Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:03 pm  

Probably best pulling from the academy/reserves/loans that we've already got until Easter is out of the way as teams are unlikely to want their own squad leaving over the busy period

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:46 pm  

Use the squad such as Jowitt or Reynolds - possibly the old looking young lad Kershaw - and give them game time, if we aren't going to when the perfect chance arises whats the point of them being here.

I know there's a relegation threat but I would think we will be safe from that regardless of a few injuries, so think long term - There's generally a reason why these other players aren't getting in their respective first teams.... would they be so much better than our squad options to justify bringing them in on a short term basis depriving game time and experience?

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:21 pm  

Not sure if you will look externally but Ashton Golding doesnt look like he's going to get a game for us at Leeds anytime soon and he's at the wrong stage of his career to be playing Championship every week.

Specialist full back but wouldn't surprise me to see him pop up for you guys on the wing. A move that probably suits everyone if he's willing to pitch in on the wing.

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:17 pm  

carnegiedweller wrote:

Ashton Golding

A move that probably suits everyone

Especially Shudds!

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:26 pm  

Droopy wrote:

Rubbish news! Need a outside back in now ASAP especially with Easter round the corner!

There are a few options out there as far as i can see:

Adam Swift - cant get a game at Saints and OOC at end of the year
Jodie Broughton - cant get a game at Catalans and OOC at end of the year
Dom Manfredi - cant get a game at Wigan - although may be injured
Liam Marshall - cant get a game at Wigan
Mason Caton-Brown - don't know his current situation

Dom Manfredi is first choice at Wigan and currently fit?

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:52 pm  

Major blow for us, and were doing it tough at the moment.

Think promoting from within, with very little game time, and given how tight the league is looking right now, I think its a huge gamble, throwing someone in for 3 months solid. We are 4th, but what 4 points off the relegation spot. We have lost our most dangerous wide channel, both our left wide players.

Personally, if the funds are there to bring someone in, i wouldnt be wasting time until after Easter. Other clubs may have the same ideas, and beat us to signing the right player

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:55 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

Major blow for us, and were doing it tough at the moment.

Think promoting from within, with very little game time, and given how tight the league is looking right now, I think its a huge gamble, throwing someone in for 3 months solid. We are 4th, but what 4 points off the relegation spot. We have lost our most dangerous wide channel, both our left wide players.

Personally, if the funds are there to bring someone in, i wouldnt be wasting time until after Easter. Other clubs may have the same ideas, and beat us to signing the right player

How do you know that 'person' will work? You don't anymore than promoting from within won't. This is how many players get a chance, why rob them of it.

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:48 pm  

When you think last season, between them, Bill and TJ attained about 40 tries between them. That's approximately 160 points. Hell of a high proportion of the season's total and instrumental in us finishing in 5th position. Whoever replaces them, I can;'see them amassing anything like that number of points. Hence, do we finish outside the top 5 on that basis??

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:17 pm  

Well, maybe we do maybe we don't, who knows, no point in obsessing over it, it is what it is.
I'm quite happy with the cover we have, I mean who the hell can replace Tupou and Johnstone anyway, who in the league could ??
Doesn't matter which way you cut it, its gonna be a compromise.
If I had to wet my knickers over something, it would be the wing berth, I'm not so concerned about Centre because we have Arundel, I reckon Reynolds could make a go of it and be useful if Joe hits the skids.
No its that wing, no out and out specialist with SL experience.
Having said that, we could try Kershaw for a bit but after him its make do and mend.
We can't just rock up with a bag of cash and replace 2 of the best players in SL like for like, its not possible, so we have to accept we may not be as effective, but its a team game and we have to, and will.....adapt

Re: Bill Tupou : Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:17 pm  

Redscat wrote:

When you think last season, between them, Bill and TJ attained about 40 tries between them. That's approximately 160 points. Hell of a high proportion of the season's total and instrumental in us finishing in 5th position. Whoever replaces them, I can;'see them amassing anything like that number of points. Hence, do we finish outside the top 5 on that basis??

We will have to adjust our style of play no doubt about it, that said BJB is yet to score this season and he's normally prolific himself. Maybe we need to look right a bit more