Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:24 am  

markrammond wrote:

Yes we have Hickey's spot, plus Big Karl, Jason Golden, who I think will go plus maybe Lamont Bryan and Rob Thomas if we are foolish enough to release them. Also Omari Caro if he defects to St Helens as I am told has happened.

Hickey > Wheeldon
Bryan and Thomas > not in top 20?
Te Mata and Golden > 2 spots free but these may be required to upgrade Dixon and Krasniqi whose agents ought to be demanding top 20 contracts

Not much wriggle room for bringing in anyone new unless some contracts are paid out/contracted players loaned out etc.

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:49 am  

Colly2 wrote:

Hickey > Wheeldon
Bryan and Thomas > not in top 20?
Te Mata and Golden > 2 spots free but these may be required to upgrade Dixon and Krasniqi whose agents ought to be demanding top 20 contracts

Not much wriggle room for bringing in anyone new unless some contracts are paid out/contracted players loaned out etc.

We seem to have no problem giving 18-year-olds professional deals - could we assume McMeekan and a.n.other (maybe Bishay?) will follow the example of Sarginson, Dixon, Lovell?

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:04 am  

Colly2 wrote:

markrammond wrote:

Yes we have Hickey's spot, plus Big Karl, Jason Golden, who I think will go plus maybe Lamont Bryan and Rob Thomas if we are foolish enough to release them. Also Omari Caro if he defects to St Helens as I am told has happened.

Hickey > Wheeldon
Bryan and Thomas > not in top 20?
Te Mata and Golden > 2 spots free but these may be required to upgrade Dixon and Krasniqi whose agents ought to be demanding top 20 contracts

Not much wriggle room for bringing in anyone new unless some contracts are paid out/contracted players loaned out etc.

You really have a problem with Wheeldon don't you? Did he steal your burger?

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:07 am  

Oh, I see what you did there now. I take it back

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:23 am  

markrammond wrote:

Yes we have Hickey's spot, plus Big Karl, Jason Golden, who I think will go plus maybe Lamont Bryan and Rob Thomas if we are foolish enough to release them. Also Omari Caro if he defects to St Helens as I am told has happened.

If his performance for the Skolars at Wrexham's any guide then Lamont Bryan isn't a SL player anyway - might hack it in the Championship, but no higher.

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:55 am  

Bryan has found his level. He doesn't have a position and most certainly isnt SL standard.

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:24 am  

Dave Lister wrote:

You really have a problem with Wheeldon don't you? Did he steal your burger?

that's how I read it first as well.

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:41 am  

http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2012/0 ... contracts/ Scott Wheeldon signed a new contract, announced on 25th June.

http://www.code13rugbyleague.com/2012/0 ... contracts/ Scott Wheeldon signed a new contract, announced on 25th June.

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:41 am  

Sorry - my bad!

For the record, I'm pleased Wheeldon has a contract for 2013. Earlier in the year, I wouldn't have been.

Now, how about releasing a back or two on to find space for a world-class right centre?

Re: Rehiring Tony Rea as coach was a big mistake! : Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:11 pm  

We have 20 players out of the 'top 25' under contract for next year.

Dorn, Colbon, O'Callaghan, Howell, Robertson, Witt, Gower, Kaufusi, Randall, Bryant, Rodney, Bailey, Clubb, Rinaldi, Melling, Krasniqi,Sarginson, Cook, Dixon, Wheeldon.

With Shane Grady presumably to be a top 25 players that takes us up to 21 players.

That leaves four places left.

The out-of-contract players like Temata, Golden, Bryan, B Bolger or Caro could take one of these spots.

Alternatively an upgrade for R Thomas, S Bolger, McMeeken, Lovell, Channing, O Thomas, Bishay or Dollapi could also fill a slot.

At best we might get four new signings to add to Grady.

My info is a little dated but I understood Craig Hall and Andrew Dixon were out of contract plus some good players from Catalans and they'd be who I would look at.

Cheers
Mark