Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:55 pm  

Big lads mate wrote:

If we get him then I’ll go along with it but I don’t think he’s ripped up any trees,just fortunate to be in a cracking Saints team, let’s be fare, I’d look summat like in the Saints side

Summat like what?

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:18 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

Summat like what?

Marauding prop Dunkirk

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:23 pm  

snowie wrote:

I think he's vastly overrated didn't want to sign with us at the time and went to make his fortune at Leeds and failed

Nah he’s a good player always has been, not a world beater but good. Let’s be fair here he was one of a huge number of local lads he didn’t want to join us at the time including the now near martyr Hampshire so I have no issue. The only one who ever bothered me was Langley who made it so obvious.

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:48 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Nah he’s a good player always has been, not a world beater but good. Let’s be fair here he was one of a huge number of local lads he didn’t want to join us at the time including the now near martyr Hampshire so I have no issue. The only one who ever bothered me was Langley who made it so obvious.

Pitts did play for us though. When 19 and younger than he should played when we had bad injury crisis and losing players because we couldn't afford them. I reckon he made a good decision to leave, just not a good decision to go to Leeds. Could have developed quicker but I thought he came through ok at Hull.

As you say above, he's only good but good all the same. I think he's rated exactly where he should be. Not an international but good for his club.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:52 pm  

Amor and Luke would be adding two 32 year olds which along with Brough and Atkins would certainly increase our average age. I know we are looking for experience but that would be getting a bit too much.

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:30 pm  

Surely it's skill and fitness that count not age.

I'd take Roby right now. He's older than both of them.
Cooper Cronk older.
Sam Burgess only 1 year younger.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:49 pm  

Yes but how many other over 30’s do they have to play with. The problem with age and experience is injury due to the wear and tear of playing RL plus the two you refer to are in teams that are of better quality than ours which makes it easier.
How many so called world beaters have changed clubs and disappeared into oblivion, when they don’t have the quality around them.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:00 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

Yes but how many other over 30’s do they have to play with. The problem with age and experience is injury due to the wear and tear of playing RL plus the two you refer to are in teams that are of better quality than ours which makes it easier.
How many so called world beaters have changed clubs and disappeared into oblivion, when they don’t have the quality around them.

The last two lines just about sums it up.

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:41 pm  

Big lads mate wrote:

The last two lines just about sums it up.

I'm pretty sure Cronk and Roby would be good wherever they went.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:46 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I'm pretty sure Cronk and Roby would be good wherever they went.

I guess we’ll never know.