Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:18 pm  

That's now 2 arguably 3 close seasons where we have failed to sign any meaningful support for Hilly and Coops.
That's a shame.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:29 pm  

Captain Hook wrote:

I thought the “big” teams don’t sign our cast offs!

Amazing, isnt it

Re: Rumours 2 : Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:30 pm  

silver2 wrote:

That depends on where the decimal point is..

That’s true. They’ve confirmed him on a loan deal with a couple of Leeds players going the other way.

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:08 am  

And people are complaining about King and Gelling at centre. I think that Rhys Evans going to Leeds tells you a lot about lack of quality players available to the English clubs and why some average players have been given longer contracts than might otherwise have been expected.

It highlights the need to identify and develop talent from within the youth system.

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:49 am  

For a while now RL has been like an old soldier lurching between first aid posts & looking increasingly likely to be heading towards ICU. Let us hope no one endorses the patient's notes wit "Do not resuscitate ".

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:24 pm  

I don't think Rhys is a poor signing.
He's a decent enough lad, loyal with good pace from wnich he can step off, and excellent man to man defence.
His unfortunate run of injuries hit his form. Putting your hand up to play with injections and strapping often backfires.

Re: Rumours 2 : Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:29 pm  

He's no longer SL standard, so congratulations on him for getting a gig at Leeds.

Re: Rumours 2 : Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:22 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

He's no longer SL standard, so congratulations on him for getting a gig at Leeds.

He wasn't...but now he will be.

Re: Rumours 2 : Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:41 pm  

That illustrates how much that standards in SL are continuing to fall.
The next TV deal is of great concern, as our product is a pale shadow of what it used to be.

Re: Rumours 2 : Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:25 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

That illustrates how much that standards in SL are continuing to fall.

Exactly; Leeds in their glory days signed the likes of Eric Enselme, Liam Botham, Joe Vickery and Mike Coady. Like you say just shows how the quality of Super League has dropped with Leeds signing Rhys Evans as squad cover instead of a player of the quality of the aforementioned superstar signings.