Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:00 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

NickyKiss wrote:

MattyB wrote:

We can't call anyone, we have eight. Our Overseas recruitment has increased by one on 2011 season which is very disappointing as I thought we had a couple too many back then.

Carmont
Finch
Lima
Gelling
Leuluai
Roberts
Richards
Lauaki

No doubt someone will point out its actually nine overseas born players in our squad (Hansen).

Totally agree and it was part of the reason I wouldn't have signed Lauaki but hopefully he will prove me wrong.

In fairness to us though I think we can at least claim the majority of those lads are top class and they add some value to the comp. Guys like Richards, Carmont, Leuluai and Lima are top draw players and haven't been plucked from the second tier Aussie competions.

It's something that at least we're looking to improve on though and i'm not sure the same can be said for HKR and Wakey. They've increased their overseas player numbers by far more then 1.

Yeah, but just wait until Eddie and Stevo get hold of those figures. They'll be seriously disappointed in us, and will at the same time forget to mention just how much home-grown talent we have in our first team squad.

And rightly so, but they they will will probably ignore the Saints seven.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:15 pm  

RE: Iain Thornley. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=515369

RE: Iain Thornley. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=515369

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:18 pm  

He has failed to impress at Sale Sharks. It was mentioned on the union thread a couple of months ago that he'd probably be back in rugby league before long.


Paul Anderson has agreed to take over as the new coach of the Huddersfield Giants on 3-year contract from 2013. Nathan Brown's off to the NRL.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:37 am  

Will be so annoyed if Leeds get Iain Thornley, we lose our best academy centre to RU, he fails then joins Leeds. Brilliant

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:27 am  

FIOS wrote:

Will be so annoyed if Leeds get Iain Thornley, we lose our best academy centre to RU, he fails then joins Leeds. Brilliant

I expected big things of Thornley before he buggered off to Sale. Not happy if Leeds get him.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:56 am  

We go ahead and promote from within, with Wane taking over the head coaching reins, and today Huddersfield announce Anderson is to take over from Brown in 2013.

Where Wigan lead others follow.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:31 pm  

Wigan wouldnt have announced it until next November!

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:58 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote: RE: Iain Thornley. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=515369 We should be all over this if he's available. We're crying out for a centre and he was the best in our academy before Yawnion snapped him up. It would also serve to act as an example of how big money moves to Yawnion don't always work out.

LovesToSpooge wrote: RE: Iain Thornley. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=515369 We should be all over this if he's available. We're crying out for a centre and he was the best in our academy before Yawnion snapped him up. It would also serve to act as an example of how big money moves to Yawnion don't always work out.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:02 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

We go ahead and promote from within, with Wane taking over the head coaching reins, and today Huddersfield announce Anderson is to take over from Brown in 2013.

Where Wigan lead others follow.

Bringing in a top Aussie coach (Madge/Brown) and putting them alongside an English Assistant (Wane/Anderson) seems to be the best bet in bringing back more English coaches in the game. They learn from the best for a few years and when they get the top job excellent structures are already put in place for them to maintain and build on. I think we could see more clubs follow the same path or at least I hope more clubs do.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:48 pm  

MattyB wrote:

FIOS wrote:

Will be so annoyed if Leeds get Iain Thornley, we lose our best academy centre to RU, he fails then joins Leeds. Brilliant

I expected big things of Thornley before he buggered off to Sale. Not happy if Leeds get him.

To be honest, there a few people who said he wasn't fulfilling his potential while he was at Wigan, hence he'd barely played at first team level. If he can't impress at Sale, bloody hell - what does that say about him?

Not saying I'd be pleased to see him join Leeds, but I didn't think he was a massive loss at the time.