Todd Carney : Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:02 pm  

Short time contract till end of season in the mail

[Mild Rover]

Re: Todd Carney : Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:44 pm  

Well, it gives us another experienced option in the halves, and we’ve been after him for a while.

Let’s hope he helps us stay up and then he and we can think about the future.

With a few returning from injury, and Joel Tomkins and seemingly now Todd Carney, we look a more formidable outfit.

I guess the test is, how would you feel if he signed for Widnes or Toronto? For me it’d be ‘more worried’.

Re: Todd Carney : Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:26 pm  

IF we was going to take that gamble I’d of said Chris Sandow would of been a better option but when I seen Carney play in the nrl he looked class hopefully sheens will get him playing well and keep him off the booze this really is his last chance

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 3:14 am  

Class player more or less on trial for 9 games.

When the qualifiers start there will be 7 other teams wishing they had him.

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 6:20 am  

I agree with Mild Rover. I'd rather have him with us then against us. He's someone who can change a game with a touch of brilliance and with Maguire's passes he could be a sensation.

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 6:40 am  

His Bobness wrote:

Class player more or less on trial for 9 games.

When the qualifiers start there will be 7 other teams wishing they had him.

He certainly was a class player, he hasn't shown it for the last 4/5 years though.

Honestly I'd rather play a Rovers team with Carney at half back than Atkins.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:17 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Honestly I'd rather play a Rovers team with Carney at half back than Atkins.

We retain that option though. And it’s not about a one-off game.

At the moment we have a decent hb pairing in McGuire and Atkin. If one of those were injured, then the middle 8s would look a good bit scarier with the options being guys ‘filling in’.

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:42 am  

Would not have been my choice short term,jackson hastings would be,but if we got injuries in the halves,we would have to turn to our homegrown star half back matty marsh,so got to be a good deal short term.

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:23 am  

It’s a pretty no lose situation to sign him really, or any of the other half backs available. Sheens rates him, and has a bit of experience in this league so can see the sense.

At least we can rest easy knowing that we won’t be going into the split with marsh and Blair at half back.

If he’s up to speed Atkin as a back up hooker to Lunt for me is the best move. But I’d be happy with current half back standings and Carney waiting but don’t think he would be signing to sit in the stands

Re: Todd Carney : Sat Jul 07, 2018 9:43 am  

IF fit will be the best player in the middle 8s. Can win games on his own.
Walked Catalan to wins. Was never fit at Salford.
Far better player than Sandow.