Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 9:52 pm  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

In my opinion the recruitment this year has already felt much more considered and I can see a clear plan. But you are one of the posters that scoffs at that opinion and then gets all uppity if someone disagrees and calls you out on your opinion. Some of our best players (not all granted) of recent years have been diamonds hiding amongst the rough… some wrote off before even playing for us… maybe give the signings a chance before writing them off eh?

We all have opinions. You dismiss negative ones then call others out for doing the same to positive ones. There has been nothing positive about the club for 6+ years now. Every year we get people saying how good the recruitment is, how this year we'll compete and it never happens so I'll keep calling it as I see it. If you don't agree, good, but put across a decent argument In favour rather than whining because others see things differently

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:38 am  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

In my opinion the recruitment this year has already felt much more considered and I can see a clear plan. But you are one of the posters that scoffs at that opinion and then gets all uppity if someone disagrees and calls you out on your opinion. Some of our best players (not all granted) of recent years have been diamonds hiding amongst the rough… some wrote off before even playing for us… maybe give the signings a chance before writing them off eh?

They have certainly not considered that pace is such an important part of todays game because the lack of pace in the players coming in is alarming.
Even a leigh supporter with no axe to grind has posted on here that Hardaker and Chamberlain are slow.
We are already a team of plodders so what clear plan do you see?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:59 am  

A plan to bring experience in alongside the youngsters in the first team. Recruitment isn’t done yet- speedsters may yet be on their way.

Jake… the hypocrisy in your post is laughable. What you accuse me of doing is something you do on a regular basis- both in your spell before disappearing off the face of the earth and during your most recent stint.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:02 am  

Logan Moy is fast, lewis Martin is fast, Davy Litten is fast….

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:22 am  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

A plan to bring experience in alongside the youngsters in the first team. Recruitment isn’t done yet- speedsters may yet be on their way.

Jake… the hypocrisy in your post is laughable. What you accuse me of doing is something you do on a regular basis- both in your spell before disappearing off the face of the earth and during your most recent stint.

Indeed I do, but I don't go around whining about others doing it. It's an Internet forum, expect people to post things you don't agree with.

Glad to hear you're happy I'm back anyway

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:16 am  

Chris71 wrote:

Whilst I can’t say I’m particularly over enamoured, it been a case of closing the door after the horse had bolted.
The damage started in late 2018 and has continued in successive seasons culminating in us reaching the lowest point in the clubs SL history under Smith.
By the time Smith & Gene were removed from their posts the squad was an absolute dogs dinner.
By the time Myler came in, he effectively had not just one arm tied behind his back but 2. He has had to not only stop the rot, find a top coach who not only wants the job but has the credentials to do it, but also unpick the mess in terms of the recruitment with the squad and badly managed salary cap.
To do this prior to any players of note still being on the market will have been a tough gig but to have to do it without a head coach in place initially and the better players that were available securing deals before we could do anything of note makes it a mountain of a task. I would probably hazard a guess that the length of deals are a measured trade off due to the clubs/cartwrights requirement to live close to the club along with the money offered.
I’d say rather than knee jerk and panic signings it’s being opposite and maybe a little too patient/measured in the terms of thought.
We can all be critical sat here on the outside but I don’t think any of us can truly understand the task in hand.
We needed a complete rebuild not just a couple of player here and there and this is getting done and it isn’t going to be completed in time for the start of 2025. It was always going to take at least 2 off seasons. Have we ever known so many new signings or quota players being loaned out and/or released early from deals?
I do hope we have a couple of top quality players to come in which will supplement the current recruitment done along with the development of the youth coming through.

I think Myler has and is under no illusions in the role he’s taken on and certainly understands the importance of getting it right this time around.

Sorry for the long ramble.

Ladies and Gentlemen…we have a winner..Best post on this subject by far and interesting to see that a couple of certain posters (or one,as have my doubts) haven’t commented,belittled,slagged off this post.If it’s a ramble,it’s the best ramble I have read x

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:33 am  

Unfortunately we do have a right set of f.annies on here. Nothing but whining and moaning. It goes without saying we have been crap the last few years and the first thing required was a team that stopped the slide. The team where building next year is no great team. But with a couple of good signings I believe we will climb the table. It's a start . But some will just whine blah blah blah. Others will sense a new beginning and get behind them.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:53 am  

These signings are not meant to be the start of a title challenge, they are to get the club back on the horse after a shocking few years of recruitment, and performance. IMO, these signings are here to to bulk out the squad with professional players who have been there and done it, interspersed with some quality kids, and hopefully, a bit of star quality from down under. Then, in 2026, we might have the Jebson's, Staveley's, Balmforths, Dawsons, Martins as the core of the side having been introduced a little slower to the side than they currently are to aid their development.

Prior to Leeds golden generation, they signed players like Gary Connelly and David Furner from Wigan , who were aging players, to support the introduction of players like McGuire, Burrow, JJB, Mather etc. Didn't do them any harm

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:00 am  

Pace is nice but it's not everything. In recent times we were pretty succesful with Whiting/Arundel and Yeaman as our centre partnership. I refuse to believe Hardaker or Chamberlain are slower than any of those. Chamberlain plays centre, 2nd row, fullback, wing and has even filled in at stand off this season. It's clear to see he's been signed for percieved versatility rather than as a strike centre. Every time we've had any success, we've had a player like that. I too would love us to sign a team full of exciting mavericks but most teams have their fair share of steady Eddy's. The fact that Leigh won the Challenge cup with Hardaker and Chamberlain as thier starting centres makes a lot of these arguments sound ridiculous. I'm not sure if some posters believe why their unrealistic recruitment expectations aren't met - or if they do, but they just prefer to have a stick to beat the club with.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:48 am  

Steady lads,all these positive posts will send this site into meltdown when our resident/s moaners come on line.I think they wanted the club to do a KouKash when he was at Salford and look how that ended.As for pace…yeah it’s nice but if we defend well and a team of speedsters can’t score and one of our new “snails” scores from 10yards and wins the game..who will be bothered.