Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 4:54 pm  

Not a bad player at all, didn't set the world on fire at catalans but got the experience,interesting to see has has decided to come to UK and step down a level.
Hope he can make a difference to Illessi Mc positioning on the wing

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 5:58 pm  

We haven’t signed enough this year but, fair’s fair what we have signed has been good so I’m hopeful he hasn’t come only for the sightseeing. Out of interest who does he replace?

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 6:00 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

Not a bad player at all, didn't set the world on fire at catalans but got the experience,interesting to see has has decided to come to UK and step down a level.
Hope he can make a difference to Illessi Mc positioning on the wing

He's come from Baroudeurs de Pia.

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 7:12 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

He's come from Baroudeurs de Pia.

Strange how a club goes from being Adventurers of Pia to Pia Donkeys, but I suppose that's the French for you.

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 7:49 pm  

It's a signing. Be happy (or at least relatively less unhappy).

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 7:58 pm  

Bent&Bongser wrote:

It's a signing. Be happy (or at least relatively less unhappy).

Yep, he should strengthen in an area where we are weak and hopefully address a coaching gap too.

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 7:58 pm  

This is an exciting signing for the Broncos in their current sad state. If Dean Whare gels with the squad quickly, and with the ever-improving Emmanuel Waine powerhouse, that'll be a winning combo. Let's hope Cake is up to coaching them to a reasonable level.

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Wed May 17, 2023 9:32 pm  

I know what I said about stepping down a level, have watched London in championship have also watched pia play.

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Thu May 18, 2023 8:38 am  

BigTime wrote:

We haven’t signed enough this year but, fair’s fair what we have signed has been good so I’m hopeful he hasn’t come only for the sightseeing. Out of interest who does he replace?

I can see it maybe being Ethan to second row and Emmanuel off the bench. Looked like we started with Ethan in the second row and Emmanuel at centre on Saturday. I like the idea of Ethan in the backrow, a more manoeuvrable defender maybe and runs good lines in possession, which might help unlock the attack a bit more.

I think Emmanuel has pretty much played the full 80/big minutes in every game since he came in, so would be good to be able to rotate some of the workload and see how he goes as an impact interchange.

Fairly happy with the signing overall. Brings some much needed experience and sounds as though we were able to elbow some SL and other Championship sides out of getting him, we must have some pulling power still!
I do wonder if Dalton's injury has maybe written him off for a long period and forced our hand a little, as we are better stocked in the outside backs compared to other areas of the squad.

Hopefully we see a few more incoming!

Re: Off Season Recruitment - By The Month : Thu May 18, 2023 12:54 pm  

Knocker_White wrote:

......... our hand a little, as we are better stocked in the outside backs compared to other areas of the squad.

I have not seen them this year <caveat> but unless they have improved significantly Grant and Macani are hopeless. Cheap options in a cheap squad. Hoyes is young and I hope comes good. Playing second rows in the centre is pointless and ineffective.

The pack on paper should be able to handle itself.

I think the halves is where the problem is. The key area and we have gone with an old bloke and a kid, both on the better side of average. The back up is a kid and a hooker. Invest in this area as a priority.