The Avenger wrote:
We need a big front rower and we need him quick!
Possibly 2 front rowers but I can’t see us getting 1 so 2 is a pipe dream
The club needs to get some transfer wheeling and dealing done, find some money then show ambition by getting a reputable front row forward who isn’t too much of a gamble.
We’ve got some really good players but like an arch without a keystone we’re structurally weak and 1 or 2 dominant front rowers are our keystone. Get them in place and the rest of the team will improve around them especially the half backs
Tanginoa is a second rower not a prop
Arona is a 13 not an 8 or 10
Battye is Championship standard
We need Fifita back fit
Battye was a good signing originally.
I saw him as the fourth or fifth prop. Four big men and then Battye who offered some variation.
I never for a moment envisaged him as a main example up the middle prop. In fairness to Battye he’s being overplayed doing a job he’s not up to.
Aydin and Shaw are both a few years off being really competitive and Whitebread fails to impress.
That leaves Fifita and Arona as our only options and Arona must be exhausted.
We need Fifita back ASAP and we need another prop. Not convinced he needs to be huge just good.
Loan signings look the most likely but I don’t think WP is a fan of those.
Mercenary though it is Tupes is now a big problem. A big wage and a quota spot and a position we are covered on a player I don’t think will ever come back. We need to do something there but I’ll be damned if I know what.
I absolutely know it’s not MC’s way but if we are to save this season and more importantly keep the fans on board he needs to find some cash from somewhere. We need some quality and that will only come from one place in the short term.
