Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:27 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

Seems like a decent prospect to bring in on loan.

Very true Buzz but after 2 games (injuries to one side), there is so little class in the team to trouble any/many (delete as appropriate) teams. Unless the plan is to bring the quality in 2nd half of the season like last year, good prospects are not what we need. Glad to have another body on board though.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:47 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

Very true Buzz but after 2 games (injuries to one side), there is so little class in the team to trouble any/many (delete as appropriate) teams. Unless the plan is to bring the quality in 2nd half of the season like last year, good prospects are not what we need. Glad to have another body on board though.

I agree totally. It's 3 seasons in a row we have started the year with a squad that is nowhere near good enough.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:00 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

I agree totally. It's 3 seasons in a row we have started the year with a squad that is nowhere near good enough.

3 years on the spin we have rocked up to the start of the season knowing our squad is too thin. Real learning opportunity there for next season surely.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:02 pm  

Deadcowboys1 wrote:

Very true Buzz but after 2 games (injuries to one side), there is so little class in the team to trouble any/many (delete as appropriate) teams. Unless the plan is to bring the quality in 2nd half of the season like last year, good prospects are not what we need. Glad to have another body on board though.

Sam Hall did a good job for us a couple of season back. Hopefully this kid can as well. In any event there should always be space in any squad for someone called Fenton.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:50 pm  

Aren't the team going to be knackered soon? Dean Parata has already (well) exceeded 100 tackles for the season. No wonder he came off after 70 minutes against the Catalans. I think Rob Butler may be averaging more than a tackle per playing minute. We'll soon run out of players; more so than currently.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:57 pm  

Smithers99 wrote:

Aren't the team going to be knackered soon? Dean Parata has already (well) exceeded 100 tackles for the season. No wonder he came off after 70 minutes against the Catalans. I think Rob Butler may be averaging more than a tackle per playing minute. We'll soon run out of players; more so than currently.

This is the problem with having such a thin squad. Obviously the step up from reserve level will be huge this season too.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:29 pm  

BigTime wrote:

3 years on the spin we have rocked up to the start of the season knowing our squad is too thin. Real learning opportunity there for next season surely.

And London being London will no doubt fail to learn from this I would expect.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:33 am  

BigTime wrote:

Sam Hall did a good job for us a couple of season back. Hopefully this kid can as well. In any event there should always be space in any squad for someone called Fenton.

Maybe not Dom I would venture!!