Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:12 am  

EVVO wrote:

Perhaps we should have tried alphabetical. I think that would solve all the problems.

I heard a whisper that they were going to do that, but it became a nightmare when they got to 'H'! (Hansen; Hampshire; Higham; Higson; Hock; Hood; and Hopkins.) A former coach, whose surname was right up there at the start of the alphabet, apparently wasn't available/wasn't willing to come to their rescue!

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:22 am  

Storm in a teacup, Paul Scholes played in the 18 shirt all his career.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:45 am  

Alan wrote:

I reckon most teams play their 'loose forward' as an extra prop these days, Nozzy.

Indeed they do , a complete waste of talent if you ask me , with usually 4 forwards on the bench sacrificing talent for brute strength seems daft , I doubt that tactic will help us

IMO we need an expansive style to win games in SL , let's see a touch of early 2015

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:29 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

Indeed they do , a complete waste of talent if you ask me , with usually 4 forwards on the bench sacrificing talent for brute strength seems daft , I doubt that tactic will help us

IMO we need an expansive style to win games in SL , let's see a touch of early 2015

Agreed, SL at times is too regimented 5 drives and kick shouldn’t be in our plans unless closing the game out, we’ve shown what we are capable of and how SL teams struggled to cope with us keeping it alive, let’s play to our strengths and give them something to think about.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:54 pm  

atomic wrote:

Didn't really work for Leeds did it?

No, its not like they're the most successful team in Super League ever.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:14 pm  

reffy wrote:

Storm in a teacup, Paul Scholes played in the 18 shirt all his career.

Correct and young Roy Keane played in a 16 shirt all his career. The skipper !

27 into 13 will simply not go. Players will not be bothered what number is on their back as long as they are selected. Actually, if I was some of the players in that squad I will be thanking my blessings I even have a number. I mean Jamie Acton not having a Super League number 8 or 10? Disgraceful...


Rubbish thread.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:36 pm  

GUBRATS wrote:

Indeed they do , a complete waste of talent if you ask me , with usually 4 forwards on the bench sacrificing talent for brute strength seems daft , I doubt that tactic will help us

IMO we need an expansive style to win games in SL , let's see a touch of early 2015

IMO whilst we have a team to win SL games, we do not have the personell to exploit teams with an expansive style. I feel it is therefore unlikely we will adopt one. Especially with the rule changes to the scrum where defensive teams need to retract a full 10 metres.

Conversely, I feel teams could hurt us more from that change than what we will gain from it.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:41 pm  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

IMO whilst we have a team to win SL games, we do not have the personell to exploit teams with an expansive style. I feel it is therefore unlikely we will adopt one. Especially with the rule changes to the scrum where defensive teams need to retract a full 10 metres.

Conversely, I feel teams could hurt us more from that change than what we will gain from it.

So you think we will be able to ' grind teams down and snatch victories ' ?

If we go out with the mindset to avoid heavy defeats we will lose , I couldn't care less what the score is , every game is winnable , just go out to win

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:53 pm  

GUBRATS wrote:

So you think we will be able to ' grind teams down and snatch victories ' ?

If we go out with the mindset to avoid heavy defeats we will lose , I couldn't care less what the score is , every game is winnable , just go out to win

But our forwards will give us more chance of winning than our backs.

Re: Squad Numbers revealed : Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:11 pm  

LeythIg wrote:

But our forwards will give us more chance of winning than our backs.

We have some great RL ability in the forwards, Weston can pass, Stewart is as good as a halve, as is Patterson