Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:00 pm  

christopher wrote:

Yes the squad is looking a lot more balanced, credit to both RS and GH but Rohan is under a lot of pressure next year, GH has done his bit Rohan has to do his (I think he will)

Yep. He's got some proper players now. For the sake of all our collective blood pressures, I hope he can deliver.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:03 pm  

HucknallLoiner wrote:

If its not a double signing there's going to be a lot of upset people (me included). I'm rubbish at morning but reckon this one will be worth it.

Its croft and Ackers, the promo video has been leaked

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:11 pm  

https://twitter.com/Josh1C/status/17143 ... W4BGA&s=19

https://twitter.com/Josh1C/status/17143 ... W4BGA&s=19

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:24 pm  

Can't remember the last time I felt impressed by the off season signings, great to see

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:39 pm  

Smith will be under pressure from the off, but the major rebuild of the squad that's been needed for years has finally happened. Last year we were hamstrung by players on contract, this year not.

To give Smith a break as well, it puts in perspective how hard it will have been to manage a squad full of players in key positions who weren't going to be part of future plans. Hopefully 2023 will be seen as 'the season we had to have' to fully break with the sub-par squads we've had for the past couple of seasons.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:44 pm  

Fair play GH I was one to judge but you’ve smashed this off season 9/10 for me, a prop and it’s a 10. These signings are gonna be a world of difference and gettting a brand new spine in one go is great business

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:46 pm  

Ackers is quite a brave signing; we’re likely to lose one or both of Johnson and O’Connor off the back of it, albeit for an upgrade next season.

Very interested to see what those boys do now, and who is preferred as reserve to Ackers. Honestly Ackers > Harvey Smith > Corbett could make sense as a succession plan.

Ackers and Croft together makes loads of sense for Leeds actually. The understanding is already there. Frawley and Miller will chime in and we should have a cohesive new spine pretty quickly.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:51 pm  

christopher wrote:

Yes the squad is looking a lot more balanced, credit to both RS and GH but Rohan is under a lot of pressure next year, GH has done his bit Rohan has to do his (I think he will)

Yep agree bud. Smith has to deliver. What we thinking? Top 4 minimum?

It’s certainly the most excited I’ve been for a long time going into a new season. There’s a hell of a lot of work RS has to do though to get them clicking together and they have to hit it off as a team first and foremost. No guarantees at all but all can certainly look forward with some excitement and expectation

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:52 pm  

Great business all round. Really important that this year we have a solid pre season to help our new spine come together. No messing about let's get our best 17 out there playing meaningful minutes.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:55 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Ackers is quite a brave signing; we’re likely to lose one or both of Johnson and O’Connor off the back of it, albeit for an upgrade next season.

Very interested to see what those boys do now, and who is preferred as reserve to Ackers. Honestly Ackers > Harvey Smith > Corbett could make sense as a succession plan.

Ackers and Croft together makes loads of sense for Leeds actually. The understanding is already there. Frawley and Miller will chime in and we should have a cohesive new spine pretty quickly.

Not just next season, Jim. It's an upgrade for however long the contract runs if it's 2/3 years. You are rightly focused (as the club should be) on bringing the kids through, but the next season is all always the big one at a club like Leeds. Doesn’t feel like we are too far away now.