Re: Rumours thread : Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:05 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Create a new thread and keep it respectful and you are fine. Just not on this one.

Fair comment , apologies

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Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:49 am  

Ok, this is a Rumours thread, as PT has said by all means start a new thread if you like but any further posts that
aren't pertinent to this thread will be deleted. Thanks.

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:35 am  

I’m hoping our next player/players are of equal or even better quality of Uele, who I think will go well. Mills said he wants a SL quality squad by the end of 2024 season at the prospect of going back up to SL. I think our team is still a fair bit of that still personally.

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:51 am  

Pat Bateman wrote:

I’m hoping our next player/players are of equal or even better quality of Uele, who I think will go well. Mills said he wants a SL quality squad by the end of 2024 season at the prospect of going back up to SL. I think our team is still a fair bit of that still personally.

I agree.
I like who we have signed so far, some are known quality, McGilvray, Thornley and Walmsley for example, and others have come with immense potential BUT another prop would be good - IMO a dominant pack gives the backs more scope and I think we're almost there in the backs.
I'm not sure about the half backs yet. I know Gale can do it and hope he does. Lino can but needs to be more consistent and I'm not sure about Lawford - probably he's ready to rip it up.
Personally, I'd have liked a couple of known and proven players who could lead the team, and still have the legs to do it, both in the pack and the backs.

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:57 am  

1315trinity wrote:

I agree.
I like who we have signed so far, some are known quality, McGilvray, Thornley and Walmsley for example, and others have come with immense potential BUT another prop would be good - IMO a dominant pack gives the backs more scope and I think we're almost there in the backs.
I'm not sure about the half backs yet. I know Gale can do it and hope he does. Lino can but needs to be more consistent and I'm not sure about Lawford - probably he's ready to rip it up.
Personally, I'd have liked a couple of known and proven players who could lead the team, and still have the legs to do it, both in the pack and the backs.

This is potentially a number of players final years with McGillvary, Pitt’s, Ashurst, Gale, all above 34 and having a number of unproven players at SL level. Interesting times ahead!

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:57 am  

Pat Bateman wrote:

This is potentially a number of players final years with McGillvary, Pitt’s, Ashurst, Gale, all above 34 and having a number of unproven players at SL level. Interesting times ahead!

Would be surprised if any of them are here for 2025....
So next season's in-comings should be more interesting than this one!

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Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:16 am  

Cleaned up. Can only give so many warnings

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:56 pm  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

Would be surprised if any of them are here for 2025....
So next season's in-comings should be more interesting than this one!

With that said what better way to go out than winning a final or two and gaining promotion with a team. Who wouldn’t want to do that.

Players like Pitts, Ashurst, Gale are professionals and I expect they will maintain a good level of effort and fitness for next season.

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Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:22 pm  

I agree. But I'm sure they know that too.
They are the right people for this season.
If we are back in SL, then a different team will be needed.

Re: Rumours thread : Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:27 pm  

To win the championship final may not be necessary for our return to SL but it does give us credibility to do so.