Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:07 am  

Binosh wrote:

It’s a good job you have Field & French otherwise Wigan would be mid table, Peet was the best thing since sliced bread last year what’s changed?

We have won as many games as the mighty Leopolds,if only we could be as good as you lot.

1 game in,love the love and advice from fans from other fantastic teams.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:12 am  

It’s weird the old ‘if you didn’t have Field/French line you’d be rubbish. If my auntie had a nut sack and all that. It gets trotted out so often and is a bit rich when coming from fans of teams with literally zero players in the squads that have been brought through their own academy.

If these teams didn’t have any players that they needed to let other clubs produce, they’d be pretty useless n all.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:25 pm  

Binosh wrote:

It’s a good job you have Field & French otherwise Wigan would be mid table, Peet was the best thing since sliced bread last year what’s changed?

It could have been a one off but Field was responsible for more KR points yesterday than he was for points Wigan scored.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:02 pm  

jonh wrote:

I think we can win it but we need to get that mid season second row recruit in, more than likely from the NRL, which will obviously mean some shuffling in other areas either Miski or Mago.

I think you can add a prop to that list as well.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:06 pm  

jonh wrote:

How do we “release” players?

With difficulty.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:09 pm  

NSW wrote:

Is it me or is Mike Cooper looking old? I loved watching him for Wire, seemed to never have a bad game and looked fit as a fiddle.

Feel he gets out caught of position a lot in defence, getting left on the floor or retreating. Gave Leeds a try in the playoff semi and noticed it a few times tonight.


The point out the 3 not used quota spots in the team is a great one. Vossy kept saying saints had 7 ex NRL players in the team this morning. Not necessarily their best players but all solid contributors.

With regard to your third paragraph I have been raising that exact point for a couple of seasons now. Rads needs to get the recruitment right, Rush is doing a far better job at Saints.

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:14 pm  

Binosh wrote:

It’s a good job you have Field & French otherwise Wigan would be mid table, Peet was the best thing since sliced bread last year what’s changed?

I’m willing to put a ton on Wigan finishing above Leigh in the league are you willing to take the bet?

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:43 pm  

Zig wrote:

I’m willing to put a ton on Wigan finishing above Leigh in the league are you willing to take the bet?

Feathers, Lead, Coal, Potatoes?

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:44 pm  

jonh wrote:

How do we “release” players?

Brown envelopes

Re: Squad for HKR Saturday : Sun Feb 19, 2023 3:48 pm  

jonh wrote:

Whilst I don’t rate Silva, not sure what getting rid of him will do.

He will be on next to no money and is currently on loan.

We have money to spend, or rather should given Batemans departure so finance’s especially the wage of Silva shouldn’t be an issue.

Silva will never make it as a SL player as long as he has a hole in his…..face and Miski though looks the part hasn’t improved, I’d rather player Douglas or Eckersley before Miski so on that basis as well as him being a quota player he needs to go in order to bring in a big strong running back rower, not a Mago/Feka style 1 strong run a game youtube player but a Curtis Sironen, Mark Minichello, Clint Newton style strong running hard working back rower who will punch holes in opposition defence. Faz hits good lines and works hard, KPP brings a good offload game and Ida works hard but we are lacking that punchyness in the back row. Nsemba could provide it but he’s too young to have to rely too much on him.

Hudson Young would be perfect.