Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 2:13 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

2016 and 17’s underachievement was purely down to switching off after the Wembley wins which was again down to unprofessional behaviour.

Exactly pace wasn't an issue, we score plenty of long range tries that season, we did lack some creativity with Shaul and Carlos as pivots, but the main reason we didn't win the GF, was we switched off after the cup win.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 2:47 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

2016 and 17’s underachievement was purely down to switching off after the Wembley wins which was again down to unprofessional behaviour.

Every season since about 2013 we've switched off in August and September (not counting 2020 as it was on very different timescales) its a recurring problem under several coaches abd it didnt seem to matter if we were top4 or bottom 4 at the end of July either.

I hope and pray we arent going to do the same this year. I cant take any more

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:06 pm  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

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

you have 17 players in the squad.Three out of 17 is hardly great and by the way Litten is not fast

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:13 pm  

The games afoot wrote:

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

bit of sucking up there to the forum Moderator
Chris normally does post common sense but cant be seen to be too left or right wing due to his Mod position

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:21 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Heard Myler has tickets to the 100m Olympic Final in Paris to scout our next signing.

dont think so
he doesnt know the way to Paris only Leigh
In fact he only ended up at Salford because he took the wrong turning from Leigh

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:23 pm  

bonaire wrote:

you have 17 players in the squad. Three out of 17 is hardly great and by the Litten is not fast

How many more than three out of the team that won the last challenge cup have pace?

Gareth O'Brien
Tom Briscoe
Ed Chamberlain
Zak Hardaker
Josh Charnley

Ben Reynolds
Lachlan Lam

Tom Amone
Edwin Ipape
Robbie Mulhern
Kai O'Donnell
Jack Hughes
John Asiata

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:25 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Not too worried about pace pace, we have a few players who possess it, more bothered about adding players with the correct attitudes on the pitch and with game smarts, not doing daft things like kicking the ball away at the ptb or silly pens

You will love Hardaker then

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:30 pm  

Some people just don't seem able to deal with opinions that don't align with their own. They should create one of those locked down forums like the dobbins have where everyone can agree that everything is wonderful. I'll just stick it out here and say my piece and ignore or counter anything I don't agree with. I won't start whining when someone posts things I don't like

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:57 pm  

I'm neither here nor there, full on criticism or an everything is rosey in the garden sort of bloke.
What is quite interesting is that plenty who thought Smith was the answer to all our problems (an experienced head coach and the missing piece of the jigsaw) are the same ones who are now promoting others to be patient.
I'm not against that but when they've got it so wrong in the past you do start to wonder about their overall judgement.
Probably natural optimists which isn't a bad thing I suppose.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:03 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

I'm neither here nor there, full on criticism or an everything is rosey in the garden sort of bloke.
What is quite interesting is that plenty who thought Smith was the answer to all our problems (an experienced head coach and the missing piece of the jigsaw) are the same ones who are now promoting others to be patient.
I'm not against that but when they've got it so wrong in the past you do start to wonder about their overall judgement.
Probably natural optimists which isn't a bad thing I suppose.

good post. smith was never the answer, less so when he brought stan with him. A complete dinosaur out of touch with the current state of the game.

People should think and believe what they want, challenge others on their differing opinions but no way should we be trying to shut up or censor someone just because we disagree with what they are saying