Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Sun Oct 27, 2019 2:58 pm  

Toosmooth wrote:

We should be shopping Peteru around, so we can bring in Prior. Need a proper hooker, even at 32.

Prior is a prop.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:01 pm  

RHINO-MARK wrote:

Prior is a prop.

Need a propper prop I think he means

[Frosties.]

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:26 pm  

Unfortunately does work like that, because Prior is on the overseas quota, whereas Peteru isn’t. Merrin, Cuthbertson, Lui, Martin, Seumanufagai are our quota players.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:36 am  

I think it looks like we are going to start the season with the squad we’ve got and look to move players on/bring some in mid season as players fall out of favour and become available

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:51 am  

Its early days yet. There is plenty of time to bring players in.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Mon Oct 28, 2019 9:08 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

I think it looks like we are going to start the season with the squad we’ve got and look to move players on/bring some in mid season as players fall out of favour and become available

Spoke too soon, Peteru gone

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:42 pm  

I would still think that Albert (Featherstone?), Ferres, Myler and Cuthbertson could all leave / retire if the right opportunity came up.

This would leave us with a leaner and meaner squad that is still a prop and hooker short plus has a reserve team filled with the exciting youngsters ready to step in when required.

That said, even if an experienced prop comes in, we would still look short of cover here, so maybe Cuthbertson goes around again if the 2 gaps can be filled by English players (I have no idea who though)

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:11 pm  

Kind of recycling the same views here but with us letting Lunt go you have to assume we are in for a hooker. Johnson is way to green to be a regular and Dwyer way too erratic to be an 80 minute player each week.

What I'm not sure on is if releasing Peteru is to allow a hooker to be signed or to allow us to sign a better prop. We will have Crosby back which will be like a new player but obviously his injury record isnt great.

Then there is the talk of a winger.

I think we will see a hooker, a prop and a winger. It's just what level of quality we can get with cap and quota restrictions.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:55 am  

Still no news on Singleton?

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:04 am  

Pete Smith tweeted that the Singleton to Toronto "was still very much on" or words to that effect.