Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:57 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Shame, cracking little player who didn't get the opportunities he deserved with us, instead Mash favoured plodder Hood and utility Liam Kay. Thought our attacking structure looked better when he was on the field.

He played over twenty games, how many chances do you need? But that's your opinion, and you might be right. What I have to slightly pull you up on is Hood, he is not a plodder IMO, we played way better when he was available, and he was far better than Bowes in every respect, but then he would be with all his experience.

Bowes will either sink or swim at Fev, hope he swims. But with Hood and Doyle at the club, and young Smith coming through, chances would have been slim at Trin, far thinner than last year.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:20 pm  

Does anyone know the situation of the academy lads from last year such as Law, Smith, Windrow, Roberts. are they still signed up etc. and if any lads have stepped up to first team this year. Usually a couple do. Ideally need them sorted early to get a full preseason in

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:30 pm  

financialtimes wrote:

There are no quota limits in the championship, you can field a team of 17 non-fed players if you want

Yes your right , head is still in super league

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:36 pm  

vastman wrote:

He played over twenty games, how many chances do you need? But that's your opinion, and you might be right. What I have to slightly pull you up on is Hood, he is not a plodder IMO, we played way better when he was available, and he was far better than Bowes in every respect, but then he would be with all his experience.

Bowes will either sink or swim at Fev, hope he swims. But with Hood and Doyle at the club, and young Smith coming through, chances would have been slim at Trin, far thinner than last year.

Might just be the making of him as well , plenty of top quality players have gone to lower clubs and come on in leaps and bounds , our very own Gale had a spell at Doncaster then later on got capped for his country . If he puts the effort in and gets a few breaks he will get there I’m sure

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:01 pm  

WakiWaki wrote:

Does anyone know the situation of the academy lads from last year such as Law, Smith, Windrow, Roberts. are they still signed up etc. and if any lads have stepped up to first team this year. Usually a couple do. Ideally need them sorted early to get a full preseason in

These were full time players last season and not academy lads.

All these still need replacing with some good standard depth.

Could argue Boothroyd has replaced Windrow as a second row option.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:21 pm  

Could now argue that Boothroyd has replaced Tanginoa as a second row option

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:26 pm  

Yes sorry by academy lads I meant the players who had progressed from the academy to the first team. So your claiming all said players have left the club?

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:42 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Shame, cracking little player who didn't get the opportunities he deserved with us, instead Mash favoured plodder Hood and utility Liam Kay. Thought our attacking structure looked better when he was on the field.

Agreed, he's shown some promise but a lack of game time has probably cost him a bit of development. He may have played twenty-odd games but there has been very limited minutes in many of those and he hasn't had chance to properly establish himself. He's well down the list now so a move is best for him. I hope he can kick on.

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Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:56 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

Agreed, he's shown some promise but a lack of game time has probably cost him a bit of development. He may have played twenty-odd games but there has been very limited minutes in many of those and he hasn't had chance to properly establish himself. He's well down the list now so a move is best for him. I hope he can kick on.

I'm sure DP can spot talent and decided he'd rather have Doyle I guess.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:02 pm  

As I posted a few weeks ago, I got told from a reliable source that Bowes was asking for £50k for next season so maybe he priced himself out of a contract at BV ??