Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 5:28 pm  

Big body, career stuttered a little but he is still young and has enough quality to get a call up for England Knights.

Not a quota player, won’t be on a huge wage and will no doubt have something to prove.

Good signing if it is finalised in my opinion.

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 5:48 pm  

vastman wrote:

On paper that’s a very good signing..

He’s a big unit at 6’3’’ 17.5 stone.

He’s the right age.

He’s a prop.

He’s a point to prove and a long way from home so needs to get this right.

No guarantees but these signings tend to work well for us.

Could do with 13 props

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 7:42 pm  

Good signing I think. Young hungry prop. Well done club! One more would be a great fortnight.

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 8:40 pm  

Adam_Harrison9 wrote:

Good signing I think. Young hungry prop. Well done club! One more would be a great fortnight.

Mike Cooper to join him hopefully…

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 8:44 pm  

asmadasa wrote:

Mike Cooper to join him hopefully…

?

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 8:46 pm  

alegend wrote:

?

Wishful thinking!

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 9:06 pm  

Would’ve had Cooper a couple years ago but not sure I’d be pleased if we signed him now.

At the tail end of his career and seems in a player in decline.

Re: Prop : Sun May 08, 2022 10:10 pm  

vastman wrote:

We’ve only got Battye, Sid was a one season speculator can’t think of the fourth?

TBF this one looks more like it in that he’s physically right and that a top team fancied him.

Batye is not a bad player but is going through a rough patch. People are slagging him but when he was on loan people on here were begging to sign him.

Said at the time Battye wasn't the answer and has proved me right, at least they are trying to bring in the right prop cross fingers this one works but it shows we're still not willing to spend but then again what can you expect third way through the season

Re: Prop : Mon May 09, 2022 6:29 am  

snowie wrote:

Said at the time Battye wasn't the answer and has proved me right, at least they are trying to bring in the right prop cross fingers this one works but it shows we're still not willing to spend but then again what can you expect third way through the season

Two points

Spend what?

What on?

The only place you will find a proven prop this season is the NRL. We don’t have the quota spot or the time to get it through.

There are obvious negatives, however there are obvious positives. If he works out just reasonably well he’s an absolute bargain and being young has a long term future.

Someone saw enough in him to pick him for the England knights. Also this is a WP signing and as we’ve seen he’s not one to panic. I don’t know but I suspect Poching does a lot of research on his signings so this won’t be a panic buy.

It’s certainly better than a Championship player imho even though I accept there are some good ones they are generally unavailable.

This lad is probably as high end as we can find let alone afford.

Re: Prop : Mon May 09, 2022 7:37 am  

Trojan Horse wrote:

Would’ve had Cooper a couple years ago but not sure I’d be pleased if we signed him now.

At the tail end of his career and seems in a player in decline.

A bit like Chris Hill?