Re: Junior! : Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:19 am  

TKOR wrote:

He's saying 12 months isn't he - as in he's 20kg heavier than this time last year.

to be fair i havent watched the video. i'd assumed it was off season as thats when the majority of that work is done, with an emphasis on maintaining during the season

Re: Junior! : Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:57 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

We've borrowed the model from Saints circa 2019-2023 of getting lads to sign up for the 'love of the club'. Some don't even get paid

In all seriousness though, we've signed nobody for 2025 and Hampshire, Cooper and Isa will leave. I also think we may well see Liam Byrne leave, which rumour seems to be suggesting could be the case.

Liam's gone mate.

Re: Junior! : Thu Feb 06, 2025 12:01 pm  

Mark_P1973 wrote:

i'd personally find 20kg / 3 stone a lot to put on in 3-4 months, so think that is probably exaggerated, and you'd have fans of other clubs claiming he's been ont steroids

there's no doubt he could bulk up / fill out and put on some weight, but i personally dont believe 20kg

He isn't 20kg heavier, he could be but the club has a strict policy when it comes to maintaining your weight. Junior is about 17st 7lbs.

Re: Junior! : Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:16 pm  

Zig wrote:

He isn't 20kg heavier, he could be but the club has a strict policy when it comes to maintaining your weight. Junior is about 17st 7lbs.

Is Matty Peet lying then?

Re: Junior! : Fri Feb 07, 2025 5:30 pm  

Last pre-season I think he put 10kg on and I read it as he’s matched that.

Re: Junior! : Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:49 am  

Word for word from Peet -

"he's almost 20 kilos heavier than he was this time last year, which is amazing. That's partly through training, but partly just his maturation as an athlete and as a bloke"

I wouldn't say he has put 20kg's on in 1 pre season, it is from this time last year so he probably put some muscle on playing against full grown men every week, natural growth as he is still young and then whatever he has put on through conditioning in this pre season. I imagine it is a combination of all 3.

Still scary (in a good way) that he is that much more of a bulk than he was at the beginning of last year and when he first broke through in 2023. I don't see what Peet would gain by lying or bending the truth about it though, he has no need to lie about Nsemba's size it already speaks for itself!

Re: Junior! : Sat Feb 08, 2025 2:17 pm  

NSW wrote:

Is Matty Peet lying then?

Probably joking. He could put weight on no problem but the club have given him an optimum weight that he needs to maintain. He was 17st 7lbs last season, do you think that he looks 20st 9lbs?