Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:08 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Jobs for the boys. Also giving houghton some role.

Our attack is woeful. Last clearly never had the capability to improve it and I doubt cartwright is an attacking coach. You only had to look at how cas set up in our 20 on saturday to see the difference. They looked organised, everyone knew what they were doing. The complete opposite to us

Easy to kick the boys when they are down to the bare bones, Cas have quite good quality at 1, 6, 7, 9, and 13, we don’t, but we did manage to get back in the game, and a couple of missed opportunities you never know.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:10 pm  

bonaire wrote:

But why are we signing Rapana?
No doubt a quality player in his time but he is a wing now playing full back and you see him here as a centre.
According to the HDM is was not our first choice as once again we were turned down by the player/players we wanted.Sailor was mentioned
I know we are weak at centre so why dont we go all out to sign a centre.
There is just no strategy
We are ok in the wing positions,and even if Walker leaves we have full back cover in Moy,Litten and Hardaker.
Notice there is no place in your proposed team for our star 3 year man Chamberlain

Chamberlain is a decent squad player, will provide good cover in a number of positions, replaces Scott, not sure why him signing is a big deal.

Maybe there aren't any decent centres available, so we sign a good player in another position rather than a poor centre.

I'd try him at centre, but suspect he will play fullback.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:13 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

He has a plumbing business in Warrington and lives locally.

The journey to Huddersfield is commutable daily, but driving to Hull each day wouldn`t work out.

ideal though to stop the leaks in midfield

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:18 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Jobs for the boys. Also giving houghton some role.

Our attack is woeful. Last clearly never had the capability to improve it and I doubt cartwright is an attacking coach. You only had to look at how cas set up in our 20 on saturday to see the difference. They looked organised, everyone knew what they were doing. The complete opposite to us

Also London

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:00 pm  

bonaire wrote:

Also London

with their championship half backs and their part time electrician!

I'd love us to sign their coach as an assistant to work under cartwright. danny ward, Laurent Frayssinous and richard marshall all former SL head coaches now working as assistants

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:07 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Chamberlain is a decent squad player, will provide good cover in a number of positions, replaces Scott, not sure why him signing is a big deal.

Maybe there aren't any decent centres available, so we sign a good player in another position rather than a poor centre.

I'd try him at centre, but suspect he will play fullback.

Er possibly 28 year old ham n egger gets a three year deal, replacing 24 year old centre with pace, who regularly doubles up as a second row.

I’ll let it go now Dave.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:29 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

, replacing 24 year old centre with pace

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Come on now Cam!

You’re not that quick?

And you’ve missed out the bit about only playing about 25% of games a season?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:32 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Ideally, a Quota Player should be in 17 man squad, as a 1st pick, NOT someone who if everyone else is fit, won`t get a game.

Agree. I was being flippant but Cust is likely to play unless Abdull sorts his fitness out.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:58 pm  

Cuddleclub wrote:

Apparently there is a rule that you can’t have two overseas coaches at one club, John wanted to bring his own assistant.

Willie Peters & Brett Delaney across the river would suggest otherwise.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:01 pm  

davey41 wrote:

:lol:

Come on now Cam!

You’re not that quick?

And you’ve missed out the bit about only playing about 25% of games a season?

No I didn’t, keep up.