Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:36 am  

dravid67 wrote:

According to his "best mate" not a lot of the Huddersfield players get on with him .

Just jealous of his fan club.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:58 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

If he would come, don't think we could realistically get anyone better for next season. Problem is he'd want 2 years minimum and if we're targetting a top drawer overseas 7 for 2012, what would happen then?

I think the sooner we get the idea of a top drawer Aussie 7 out of our heads the better, we have been saying it since 2003 and it's always next year, it won't happen because we are not willing to spend the money, simple as, maybe that's sensible with the salary cap etc but it won't happen. We need a decent mid to long term option with a good kicking game, a solid 7 he can get us round the park.

As for Robinson I like him, maybe his kicking game just let's him down, but why would Hudds let us have one of there players who is contracted.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:26 am  

Can't see Drew being there too much longer either due to his age so the chances of getting a 7 off them who can play as equally well at 9 and on a long term contract to boot also adding in his England call up increasing his value would seem rather remote indeed.
As quality 7s don't exactly grow on trees could we strike lucky somewhere with a young 9 and convert them like we did with Brough?

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:30 am  

FC Wembley 08 wrote:

If you don't like it and aren't renewing your pass, why don't you go support Rovers who play amazing expansive rugby, don't get any injuries, have recruited excellently and have a scrum half and a coach who everyone loves.. Oh, and are amazingly successful!!

I'm looking forward not back. Rovers did play better football than us at times last year and look to me as though they'll improve whilst I think we may well have peaked last year with this group of players unless all of the things I said in my previous post happen. If they do then we'll be ok , still unlikley to win anything but ok. If none or few of those things happen then we'll struggle , it'll be dour and will start to turn the fantastic momentum of support , shirt sales etc , we've had since moving to the KC in the other direction. I don't want to see that. I want my club to be successful. That's why I bother to state my views. If you think everything in the garden is rosey and perfect fair enough , I don't. More importantly I hope the club don't either.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:36 am  

It would be nice to have a rumours thread with just rumours in it. A thread where people
state the player rumoured and their source and perhaps a bit of discussion about the merits of
signing the rumoured player. The bitchiness and arguing is tedious for those that just want to see
who we might be in for.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:42 am  

muddyboots wrote:

Can't see Drew being there too much longer either due to his age so the chances of getting a 7 off them who can play as equally well at 9 and on a long term contract to boot also adding in his England call up increasing his value would seem rather remote indeed.
As quality 7s don't exactly grow on trees could we strike lucky somewhere with a young 9 and convert them like we did with Brough?

Brough was always a 7, it was Hull that played him at 9, and although it was only at national league 2 he was really tearing it up before we signed him, I don't think there is anyone in the lower leagues playing like he was, Briggs etc just don't have the same quality in my opinion, if we had to gamble with one I'd go for Moore though.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:29 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Did think that - think you referenced we were looking at a big name half for 2012 - 6 or 7?

A top half is the target, could be a 6 or 7.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:35 am  

Scott Grix

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:47 am  

Wreckingball wrote:

It would be nice to have a rumours thread with just rumours in it. A thread where people
state the player rumoured and their source and perhaps a bit of discussion about the merits of
signing the rumoured player. The bitchiness and arguing is tedious for those that just want to see
who we might be in for.

If you don't like it, don't read it, it's a discussion forum.

Re: Transfers, rumours - version 701! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:49 am  

Superbowl Scott wrote:

Scott Grix

What about him?