Waddy-Fax wrote:
I'll reserve judgement until the seasons started however I feel you start signing players from lower league clubs then you become a lower league club yourself.
Im sure Brown looked good in that Sheffield team, I'd look good with that backline they have.
Ive heard Mannell (spelling) is a solid tackling machine, we have a pack to do that, we need some zip, we have an organiser and passer and pivot in Murrell. We need players who make the defence think. I do hope we have a few oh he's a good un type signings or I fear for the sales of season tickets.
Mind you we don't actually have a passing game even Karl admitted that when he said all 3 of our ball handlers cant pass a ball fast.
Pretty much this.
This is sport, people are entitled to have an opinion over who their team signs. Like I briefly mentioned the thing that worries me is it does not even sound like KH wanted to sign these players if their were other options available. Also his we want 6 or 7 options at half back and hooker thoughts do concern me. You look at the best teams in the division, they do not have these options they have a pretty settled 6, 7, and 9 but it seems to me Harrison really does not know who to sign so in signing a lot of players for those positions he is hoping that one combination of them works which will obviously take a lot of game time to find out. I guess like our first season with Handforth and Thackery. Those positions really need to be where the team is most settled and that simply isnt going to happen for part of the season.
Both players are probably ok but imo we should be aiming for better, we have a quota spot available, that should be looked at. At the end of the day we have signed 2 players that helped York to relegation, not exactly the signings that will put bums on seats. I for one think unless we can come up with a big name signing for this level then the club will have when of the worst seasons in many years when it comes to season ticket sales. The knock on effect wont be that we are challenging the top 2 teams next year when we probably should be, it will be a case of we are struggling to stay in the top 4.
I hope I am wrong but I wasnt wrong on the signings last year and I will give my opinion on them.