Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sun Sep 24, 2023 8:38 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Not really in this seasons academy jim, certainly not at Mik or Holroyds level at the same age.

i like Ben Littlewood who's played prop and backrow, but thats based off his athletic potential more than anything at present, he's 6ft 5/6ft 6 and rapid, needs to put size onto his frame, but certainly got the frame to carry it... and Leo Aliyou can be a bit of a wrecking ball from time to time.

The next props im reallyexcited about are the 2 recently moved up to the Academy from scholarship, Joe Butterfield and Jayemm Olapipupo, both really exciting talents, with natural size, added to Pressly Cassell at 13, its as exciting a trio of middle forwards as We've had in one intake that i can remember.

Yeah I’ve clocked Leo as well he’s a bit AJ Wallace in frame but very powerful and a handful. Thing about lads like that is they look great when they’re 15kg heavier than anyone else their age but can they maintain when everyone else has matured?

Nice to know you see some good ones even if they are a few years off.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:12 pm  

christopher wrote:

You can believe me or not, that’s up to you but I’m not going to divulge how I know as it was told to me in confidence. It was a significant upgrade on his contract and it was offered to him fairly early on in the season.

That's strange and completely contrary to what actually happened ignored and disrespectful and dealt with accordingly good housekeeping by management.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:37 am  

Thompson to Wigan is done. 4 year deal.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:17 am  

Good player but 4 years is risky given his injury record I’d say.

Fair play to Wigan they are going to be tough.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:25 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

Thompson to Wigan is done. 4 year deal.

"It's a difficult market" aka - we don't want to pay too much / the top players just don't want to come to us.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:27 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Good player but 4 years is risky given his injury record I’d say.

Fair play to Wigan they are going to be tough.

If you read the headlines on clickbait RL sites it's a fact, if you actually read the story it states they have offered him a 4 year deal, but his preference is still to stay in OZ. Maybe they will get him, but the piece I've seen this morning is a shabby bit of misinformation.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:37 am  

Wigan putting together an impressive squad if the Thompson move is happening. Improving a team that won the league leaders trophy this year. Leeds seem to be getting further away rather than closing the gap. The next few signings are huge for the club. At the moment we have signed Frawley and two players that cannot get in the first 17 for their clubs. On hookers we allegedly pursuing personally I would take Powell over Mcshane as he's coming from a winning culture and I think his delivery from dummy half is more consistent although Mcshane offers more of a running threat.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:04 am  

According to John Davidson in the last few days, we've been in talks with Whitbread and Tanginoa from Wakey. Not sure why we'd go for Tanginoa. Great player on his day, but a back row where we're stacked very injury prone.

Also concerning if we're using our quota spots, when we don't appear to have a replacement 7 or centre lined up yet. Of course, rumours could be nonsense.

[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:09 am  

We’ll be linked with just about everyone going so be plenty of wide of the mark dross for a few months yet.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:14 am  

exiledrhino wrote:

According to John Davidson in the last few days, we've been in talks with Whitbread and Tanginoa from Wakey. Not sure why we'd go for Tanginoa. Great player on his day, but a back row where we're stacked very injury prone.

Also concerning if we're using our quota spots, when we don't appear to have a replacement 7 or centre lined up yet. Of course, rumours could be nonsense.

It's a wise policy never to listen to anything according to John Davidson.