: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:15 pm  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

Deny that fact all you want and mix it up with senitments of youth development but the fact remains.

What fact? You haven't posted any facts?

If gibson and Watkins were first teams players they would have played last year WHEN WE HAD 1 FIRST TEAM CENTRE. All we've done is carry over the same squad weakness with no improvements.

Gibson and Watkins did play last year didn't they?

fwiw the most impressive youngster this season (early as it is) has been McShane for me and look who he has infront of him.

Matt Diskin. A product of our youth policy. The ageing import we've signed hasn't done much yet. hardly a glowing endorsement for doing the same with the centres is it?

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:19 pm  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

All we've done is carry over the same squad weakness with no improvements.

How do you know when the only games you see are on sky?

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:20 pm  

King Monkey wrote:

How do you know when the only games you see are on sky?

If he considers a squad that won a WCC and Championship as full of weakness then as well has being a part timer watching on Sky he must also be a newbie glory hunter.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:27 pm  

I have just been told this very morning that we will be without Lee Smith next season, as he has signed for a London based Union team.
Personally I think this will be a big loss as he has been magnificent this last year.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:30 pm  

otleyrhino wrote:

I have just been told this very morning that we will be without Lee Smith next season, as he has signed for a London based Union team.
Personally I think this will be a big loss as he has been magnificent this last year.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:30 pm  

otleyrhino wrote:

I have just been told this very morning that we will be without Lee Smith next season, as he has signed for a London based Union team.
Personally I think this will be a big loss as he has been magnificent this last year.

This year is only 4 games in and I'm sure we'll replace him adequately.

10 games ago Leeds fans opinions would likely have been very different as regards Lee smith

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:30 pm  

G1 wrote:

I think Lyon was at Saints in 2006. Gidley doesn't have a GF ring. Carl Ablett has 2.

Who has dis-regarded centres?

I am simply pointing out the really important spine of the team.

The one true quality centre in the league (Gidley - your words) hasn't delivered a championship for his team.

I am not disagreeing with your comments abouts the importance of 1, 6,7,9,13 but it would appear from your comments that as long as you have good players in those positions the rest are an irrelevance any anyone can play there - not sure I agree with that.

One of the reasons the Aussies bash us every time is the respective quality of the two countries centres. Whilst you may be in denial as to Gidley impact in the Saints side no one could be in denial as to Lyon's impact.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:33 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

I am not disagreeing with your comments abouts the importance of 1, 6,7,9,13 but it would appear from your comments that as long as you have good players in those positions the rest are an irrelevance any anyone can play there - not sure I agree with that.

One of the reasons the Aussies bash us every time is the respective quality of the two countries centres. Whilst you may be in denial as to Gidley impact in the Saints side no one could be in denial as to Lyon's impact.

I am not in denial at all about the impact of Gidley or Lyon. Either would be a tremendous addition to our right centre.

there's no a cat in hell's chance of us getting either though. And if we don't it doesn't bar us from our 3rd successive championship.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:37 pm  

G1 wrote:

I am not in denial at all about the impact of Gidley or Lyon. Either would be a tremendous addition to our right centre.

there's no a cat in hell's chance of us getting either though. And if we don't it doesn't bar us from our 3rd successive championship.

Could not agree more and in Watkins we have a potential England centre every bit as good anyone as the likes of Hodges, Folau etc

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:19 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

Shenton has already been offered to Leeds who turned him down - not sure how much of that was because of his agent

If true, that was a big mistake by the Leeds management. He is clearly a great prospect and one of the few to trouble Senior last season.

I see from this morning's NRL coverage that Shannon Hegarty was available in January. Could have done a good job at Headingley this season if he was up for coming over.