Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 2:45 pm  

bonaire wrote:

No they went for better money

But Saints could have kept them by offering them longer and better deals, but they had faith in Welsby and Dodds, rather than pay over the odds for players.

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 2:50 pm  

bonaire wrote:

No they went for better money

Coote left because Rovers offered a 2 year deal whereas Saints offered 1 year.

They knew injuries would start to take its toll?

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 4:02 pm  

davey41 wrote:

Coote left because Rovers offered a 2 year deal whereas Saints offered 1 year.

They knew injuries would start to take its toll?

And better money.

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 4:09 pm  

Same happened with Dean Hadley, we offered him more per year (for 2 years) and rovers offered him less per year (for 3 years), but it added up to more overall. It's a risk players have to take when subsequent decent contracts may never happen.

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 5:06 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I think unless we recruit a hooker we have to keep Houghton for one more year, give Balmforth time to develop.

Why he's our 3rd best hooker

Lovodua is miles better than Houghton

Balmforth showed more attacking intent than Houghton has in 15 years

Lovodua and balmforth can both tackle aswell!

Houghton get rid end of

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 5:08 pm  

ccs wrote:

Same happened with Dean Hadley, we offered him more per year (for 2 years) and rovers offered him less per year (for 3 years), but it added up to more overall. It's a risk players have to take when subsequent decent contracts may never happen.

Hadley was and is bang average

Litten we should of kept

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 5:24 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

But Saints could have kept them by offering them longer and better deals, but they had faith in Welsby and Dodds, rather than pay over the odds for players.

Dodds has been one of the best players in the league

Fages was ok but nothing special and hasn't done a great deal at Huddersfield really

Re: OOC 2022 : Mon May 02, 2022 7:58 pm  

Finances permitting I'd definitely give Ma'u another year (maybe even 2) I remember seeing an article when we signed him about his troubles when he was younger and he didn't start playing properly until he was 25/26 so I can't see age being a problem if he's only been playing properly for 6 or 7 years.

Re: OOC 2022 : Tue May 03, 2022 6:06 am  

Yippee try yay wrote:

Finances permitting I'd definitely give Ma'u another year (maybe even 2) I remember seeing an article when we signed him about his troubles when he was younger and he didn't start playing properly until he was 25/26 so I can't see age being a problem if he's only been playing properly for 6 or 7 years.

I agree. I think we're now seeing the real Manu Ma'u who is tearing it up this season.

Re: OOC 2022 : Tue May 03, 2022 6:20 am  

Hessle Roader wrote:

I agree. I think we're now seeing the real Manu Ma'u who is tearing it up this season.

I wonder if that's because he is getting better quality passes from the Scrum half , always felt when he played on the outside of sneyd he got some right bad flat passes from him