Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:57 pm  

I hope we can stop carping on about Martin leaving. He's a good player and very good kicker, and if we had a better set of props it would have been great if he stayed. But he's gone, and that freed up a much-needed quota spot. All the best to him at Rovers - definitely one of our best ever imports.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:51 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

I hope we can stop carping on about Martin leaving. He's a good player and very good kicker, and if we had a better set of props it would have been great if he stayed. But he's gone, and that freed up a much-needed quota spot. All the best to him at Rovers - definitely one of our best ever imports.

Agreed, in a perfect world he would've seen his career out with us at Headingley but his contract value and quota spot were badly needed to fix some glaring holes in our team so he unfortunately has been moved on.

A fantastic servant to the club and a very popular player behind the scenes by all accounts but yeah, we move on unfortunately.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:00 pm  

Mik is set to sign a contract extension, apparently

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:56 pm  

Good, best Prop we have produced in years has decided to remain with the club. Now time to take his game up a level under a much better coach than he has been used to for most if not all of his career so far.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 07, 2025 5:20 pm  

Yup. Big year needed from all the props this year I think.
Mik has been steady for the most part,Holroyd has been allover the place or injured and Lisone just hasn't done enough.

Hoping Palasia and Jenkins along with a fit/ full preseason for the other three will make a big difference.

If Miller/Hall/Handley can keep making the ground early on to help out and Newman / Sivo adding more strike it might finally be back to the play offs.

Still worried about Frawley/7 our kicking game and leadership hasn't really changed and was very sub par at points in the last few years.
At least we have Connor as a back up. Sinfield should be on a long loan with recall from game 1.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 07, 2025 5:41 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Good, best Prop we have produced in years has decided to remain with the club. Now time to take his game up a level under a much better coach than he has been used to for most if not all of his career so far.

Great news. The rest of the out of contract players, for differing reasons, are harder to make a retain/let go decision on. I do feel that Frawley and Lisone would both have to play out of their respective skins in order to make a case for staying given the shortage of quota spots. Here's hoping both Holroyd and Gannon come back firing on all cylinders and make it an easy decision to make.

Re: Transfer Talk V5 : Tue Jan 07, 2025 5:44 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

Great news. The rest of the out of contract players, for differing reasons, are harder to make a retain/let go decision on. I do feel that Frawley and Lisone would both have to play out of their respective skins in order to make a case for staying given the shortage of quota spots. Here's hoping both Holroyd and Gannon come back firing on all cylinders and make it an easy decision to make.

Yep, exactly what I think too...