Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:01 pm  

Wakefield fans coming out to insult Harlequins in numbers, nice.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:21 pm  

altofts wildcat wrote:

We had 2 players on Loan conpared to Quins who had 7. Bit of a difference I think you will find.

Yeah, they should have brought in the likes of Tadulala and Hickey on short-term deals instead, that is clearly better

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:27 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Yeah, they should have brought in the likes of Tadulala and Hickey on short-term deals instead, that is clearly better

I agree with your point with Semi but Hickey is slightly different because he had agreed to sign before the start of the season but with the administration we had to re-apply for his visa so had everything gone to plan he would have been here at the start of the season.

Even so, there is still a big difference between Wakefield signing Hickey and Tadulala and loaning in Amor to Quins loaning in 7 players at the same time.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:40 pm  

altofts wildcat wrote:

I agree with your point with Semi but Hickey is slightly different because he had agreed to sign before the start of the season but with the administration we had to re-apply for his visa so had everything gone to plan he would have been here at the start of the season.

Even so, there is still a big difference between Wakefield signing Hickey and Tadulala and loaning in Amor to Quins loaning in 7 players at the same time.

You're right, because it is better that quins are bringing in young british players on loan and giving them an opportunity that sticking with overweight never-has-been overseas players.

It would be better had you looked at Ambler on loan than Hickey, better to give lee mitchell a go than Jeremy Smith,

It would be better if more clubs looked to do that.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:43 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

You're right, because it is better that quins are bringing in young british players on loan and giving them an opportunity that sticking with overweight never-has-been overseas players.

It would be better had you looked at Ambler on loan than Hickey, better to give lee mitchell a go than Jeremy Smith,

It would be better if more clubs looked to do that.

I would be better to have a team where the majority of the players are British rather than a team where the majority are Aussies and Kiwis but this wont stop Crusaders being saved over Wakefield.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:48 pm  

altofts wildcat wrote:

I would be better to have a team where the majority of the players are British rather than a team where the majority are Aussies and Kiwis but this wont stop Crusaders being saved over Wakefield.

Are you kidding? Wakefield have had ten+ years of SL and a far worse record of overseas players than Crusaders. Wakefield in their 7th year of SL played a game with 14 overseas players in the 17, Crusaders dont even have that amount in their entire squad in only their third year.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:54 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Are you kidding? Wakefield have had ten+ years of SL and a far worse record of overseas players than Crusaders. Wakefield in their 7th year of SL played a game with 14 overseas players in the 17, Crusaders dont even have that amount in their entire squad in only their third year.

That was when the quota rules were not really in place but now there are quota rules they should be the same for everyone.

Also Wakefield beat Huddersfield at the Galpharm in 2008 with 16 of the 17 being British and earlier this season we played a game where the only 2 people in the 17 who were not British were Rinaldi and Morrison. This season Huddersfield named an entire 17 ho were all British Will Crusaders ever do this? Will they chuff.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:57 pm  

altofts wildcat wrote:

That was when the quota rules were not really in place but now there are quota rules they should be the same for everyone.

Aaaah so when Wakefield benefited it was ok. Now it evens it up for Crusaders its terribly wrong.

Also Wakefield beat Huddersfield at the Galpharm in 2008 with 16 of the 17 being British and earlier this season we played a game where the only 2 people in the 17 who were not British were Rinaldi and Morrison. Will Crusaders ever do this? Will they chuff.

Of course they will. Probably not 2 years into professional RL in Wales but in the future yes.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:01 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Aaaah so when Wakefield benefited it was ok. Now it evens it up for Crusaders its terribly wrong.

Of course they will. Probably not 2 years into professional RL in Wales but in the future yes.

Why don't they just play a team of Welsh lads now? With no threat of relegation they have nothing to loose and also they may even attract bigger crowds to watch a team of welsh lads in Wales (just) rather than a team of overseas journeymen.

Re: Quins in the hunt for 6-7 big name players. : Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:06 pm  

altofts wildcat wrote:

Why don't they just play a team of Welsh lads now? With no threat of relegation they have nothing to loose and also they may even attract bigger crowds to watch a team of welsh lads in Wales (just) rather than a team of overseas journeymen.

For the same reason Wakefield dont field a team of Wakefield born lads right now, and instead field a team with still decent amount of overseas journeymen.

There are young welsh lads coming through and more will do so.