Re: Squad for 2022 : Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:27 pm  

Truth hurts, Lovell is an abysmal player.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Fri Jan 14, 2022 5:37 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Truth hurts, Lovell is an abysmal player.

And one of the best in the current squad..

How low we have fallen...

The days of yelling "Give it to Rhys" and listening to Mark Ione's partner shouting encouragment from the stands are long gone

Re: Squad for 2022 : Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:37 pm  

crashmon wrote:

How low we have fallen...

.....were still falling in my opinion.
The thud will be about May/June when we are involved in a relegation battle.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:26 am  

orangeman wrote:

.....were still falling in my opinion.
The thud will be about May/June when we are involved in a relegation battle.

I reckon you’re right- coach with no experience at this level, many of the players likewise. We don’t even have the fitness advantage of being full time now, and that got us over the line a fair few times in the past.
Add that to having to play 5 consecutive games away from home around that time and we could have the perfect storm.

I’d love to be proved wrong but somehow…….

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:18 pm  

Bookies have us as the favourite, 5/4 available on Widnes, buying money IMO.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:07 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Bookies have us as the favourite, 5/4 available on Widnes, buying money IMO.

Widnes just did Batley in their friendly.......and in other news, it sounds like sammut single handedly defeated Newcastle. Why did we let.him go?

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:28 pm  

Rumours on the other forum of a behind closed doors match v Skolars this weekend.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:36 pm  

orangeman wrote:

Widnes just did Batley in their friendly.......and in other news, it sounds like sammut single handedly defeated Newcastle. Why did we let.him go?

Just like we let him go for our season back in SL . He could have made the difference and kept us up.
I’d be a lot more optimistic about this season if he was in the squad to help direct things out on the pitch.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:57 pm  

Halfdan of t'wide embrace wrote:

Rumours on the other forum of a behind closed doors match v Skolars this weekend.

If reports there are accurate, then we are in real trouble.
Players out of position. Skolars players being signed for the reserves.....skolars staff being signed.
It would appear that Hughes has decided to destroy the better run London club because his own is a basketcase.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find reasons to follow the club. They have developed a real nasty persona and it's not an environment I'd want me my kids as spectators. I believe it comes from an inability to accept criticism and a decision to carry on regardless of the negative impact their attitude is developing.
I expect a big crowd for widnes as well as a big loss.......a tailspin will start and by June/July the toys will be all over the floor......
.......Hughes has to go.

Re: Squad for 2022 : Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:04 pm  

The other forum now has reports Rob Powell has left with no replacement, that Scholarships have been scrapped and that many older Skolars players from recent seasons seem to be associated with the Broncos reserve set up this season.

I don't really follow the club's social media output, I got fed up of tweets about RU clubs buying kitbags etc being liked, and am a bit surprised about this, if it's true. Have there been any confirmation of any of this?