Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:06 pm  

i also think thacks is very good and will be sad seeing him leave. been poor partnership and still scored plenty of tries for fax. differant partner and would have seen him at his best.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:19 pm  

Inoffski1 wrote:

I think the only 'poor' signings have been in the key half back and hooker positions over the last couple of years. Handforth must have only had 2 good games a year at Batley, both against Halifax!! The Thacks and Tiger partnership has not worked at all. I did think that the problem may have been Penky last season but it hasn't worked this season either. I think that the pack and three quarters are a match for any team in this division, but we have had no creativity. Lets hope some of the rumoured signings are true, and that they 'gel' this time!!

Pretty much agree with this in the real poor signings have been at half back and hooker.

Thinking we could go this season without a quality recognized hooker was a massive, massive mistake. I am very skeptical though as it feels like if the Brown and Mennell rumors are true, that we are replacing like for like and could get the same result. Getting Barlow off the wage bill must have freed up quite a bit of money and hopefully some of that will be ploughed back in to signing a top quality half back or hooker.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:01 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Pretty much agree with this in the real poor signings have been at half back and hooker.

Thinking we could go this season without a quality recognized hooker was a massive, massive mistake. I am very skeptical though as it feels like if the Brown and Mennell rumors are true, that we are replacing like for like and could get the same result. Getting Barlow off the wage bill must have freed up quite a bit of money and hopefully some of that will be ploughed back in to signing a top quality half back or hooker.

I agree entirely.I too hope we sign a really top half back--we already know who the hookers
are.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:54 pm  

mr t hall wrote:

I agree entirely.I too hope we sign a really top half back--we already know who the hookers
are.

We can only sign people that are available that will limit our options and the quality of half back we get!

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:02 pm  

I think he'll be all right for you provided you play to his strengths.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:22 pm  

Monkeybusiness wrote:

We can only sign people that are available that will limit our options and the quality of half back we get!

Like paying Barlow too much so we couldn't keep penky and bringing in the Ashalls, or letting Black go and bringing in handforth because the coach doesn't like Australians. We had options but made bad choices. Now we are seeing other teams retaining the best due to next years reshuffle.

I want the best team we can and if that means Australians in those key positions then so be it. Karl did a fine job with the pack and murrell. If we had penky and black would this year be different. Personally I think so. It's not over yet though.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:24 pm  

Monkeybusiness wrote:

We can only sign people that are available that will limit our options and the quality of half back we get!

Exactly,

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:16 am  

I personally think despite Featherstone quashing the Finn rumour, he will be a Halifax player next season. They had to come out with something based on what March said, based on the lad's testimonial and in the run up to the play off's, they had to say something. After the season is over there will be an announcement that 'The player wanted to play for his hometown club blah blah and Halifax paid an undisclosed fee blah blah.......'. If not and you are running with Murrell and Brown its not exactly the nippiest or most prolific partnership you have had, and that is no way a dig at Murrell who has been excellent since he joined.
Whilst Thackery was not the most creative he did chip in with a lot of tries this season again, and I don't see where those would come from.
There is nobody else really about or available and I am sure KH knows where as a team you have been missing something and cant see him thinking that Brown would be the answer to that.

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:54 am  

I don’t think we will see Finn at Halifax next year unless Fev have another change of heart. From what I hear, they gave him permission to talk to Fax and a deal was done between Fax and Finn, although Fev had still to release him from his contract. Sean Long has then advised the Fev board that it would be ridiculous to lose such a player and he rates Finn very highly, so they have therefore decided to retain him on Long’s advice. What Bastian has to say about this might be another matter!

Re: Simon Brown to Fax? : Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:01 am  

Anyone thinking that Thackery has played his last game for us? Seems strange that all he did was turn his ankle but hasnt played since and now we seem to be hitting a bit of form it would seem silly to bring him back in.