Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:20 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

Agreed. WBF looks quite average yesterday

The whole Saints side are playing at about half the speed they played at under Holbrook. That side for the last two years has played at an intensity teams couldn’t match but it’s dropped off a cliff. That starts from the likes of Makinson right through to the bench players.

Amazing what a top class coach can do.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:03 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

The whole Saints side are playing at about half the speed they played at under Holbrook. That side for the last two years has played at an intensity teams couldn’t match but it’s dropped off a cliff. That starts from the likes of Makinson right through to the bench players.

Amazing what a top class coach can do.

I agree however I think we'd struggle to beat them.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:09 pm  

MattyB wrote:

I agree however I think we'd struggle to beat them.

True

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:31 am  

Mention of Hastings' future in the latest from The Mole. HASTINGS' BIG DECISION ON NRL RETURN Former Roosters and Manly halfback Jackson Hastings has become one of the most sought-after players in the game. The son of Roosters legend Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings had a breakout season in England with Salford last year and has now moved to one-time glamour club Wigan. But several NRL clubs in need of a quality playmaker have been keeping track of Hastings and are expected to chase him for 2021. Added to that, English rugby is also after the cheeky No.7, who qualifies through the grandparents rule. "He will probably stay in league if he is selected to play for England (Hastings played three Tests for Great Britain last year)," a source close to the halfback told me. "He is loving Wigan but is also a little homesick, so he has some hard decisions to make." https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-titans-winger-warriors-adam-jess-blair-bulldogs-okunbor-harawira-naera/f4f466ce-9b40-4651-9ddb-4efb6a141c21

Mention of Hastings' future in the latest from The Mole. HASTINGS' BIG DECISION ON NRL RETURN Former Roosters and Manly halfback Jackson Hastings has become one of the most sought-after players in the game. The son of Roosters legend Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings had a breakout season in England with Salford last year and has now moved to one-time glamour club Wigan. But several NRL clubs in need of a quality playmaker have been keeping track of Hastings and are expected to chase him for 2021. Added to that, English rugby is also after the cheeky No.7, who qualifies through the grandparents rule. "He will probably stay in league if he is selected to play for England (Hastings played three Tests for Great Britain last year)," a source close to the halfback told me. "He is loving Wigan but is also a little homesick, so he has some hard decisions to make." https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-titans-winger-warriors-adam-jess-blair-bulldogs-okunbor-harawira-naera/f4f466ce-9b40-4651-9ddb-4efb6a141c21

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:39 am  

ksm1701 wrote: Mention of Hastings' future in the latest from The Mole. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-titans-winger-warriors-adam-jess-blair-bulldogs-okunbor-harawira-naera/f4f466ce-9b40-4651-9ddb-4efb6a141c21 No real surprise there. Sad but predictable

ksm1701 wrote: Mention of Hastings' future in the latest from The Mole. https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-titans-winger-warriors-adam-jess-blair-bulldogs-okunbor-harawira-naera/f4f466ce-9b40-4651-9ddb-4efb6a141c21 No real surprise there. Sad but predictable

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:32 am  

Don't believe all that's printed

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:48 am  

Blueblood wrote:

Don't believe all that's printed

I take most rumours read online with a large pinch of salt but The Mole has a pretty good record of being in the know on things like this. The homesickness line being trotted out again is no surprise. Time will tell I guess.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:41 pm  

Hastings has shot it down immediately on his social media

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:54 pm  

The worst thing about that Hastings article is seeing us described as "one-time glamour club Wigan". Has our lustre really dimmed so much?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:15 pm  

Dai Jones wrote:

The worst thing about that Hastings article is seeing us described as "one-time glamour club Wigan". Has our lustre really dimmed so much?

Well we have only won the league 4 times in the last 10 years.