Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:54 pm  

Interesting to see Benjamin Julien starting for France this afternoon. Sure I’d heard he had retired at the end of the season. Would have been a decent signing for us.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 3:56 pm  

:lo

RockNRolla wrote:

Interesting to see Benjamin Julien starting for France this afternoon. Sure I’d heard he had retired at the end of the season. Would have been a decent signing for us.

Playing part time, has joined the fire brigade.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 4:01 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

Even if Shaul is staying , doesn’t only half of his salary count on the cap next season with it being his testimonial or have i got it wrong?

Be disappointing to miss out on Longstaff but hopefully we’ll still be able to bring in both a 7 and second row.

Nothing to worry about, all under control.

To be fair, not Smith fault, poor retention and and recruitment from previous coaches and put us in this position.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 4:14 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

Interesting to see Benjamin Julien starting for France this afternoon. Sure I’d heard he had retired at the end of the season. Would have been a decent signing for us.

Korbin Sims also played for Fiji today despite retiring 2 years ago.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 4:19 pm  

I'm not bothered about Longstaff, he doesn't improve our 17 IMO, he was more a long term signing and I wouldn't be surprised to see us sign him for 2024 when we have more cap space.

Not sure if he will play or if the squad number means nothing, but Ligi Sao has the number 11 shirt for Samoa.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 4:35 pm  

Hasbag wrote:

Korbin Sims also played for Fiji today despite retiring 2 years ago.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 5:58 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I'm not bothered about Longstaff, he doesn't improve our 17 IMO, he was more a long term signing and I wouldn't be surprised to see us sign him for 2024 when we have more cap space.

Not sure if he will play or if the squad number means nothing, but Ligi Sao has the number 11 shirt for Samoa.

Ellam seemed certain we have signed Matty English so if true then I’d be more than happy to see Ligi in the back row.
Add Clifford to that then be very happy with next seasons squad.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:32 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I'm not bothered about Longstaff, he doesn't improve our 17 IMO, he was more a long term signing and I wouldn't be surprised to see us sign him for 2024 when we have more cap space.

Not sure if he will play or if the squad number means nothing, but Ligi Sao has the number 11 shirt for Samoa.

Think that's more to do with Leilua being stood down tbh.

He had the 11 shirt prior to his assault charge

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:47 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Ellam seemed certain we have signed Matty English so if true then I’d be more than happy to see Ligi in the back row.
Add Clifford to that then be very happy with next seasons squad.

Not sure on this - English doesn't look very big. The last thing we need is another small forward. If Cator
makes a successful return we already have four.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 23, 2022 6:53 am  

GrahamBray wrote:

Yeah point taken but its come to a lot when only the Tories make us look good, Christ, to even suggest as some are, to bring back a man whose integrity was exposed on numerous occasions as being at best questionable, and at worst corrupt, makes me shudder at what this country's governance has become, surely the worst we have ever had. And I grew up under Thatcher.

Am i missing something? - what's this got to do with Hull fc - or rugby league?