the squad should be stronger than in 2013 & 14 and, in my opinion, poor recruitment means it isn't.

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:57 pm  

Regardless of what I think of him personally, if we are not going all guns out to get Ferres I'll be disappointed.

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:28 pm  

Wire Yed wrote:

Regardless of what I think of him personally, if we are not going all guns out to get Ferres I'll be disappointed.

We do seem to have a fair bit of cover in the 11,12,13 positions.
Westwood, Westerman, Hughes, Currie, Philbin, Laithwaite, Evans, Wilde. Harrison (when fit).
But Ferres is class.......

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:09 pm  

If we have that amount of cap space available I'd probably rather keep our powder dry and wait to see if someone comes available in a position we are more in need of (Centre / Prop)

No doubt Ferres is a very good player, but we have a young, talented back row that need game time.

Re: where are our props? JORDAN COX, OFFICIAL : Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:57 pm  

If I remember, Paul Cullen wanted Ferris at Wire just before his resignation??