Re: Landed a new half back? : Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:27 pm  

Some kebabs are best avoided. According to my man on the inside at Porton Down that goes for some cultures as well.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:23 am  

I see Jacks is going to arrive a full two weeks before the season starts due to him having to obtain a visa! Can't help but think an organizing s/h needs more time to get upto speed in a new competition, new country etc!!

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:42 am  

With the new format as it is he has first 22 games to get up to speed for middle 8s.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:11 am  

Bets'y Bulls wrote:

I see Jacks is going to arrive a full two weeks before the season starts due to him having to obtain a visa! Can't help but think an organizing s/h needs more time to get upto speed in a new competition, new country etc!!

To be fair, it's not just 2 weeks. He was here before Christmas too.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:15 am  

For no more than 2 weeks i would suggest

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Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:19 am  

bulls2487 wrote:

With the new format as it is he has first 22 games to get up to speed for middle 8s.

Yeah, agree with that.

I think his, 'incentive', is pretty much the fact that he's here on a trialist basis, so he clearly needs to show, maybe more than, 'a little promise'' to earn a full time deal. To be honest, I can't see any point in criticising the player for something he has little [in fact, I'd guess absolutely no] control over - unless we find out he only applied sometime after the new year party, of course.... The process takes until it's completed.

IIRC, Steve Ferres [?] was speaking about him showing up well in the friendlies, though it may well be that he misses the lot - though the club must surely have been savvy enough to recognise that possibility.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:49 pm  

I think the best way to go, if he doesn't get cleared in time to play the friendlies, is to see how he goes in training and if he's looking good, give him a 12 month deal with an option for a 2nd 12 months based on performance. You've then, as others have said, got the whole of the regular season to see how he goes. Meaning we'll come up to the middle 8's knowing if he's the guy we need or if we need to draft in a replacement.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:49 pm  

I suspect the word on trial is code for we will announce his contract when he gets a visa

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:32 pm  

Interesting at end of article we're looking bringing another player on trial to bolster our back line. I actually think our back line is SL quality and has plenty of depth.

Re: Landed a new half back? : Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:07 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Interesting at end of article we're looking bringing another player on trial to bolster our back line. I actually think our back line is SL quality and has plenty of depth.

depends how close to fitness Campbell is. If hs going to be missing for a while and Thomas is needed in halves if Jacks doesnt work out then another fullback could be useful. Also theres still a massive question mark as to whether Nielsens going to comeback or not. Silence from club around that is pretty deafening.