Re: Re-signings & new coach : Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:35 pm  

josefw wrote:

They will be the best they can with the money they have. Saying they aren't up to the job with less than 3 weeks in charge is ridiculous, they've signed players, got loans, sorted sponsorships and are working on getting more players in. If that isn't good enough for you, there are other teams out there.

Bang on the.money is this.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:38 pm  

Terry Price's knee wrote:

We all knew it was going to be an incredibly difficult task to get the new club up and running at such short notice. Anything short of relegation will be an amazing achievement in the circumstances. People have very short memories - just a few weeks ago we thought we were not going to have a club to support - now people are panicking because we haven't got enough big forwards. I really hope that folk aren't going to chuck the towel in after a few early defeats but at least give the new owners a chance. As others have said if we're still without a couple more forwards by mid-season then we will inevitably continue to struggle but let's just get behind the players we do have and enjoy being able to look forward to a game a game at Odsal.
Sorry - I know its not like me to be optimistic but I'm trying!

Get those boots on big lad!!!

[Bullseye]

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:04 pm  

My hope is that Lowe would come up trumps with some overseas players since home grown ones are signed up.

So far he's come up with a 7s player who's also played a bit of touch rugby.

I'm hoping he does better over the next few weeks.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:03 pm  

Scarey71 wrote:

Terry Price's knee wrote:

We all knew it was going to be an incredibly difficult task to get the new club up and running at such short notice. Anything short of relegation will be an amazing achievement in the circumstances. People have very short memories - just a few weeks ago we thought we were not going to have a club to support - now people are panicking because we haven't got enough big forwards. I really hope that folk aren't going to chuck the towel in after a few early defeats but at least give the new owners a chance. As others have said if we're still without a couple more forwards by mid-season then we will inevitably continue to struggle but let's just get behind the players we do have and enjoy being able to look forward to a game a game at Odsal.
Sorry - I know its not like me to be optimistic but I'm trying!

Get those boots on big lad!!![/quotemail
maybe 30 years ago. And I still wouldn't have survived more than 10 minutes!

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Sat Feb 11, 2017 5:50 pm  

Terry Price's knee wrote:

We all knew it was going to be an incredibly difficult task to get the new club up and running at such short notice. Anything short of relegation will be an amazing achievement in the circumstances. People have very short memories - just a few weeks ago we thought we were not going to have a club to support - now people are panicking because we haven't got enough big forwards. I really hope that folk aren't going to chuck the towel in after a few early defeats but at least give the new owners a chance. As others have said if we're still without a couple more forwards by mid-season then we will inevitably continue to struggle but let's just get behind the players we do have and enjoy being able to look forward to a game a game at Odsal.
Sorry - I know its not like me to be optimistic but I'm trying!

I'm with TPk on this one.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:12 pm  

Love rugby league seems to suggest we are talking to Moore

[Bullseye]

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:55 pm  

Would do a job....at least until he gets banged up.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:58 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Would do a job....at least until he gets banged up.

Working with all our nippers could be classed as community service.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:02 pm  

Well we're not in a position to be choosy I guess. As long as we go into it with our eyes open and the baggage he may bring. We need some aggression and experience in the pack and he'd offer that.

Re: Re-signings & new coach : Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:43 am  

According to a chap on the Rochdale thread (reverready I think) we are signing two Kiwi forwards from French RU who have plenty of RL experience.

The only two names which spring to mind (okay I went through the squad lists of all the teams) who are Kiwi's playing in the top two leagues who also have RL experience is Maurie Fa'asavalu (fits the bill, 37 Years Old though) and Ryan Tongia (a back who played for Wakefield in 2011).

There were two others that played for Canterbury (2 games) and Melbourne Storm but both of these were centre/wingers.

So it begs the question. Who are these two Kiwi RU forwards? Also does anyone know what happened to getting a couple of Salford, Hull or Wigan lads on board?

Moore would be a decent short term signing to help the pack out. I'd have him on pay as you play. Provides that bit of experience which Lumb hasn't quite got yet. But again.....we need Props and Second Rowers.