: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:55 pm  

I can certainly see some benefits to 1/2 year contracts for everyone. Prove your worth, review the needs of the squad year to year more easily.

But on the flip side it gives instability to players and clubs alike and would result in much more player movement IMO.

I do feel longer term deals are thrown out too easily though. Certainly for players who (from the outside) need to prove themselves!

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:32 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

I do feel longer term deals are thrown out too easily though. Certainly for players who (from the outside) need to prove themselves!

Platt?

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:58 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Platt?

I wasn't naming names, but yes, he'd be one.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:07 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

I wasn't naming names, but yes, he'd be one.

And could we also be thinking of one certain Scrum Half and a coach with big fish lips?

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:54 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Not a long term solution to our problems, but I expect he will come in do a decent job for us. We desperately needed cover for 6/7/9 and we have a player who is experienced and proven at SL. Hope we're working hard to secure some longer term quality signings though.

seems a decent short term solution to the problems at 6/7/9 with advantage that we dont need to wait 6-8 weeks for him to get a visa. One sneaky thought that I had was maybe we've already identified and signed a longer term target and arent announcing it till visa issues are resolved and rinaldi is a stopgap till whoever it is arrives

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:05 pm  

He deffo fits the gap, but it would be better to have an academy player stepping up. It's not like you'd be risking an unbeaten run or anything.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:10 pm  

Julien is a good solid player who us Quins RL supporters were sad to see go. You guys do appear to be turning into a haven for former Quins though, eh?

To be serious though, I hope Julien does his bit to get you guys up towards the top of the table where you deserve to be.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:19 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

He deffo fits the gap, but it would be better to have an academy player stepping up. It's not like you'd be risking an unbeaten run or anything.

I see that on the Catalans forum you were advocating a short term SL deal (for the benefit of the French national team) for Gresque. Do you think he would have been a better bet than Rinaldi (though not giving hooker cover) in these circumstances?

Incidentally, why is Rinaldi 'Judas'?

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:33 pm  

Surreyben wrote:

Julien is a good solid player who us Quins RL supporters were sad to see go. You guys do appear to be turning into a haven for former Quins though, eh?

.

Because we have 4 former quins players?

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:35 pm  

Oh yeah, 5 now.