Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:26 am  

tony1983 wrote:

My mate from the club said Leeming signing was all sorted yesterday.

I thought he'd be probably the quickest one to tie up. I took Sinfields words to sound like more than 2 coming in all being well. As Peter Smith has said, 13 players who had a squad number last year have been released with only 2 coming in

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:04 pm  

Obviously sinny hasnt given much away but no secret a hooker and at least one prop is on the shopping list. Ideally a winger and back up centre too or at least a reserve back of decent quality.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:18 pm  

Valentine Holmes has just been released from his contract.
Yes please

[Frosties.]

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:55 pm  

Fallon wrote:

Obviously sinny hasnt given much away but no secret a hooker and at least one prop is on the shopping list. Ideally a winger and back up centre too or at least a reserve back of decent quality.

Happy with centre cover myself with Sutcliffe, Ward, Mellor, Sutcliffe, Broadbent, Briscoe, Briscoe Newman, Handley all played there previously between the clubs academy, dual registration and loans.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:19 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Happy with centre cover myself with Sutcliffe, Ward, Mellor, Sutcliffe, Broadbent, Briscoe, Briscoe Newman, Handley all played there previously between the clubs academy, dual registration and loans.

I think the difference is between having cover and having decent cover.

If you assume when fit we will have Handley and T Briscoe as the wingers and hurrell and Newman as centres that leaves;

L Briscoe and broadbent as wing covers with broadbent having no SL pedigree.

At centre we have L Sutcliffe as the only player to have spent anytime there on SL. The others you mention as either second rowers or dual reg who haven't played at SL or wingers pushed out of position then meaning we need to cover their wing position, which we don't have the strength in depth to do.

For me we are exposed in these areas of say hurrell suffers a medium to long term injury.

I would much prefer to leave the second rows in their natural position and get a decent quality versatile cover.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:26 am  

I'm just glad people have stopped making stuff up and making themsens look like stupid idiots.

It's refreshing let's keep it up!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:17 am  

If Hurrell gets a long term injury we could look at signing a centre but I wouldn’t want to make a new signing just to have some more cover in case of injuries. Sutcliffe is our back up full back/centre/2nd row, tbh it justifies keeping him at the club.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:18 am  

I did hear sonny bill failed a medical so we are signing him for a crate of john Smith's and a bag of rhubarb

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:39 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

If Hurrell gets a long term injury we could look at signing a centre but I wouldn’t want to make a new signing just to have some more cover in case of injuries. Sutcliffe is our back up full back/centre/2nd row, tbh it justifies keeping him at the club.

I agree sutty offers great versatility and I am happy to keep him at the club but we all know the minute he has to play centre or FB he will get slated as not being good enough, which he isn't for anything beyond the odd game.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:49 am  

Fallon wrote:

I agree sutty offers great versatility and I am happy to keep him at the club but we all know the minute he has to play centre or FB he will get slated as not being good enough, which he isn't for anything beyond the odd game.

Sutcliffe should not play anywhere else except second row, for the sake of the player he needs to play one position from now on and bail it. Club we him as back row and he needs to stay there. We have plenty of half centre and fullback options so he does not need to be used as utility.

Wingers we have T Briscoe Handley L Briscoe, and people forget we brought in young Corey Hall who's seen as a great prospect.

Centres Hurrell Newman Broadbent and Alex Sutcliffe, Agar as hinted than Handley will also back up at fullback if required.

It seems the club want another prop and hooker, and are leaving options open for a mid season/last minute signing if real quality becomes available.