Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:31 am  

Tanganoa based on his recent injury problems is a bottom half SL, top half championship player, given the on field improvements of HKR, and their obvious ambition for silverware, he would be a bit of a backwards step. Do I think he would do well for us in championship ? If injury free he would be fantastic. Would I be worried if he doesn't resign? No not really

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Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:15 am  

Dr Dreadnought wrote:

Tanganoa based on his recent injury problems is a bottom half SL, top half championship player, given the on field improvements of HKR, and their obvious ambition for silverware, he would be a bit of a backwards step. Do I think he would do well for us in championship ? If injury free he would be fantastic. Would I be worried if he doesn't resign? No not really

Hull KR have the luxury of playing in burst off the bench and having other players who can cover his defense. He'll go well for them.
Griffin is a better option for us in the back row

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:31 am  

PopTart wrote:

Hull KR have the luxury of playing in burst off the bench and having other players who can cover his defense. He'll go well for them.
Griffin is a better option for us in the back row

Griffin and Tanginoa are an even better option for us in the second row.

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Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:42 am  

Trojan Horse wrote:

Griffin and Tanginoa are an even better option for us in the second row.

I'd rather have Griffin and Pitts.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:44 am  

We need to get real, a player of Tanganoa quality is going to want to play SL, should be playing SL and will be of interest to all SL clubs. If his agent can't get him a SL club then he needs to bin his agent. We have to remember where we have to shop now, we are not having a look in Harrods we are walking around car boot sales and outside markets looking for a hidden gem.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:51 am  

Trojan Horse wrote:

Griffin and Tanginoa are an even better option for us in the second row.

Yep. Tanginoa would be the best forward in the championship, bar none. Yes he has some issues with his lateral defence against top quality players but he hits hard and is as destructive a runner as there is. He should be playing super league and sadly its sounds like he will be but i’d have very much liked to have kept him.

And yes he has had one bad year this season with injuries but prior to that he’d hardly missed a game injured since joining in 2019.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:54 am  

Tanginoa would be devastating in the championship but I can’t see us keeping him .

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:12 pm  

Tanginoa is a luxury player.

He would do a job for us in the Championship obviously but not sure he is the type of player we need longer term.

Maybe under the new ownership and with more funds to pad out the squad but for as good as he is going forward his defence isn’t the best and his injury record speaks for itself.

I think a move would be good for both him and the club.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:06 pm  

We need players who will defend for their careers, I don’t and didn’t see that in him. Hardly played last year and don’t think we’ll miss him if we keep smart recruitment going. Good luck to him though and thanks if he moves on.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Oct 27, 2023 1:28 pm  

Something I can’t quite put my finger on with Kelepi , when he burst onto the scene he was skittling players for fun , but the last few years has seen a marked drop in his performances . Coaching , fitness may well have played a part in that along with our shoddy attacking/defensive structures . If he does stop I’m sure Powell will get him firing on all cylinders again , or just may see him as a luxury ,and use his wage to bring a couple of players in or even a replacement overseas player to take his place .