Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:04 pm  

For me at least solid top 6 and in the play offs mix next year having said that, and just being more consistently difficult to beat.

We may not be at our peak for a few games but I’d expect this Leeds side to hit the ground running. We are just frustratingly short of a strike forward / prop but other than that, pretty happy with the 17 now.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:38 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

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.

RS has obviously been looking for a 9 for months and given we lost Levi, Ackers is probably the best we could have done otherwise.

I like the balance of the side much better now; back line pretty good we need the pack to win the middle now.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:30 pm  

The plus with Ackers is he's not an overseas player. Levi might have been great, but bringing in quality that left a quota spot open is a bonus. The obvious caveat with so many signings is how quickly they gel. Last year we brought in a lot of new players, but few in key positions and a fair few were just to add depth. I somehow think this off-season will be a bit more intense than last year.

Just to summarise the movement in just over a year is a bit mind-boggling (so many I may have missed a few!):

Out - Tom Briscoe, Jack Broadbent, Brad Dwyer, Muizz Mustapha, Matt Prior, Liam Sutcliffe, Bodene Thompson, Jack Walker, Blake Austin, Aidan Sezer, Kruise Leeming, Zane Tetevano, Liam Tindall, Sam Walters. Plus Hardaker, Hooley and Macdonald in and out.

In - Sam Lisone, James McDonnell, Derrell Olpherts, Luis Roberts, Leon Ruan, Justin Sangare, Lachlan Miller, Paul Momirovski, Matt Frawley, Brodie Croft, Mickael Goudemand

Of the outs the only concern for me is Walters, and the only in that hasn't worked so far is Olpherts. On paper at least the quality of the ins far outweighs those that have left. The only position we look weaker in is prop with Walters out.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:08 am  

You’d hope there’s still another prop to come in there, a heavy duty ball carrying prop. If I was writing dream scenarios I’d like a hard running / offloading back rower to do some damage wider too, but that can wait for now.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:12 am  

To think a few months back we were wanting to throw a deal at Austin.

RS and GH’s plan of waiting looks to have paid off.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:18 am  

1. L.Miller
2. D.Fusitu'a
3. H.Newman
4. P.Momirovski
5. A.Handley
6. B.Croft
7. M.Frawley
8. M.Oledzki
9. A.Ackers
10. T.Holroyd
11. J.Bentley
12. R.Martin
13. C.Smith
14. J.O'Connor
15. S.Lisone
16. R.Myler
17. J.Sangare
18. J.Mcdonnell
19. M.Goudemond
20. M.Gannon
21. C.Johnson
22. D.Olpherts
23. L.Roberts
24. J.Sinfield
25. J.Donaldson
26. L.Ruan
27. T.Warren
28. M.Simpson
29. K.Hudson
30. A.Edgell
31. R.Lumb
32. T.Nicholson- Watton
33. J.Smith

FB- L.Miller, R.Myler, A.Edgell, R.Lumb

W- D.Fusitu'a, A.Handley, D.Olpherts

C- H.Newman, P.Momirovski, L.Roberts, M.Simpson, J.Smith

HLF- B.Croft, M.Frawley, J.Sinfield

PROP- M.Oledzki, T.Holroyd, S.Lisone, J.Sangare, M.Goudemond, K.Hudson, T.Nicholson-Watton

HOK- A.Ackers, J.O'Connor, C.Johnson

BR- J.Bentley, R.Martin, J.Mcdonnell, M.Gannon, L.Ruan, T.Warren.

LF- C.Smith, J.Donaldson

So finally with Croft being officially announced after being in the pipeline for sometime now, plus the addition of Ackers the senior Hooker we have been wanting to add our 2024 squad is almost complete.

Just Kieran Hudson yet to be officially announced but that deal is also done he's been in the clubs kirkstall training ground last couple of weeks to continue his rehab on his achilles injury.

Our squad is pretty much complete with Rohan very happy with who he's been able to bring in and as you can imagine with the big signings we've just announced this morning we don't have a lot of cap space left, however the club is still in the market for a middle if one becomes available but that will probably only happen if we lose another 1 or 2 players.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:24 am  

3 years for both is perfect too. I'll say it quietly but I do also feel sorry for the Salford fans, selling off all their best assets when they've been asked for so much by their club.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:30 am  

I actually feel sorry for Salford fans too, they were asked to give the club money by getting themselves into debt, and then they sell their best two players, we think we have it bad as Leeds fans but they are being put through the ringer at the moment.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:34 am  

3 with Dupree as well.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:51 am  

I don’t think Salford have finished selling yet. They will need to add players and that might involve letting other players go.
Well it’s only a few weeks ago that the majority of oysters on here were moaning and saying GH should retire RS should be replaced we have no idea what we are doing etc. How things change!
Looking forward to next season with or without another prop or big line busting 2nd rower? I for one certainly am. Will we win anything? Possibly but even if we don’t we will be in a much better place.