Re: This Catalans team. : Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:36 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Another halfback is exactly what Catalans need. They need someone directing them around the field, which Josh Drinkwater will provide.

Josh did fine for us at Leigh, and I'm pleased he has got another SL gig. However, as for 'directing them around the field', well he wasn't brilliant at doing that behind an often beaten pack. (What half back would be?) Of course, he has the might of the Catalans squad to work with, so he should be fine!

Seriously though, I wish him well - he certainly gave it everything at Leigh

Re: This Catalans team. : Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:11 pm  

I have read on another site from a Frenchman with inside contacts, that Les Catalans Dragons have signed Mitchell Cornish, the reserve half of the Sydney Roosters. I guess that must be for next year, which is why Joshua Drinkwater has only been signed for the rest of this year.

Re: This Catalans team. : Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:53 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I have read on another site from a Frenchman with inside contacts, that Les Catalans Dragons have signed Mitchell Cornish, the reserve half of the Sydney Roosters. I guess that must be for next year, which is why Josh Drinkwater has only been signed for the rest of this year.

Wests Tigers have 1st option on signing him for 2019, regardless of what happens with Catalans.

Re: This Catalans team. : Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:21 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I have read on another site from a Frenchman with inside contacts, that Les Catalans Dragons have signed Mitchell Cornish, the reserve half of the Sydney Roosters. I guess that must be for next year, which is why Joshua Drinkwater has only been signed for the rest of this year.

I personally believe and I don't have the same inside contacts as your goodself,Les Catalans Dragons are building for the middle 8's. Would you agree?

Re: This Catalans team. : Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:26 am  

atomic wrote:

I personally believe and I don't have the same inside contacts as your goodself,Les Catalans Dragons are building for the middle 8's. Would you agree?

You may be right.

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: This Catalans team. : Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:02 pm  

They clearly have no intention of making the top 8, despite what McNamara said in his Cas press conference.

Re: This Catalans team. : Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:37 pm  

Jimmythecuckoo wrote:

They clearly have no intention of making the top 8, despite what McNamara said in his Cas press conference.

I'm sure they very much do. Problem is they aren't nearly good enough to do it.

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: This Catalans team. : Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:25 am  

I wouldn't be so sure.

McNamara certainly picks his moments to say he thinks they can. A nilled 40 point drubbing at Cas isn't neither the time nor place to predict a miraculous turnabout in form.

I almost think they are happy to go down.

Re: This Catalans team. : Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:26 am  

[quote="Jimmythecuckoo")

I almost think they are happy to go down.[/quote]

Cant agree with you there.
Catalan in the second tier would do them no good whatsoever and we would lose the best away trip of the season
Seriously though, any of the "expansion" sides (and I'm not even sure Catalan fall into this category), will rack up substantial financial losses in The Championship and although fans of any club sometimes believe that their side doesnt have the "fight" in them, I'm certain that the management and investors dont want to be playing Championship rugby next season.

Having said that McNamara must have a great CV writer.
He's yet to do anything as a club coach but, seems to walk into decent coaching gigs with alarming regularity.

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: This Catalans team. : Thu Apr 26, 2018 12:12 pm  

It's more the fact he is still in post that makes me think the CEO and owners have no desire to battle to stay up.

What other reasons (aside from conspiracy theories) are there for him still to be in post?