Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:55 pm  

I’d have preferred Woolford and Asi over Cust and Sezer.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:09 pm  

Cuddleclub wrote:

I’d have preferred Woolford and Asi over Cust and Sezer.

Yes but it's not always as straightforward was pass on Player1 and get Player2 if Player2 then says no you've got nothing.

Cartwright has coached both of them before so I will try and stay optimistic that he's seen good things with how they work

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:12 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

Wonder if we are in for Tristan Powell with trying to offload Sao?

No chance, he’s only 23, now if those numbers were reversed

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:34 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Yes but it's not always as straightforward was pass on Player1 and get Player2 if Player2 then says no you've got nothing.

Cartwright has coached both of them before so I will try and stay optimistic that he's seen good things with how they work

We put all our eggs in the Lam basket and then panicked and signed Sezer, easy signing.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:03 pm  

Roam Ranger wrote:

I will say though, and this isn't aimed at anyone here specifically, but I think one of the reasons our fanbase has been accused of being toxic is the reaction to signings and rumoured signings. Instead of welcoming a player to the club, we instead question and criticise the signing of that player and/or deem them not good enough for one reason or another. And that discontent only grows if they fail to dazzle in their first appearance and every match thereafter.

As I say, that's not aimed specifically at anyone. Just an observation on our divided and often negative fanbase who seem to have lost what little patience and positivity was left.

We're no different to the fan base of any sporting club in the world. Nowhere do you get universal agreement and positivity on signings. The difference with us is that the club has gone down the toilet on and off the field in recent years and fans rightly will have a more negative opinion until things start to improve.

On the recruitment as a whole, it's high risk and may work or may not. Injury prone players in cust and abdul, older players in sezer, rapana nad hardaker, young inexperienced hooker and journeymen like holmes and chamberlain.

Let's be honest, the 3 biggest areas we need to improve on are fitness (including conditioning), defence and attitude. Sort those 3 out and we'll be more than half way there irrespective of the playing group. That will be down to myler and cartwright to sort. It will be interesting to see what happens

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:07 pm  

Cuddleclub wrote:

I’d have preferred Woolford and Asi over Cust and Sezer.

I guess Woolford was drawn to Huddersfield because of his dad's link. Maybe we sounded him out but he was also in talks with them at the time.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:06 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Looking forward to seeing Rapana. He adds professionalism, leadership and a will to win.

Plenty of moans on here but again no-one suggesting names of players we should have signed instead who were available and willing to sign for us.

I don’t think people are moaning per se or just for the sake of it though, I think they most are balanced with their views and reasons why.

For me Rapana who despite his age is still a top player who will add leadership which has been lacking since the likes of Ellis & Mini retired. In isolation along with Asiata then I think Rapanas signing would have been received a little better.
But with the likes of Sezer who seems to have done ok this season back in the NRL but did very little after his first season in SL and was practically anonymous at Leeds. Then add in Cust who can’t seem to get a game at Salford and has a more than chequered record in the SL fans. Add in we have ideally needed a running half to complement Abdull, a quality 9 to replace Houghton and ideally a quality centre then fans will quite rightly
question the signings given our record since 2018.

I just hope that the connection with Cartwright will be a big plus but remain to be convinced on Sezer or Cust as personally think both aren’t they type of players we needed.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:29 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

I don’t think people are moaning per se or just for the sake of it though, I think they most are balanced with their views and reasons why.

For me Rapana who despite his age is still a top player who will add leadership which has been lacking since the likes of Ellis & Mini retired. In isolation along with Asiata then I think Rapanas signing would have been received a little better.
But with the likes of Sezer who seems to have done ok this season back in the NRL but did very little after his first season in SL and was practically anonymous at Leeds. Then add in Cust who can’t seem to get a game at Salford and has a more than chequered record in the SL fans. Add in we have ideally needed a running half to complement Abdull, a quality 9 to replace Houghton and ideally a quality centre then fans will quite rightly
question the signings given our record since 2018.

I just hope that the connection with Cartwright will be a big plus but remain to be convinced on Sezer or Cust as personally think both aren’t they type of players we needed.

Balanced post. I'm not convinced at all by the recruitment but with a new coach and the strengthening of the back room staff I'm hoping for a steady improvement on the field. That's the least we can ask for after the shambles of the last few years. Hope over expectation!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:20 pm  

Look at the sack of poop team we've had this year then look at next year's team with Asiata, Ropana, Abdul, Cust, Sezer - I for one am very happy we've what we've got coming in then add in new coaching team, new back room. I'm fully supporting

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:37 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

Look at the sack of poop team we've had this year then look at next year's team with Asiata, Ropana, Abdul, Cust, Sezer - I for one am very happy we've what we've got coming in then add in new coaching team, new back room. I'm fully supporting

bloody hell Seb what are you on?