Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:32 am  

DSJ1983 wrote:

For me the problem with the NRL is that when Aussie’s talk about the potential of the game over here they seem to think that there’s huge untapped potential in big cities like London, Birmingham etc and just assume that they’ll be successful like they have in Melbourne growing the game if they put SL teams in big cities. People say ‘marketing’ like it’s a magic wand.

Don’t get me wrong I’d trust them to make a better fist of expansion then the RFL, but I don’t think they understand the dominance of football and how difficult it would be. I also think they’d underestimate the tribalism of supporters and try to merge some of the big clubs and think it could be a disaster.

Already part of the master plan

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:48 am  

Large Paws wrote:

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Already part of the master plan

I’m only speculating but I think any NRL influence in SL would just turbo charge any plans for mergers. They’d look at clubs like Hull and Rovers and think they could make a Brisbane type super club. On paper it makes sense, but we know it would be a disaster.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:50 am  

[quote="The Dentist Wilf"]I fear it may be one of them.

If i was to place a bet, i would say it's Wainhouse. Not that he doesn't want to be here but more his attitude. Believing in his own hype shall we say.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:56 pm  

[quote="RockNRolla"]

I heard Wainhouse was fuming not to get a squad jersey this year

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:12 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

I heard Wainhouse was fuming not to get a squad jersey this year

Is this the same source who told you that Cross was a done deal?

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:54 am  

Read on Twitter this morning from a Cas fan that he's heard Staveley is going for a trial with them on Monday. Seems a weird situation to go for a trial the week then season starts. If anything hopefully it's just a short term loan with us been able to recall at any point.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:13 am  

[quote="Blackandwhitebigdog"]

Nor should he have, only players who’ve played first team got a squad number, also Kirby missed out on one initially despite playing first team last season.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:21 am  

FC Callum wrote:

Nor should he have, only players who’ve played first team got a squad number, also Kirby missed out on one initially despite playing first team last season.

Some of the younger lads were at the player signing event when people collected their passes. They all had a squad number on their training gear and were signing autographs, some of them with their numbers underneath.

Edit: Just realised I'm wrong with this. Kirby is pictured wearing training gear with the number 59 on but named as being number 32 on the team sheet. Apologies.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:40 am  

Hasbag wrote:

Read on Twitter this morning from a Cas fan that he's heard Staveley is going for a trial with them on Monday. Seems a weird situation to go for a trial the week then season starts. If anything hopefully it's just a short term loan with us been able to recall at any point.

I did try to tell you a couple of times what his future or otherwise at the club was, without divulging confidences of course.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:24 am  

The Dentist Wilf wrote:

I did try to tell you a couple of times what his future or otherwise at the club was, without divulging confidences of course.

It’s on totalrl com that he’s going to Cas on trial