Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:41 am  

Vea announced by Saints http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4151

Vea announced by Saints http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4151

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:09 pm  

ksm1701 wrote:

Any chance all of this Salary Cap debate could get moved to it's own thread?

I see a couple of new pages added overnight so assumed there'd be a rumour of a signing.

Unfortunately it's yet another tiresome game of quote-athon tennis

This. 100% this.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:28 pm  

[Gareth] wrote: Vea announced by Saints http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4151 I've read mixed reports on him. Some say he's a handful and a good player and others say he's pretty average. I think we've got our impact project forward in Tautai so we didn't need both. I'm happy with our forwards 'if' Taylor stays. If he doesn't then we need an out and out replacement at prop not a guy who plays as a utility impact forward IMO.

[Gareth] wrote: Vea announced by Saints http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4151 I've read mixed reports on him. Some say he's a handful and a good player and others say he's pretty average. I think we've got our impact project forward in Tautai so we didn't need both. I'm happy with our forwards 'if' Taylor stays. If he doesn't then we need an out and out replacement at prop not a guy who plays as a utility impact forward IMO.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:47 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

I've read mixed reports on him. Some say he's a handful and a good player and others say he's pretty average. I think we've got our impact project forward in Tautai so we didn't need both.

I'm happy with our forwards 'if' Taylor stays. If he doesn't then we need an out and out replacement at prop not a guy who plays as a utility impact forward IMO.

Could do with Scott Logan mk II

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:00 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

Could do with Scott Logan mk II

Good call that in terms of what we need. Tough, no thrills forward that just goes one way time and again. A nutter to boot!!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:50 pm  

If we lose Taylor which I hope we don't as I think he will continue to develop into the type of player we need I would like us to look for a prop with an offload in him.

We have a secondrow with an offload in him now, we have impact in Tautai regardless of where he plays backrow or Prop it would be nice to add that offload threat from one of our Props just to give us that potential across the field.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:17 pm  

If we lose Scott Taylor IL should go to Hudds with a blank cheque for Larne Patrick. Alongside the likes of Taylor, Hill and Walmsley he is an outstanding young, British forward.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:21 pm  

The problem I see with Patrick is we already have that style of player in our team. I would like to see a bit of something different from someone that comes in. Ben Flower for me has us covered in the Patrick department.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:54 pm  

I agree with you here jonh. Larne Patrick is a great player who would be great for any club but to replace Taylor Wigan need an out-and-out Prop. Im not too sure who that Prop would be though to be honest.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:13 pm  

jonh wrote:

Even if we sign a half I see no reason why Powell will not clock up significant game time as bench hooker and back up half.

Powell started this season as a bench hooker, due to injuries it just didn't work out as he got game time in the halves. I'd be happy with burns at 6 and Powell as a hooker. Williams as backup for 6, 7 and 9 and Hampshire covering 1 and 6 would be a strong core.