Re: Rumours thread : Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:23 pm  

Spookisback wrote:

Hargreaves still makes a massive contribution to the Chooks performances and they are not as formidable without him in the team, he's aggressive and strong and would (at his best) be a quality addition to any super league team. the question would be... is he hungry enough to be at his best at 36?

I’d rather us build for the next 2-5 years. We have a core set of forwards who are only a couple of years from their prime and could certainly only improve if the club keeps investing in them.

If we were to go up for 2025 I would say only a hand full of players would need to be added to what we have of a good quality. Perhaps 2 x marquee and 2/3 quality additions.

Johnstone and Mckmeekin have been mooted but those are two signings that are high quality no doubt. If that’s the calibre of player we are looking to bring in to add to what we have that’s positive.

We have a couple of quality young lads in Pratt, Lawford, Smith and even the fullback Booth looked promising last week. Foundations have truly being built.

[PopTart]

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:20 am  

Looks like we are trying to bring Ky Rodwell this year too https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... dZKUlAMdyE

Looks like we are trying to bring Ky Rodwell this year too https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... dZKUlAMdyE

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:39 am  

LyndsayGill wrote:

36 year old penalty machine. No thanks. Let someone else pay for his European holiday.

Absolutely , won’t get much game time in over here ,plenty of sightseeing though I suspect .Take someone’s head off , then a 6/8 tour of Europe will go down a treat I bet , whilst sat on the sidelines

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:46 pm  

PopTart wrote: Looks like we are trying to bring Ky Rodwell this year too https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... dZKUlAMdyE Trinity have been trying to get him over earlier for a while I believe. It speaks volumes when a club are reluctant to let a player go. Clearly he is rated within their set up and we could (if true) have secured a gem of a signing.

PopTart wrote: Looks like we are trying to bring Ky Rodwell this year too https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... dZKUlAMdyE Trinity have been trying to get him over earlier for a while I believe. It speaks volumes when a club are reluctant to let a player go. Clearly he is rated within their set up and we could (if true) have secured a gem of a signing.

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:56 pm  

I think I'll wait till at least after the Bradford game before I believe the powerhouse tag.

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:42 pm  

PopTart wrote:

There's talk of JWH coming to Super League next season.

Hull KR the rumour.

He's just the kind of player we'd go for but at 36 I'm not sure we should any more.
We should be looking for younger stars now I think.
He's a star but we've been burned by older stars before.

Signed with HKR on a one year deal for 2025

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:53 pm  

PopTart wrote:

There's talk of JWH coming to Super League next season.

Hull KR the rumour.

He's just the kind of player we'd go for but at 36 I'm not sure we should any more.
We should be looking for younger stars now I think.
He's a star but we've been burned by older stars before.

Has signed for HKR.

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:58 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

I think I'll wait till at least after the Bradford game before I believe the powerhouse tag.

Having seen a couple of Bradford games this year, I think at best they are 4th in the league but not seen anything of Toulouse yet so could be 3rd, but Toulouse & Fev would be a better gauge, throw in to that York and Sheffield and outsiders Doncaster, They could finish out of the playoffs.

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:04 pm  

BarnsleyGull wrote:

Has signed for HKR.

Good, we’ve dodged a bullet there!

Re: Rumours thread : Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:22 pm  

Well he's not playing for the Rooster's for the first few weeks of this season....suspect there will be more of the same next season if the current rules remain... "Waerea-Hargreaves will miss the start of the forthcoming NRL season after being hit with a seven-match ban for a high tackle last August". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68363164

Well he's not playing for the Rooster's for the first few weeks of this season....suspect there will be more of the same next season if the current rules remain... "Waerea-Hargreaves will miss the start of the forthcoming NRL season after being hit with a seven-match ban for a high tackle last August". https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68363164