Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:35 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

Hope he goes well for you guys. He was pretty awful for us and a strange signing when we made it. Awful is maybe too strong. Average is probably better. Different environments bring out different things in players so hopefully he'll go well for you, just don't expect anything exciting from him.

He is British born but will still count on the quota as he's non-fed trained.

Very strange signing. A successful NRL player getting signed up to a then slightly above average Super League side. A real head scratcher that one !

Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 7:53 pm  

Even if not been playing well. We have a habit of getting a bit more out of forwards

Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:08 pm  

http://www.seriousaboutrl.com/james-has ... ield-8309/

http://www.seriousaboutrl.com/james-has ... ield-8309/

Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 8:42 pm  

If hes as bad as ben jones bishop and mason caton brown....will take that

Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 9:32 pm  

I think the question about Hasson is whether he signed up at Salford for longer than this season?
As by the reports, at the time, Salford were having forward issues.
If those forwards came back to fitness quicker than expected, then Hasson's transition may not be as smooth as expected?
Is he now playing for a contract?

Re: James Hasson : Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:49 pm  

I'll trust CC's judgement. He's not let me down so far.

Re: James Hasson : Sun Jul 16, 2017 12:51 pm  

eastardsley wrote:

If hes as bad as ben jones bishop and mason caton brown....will take that

The difference here though is that MCB and BJB were good players and most Salford fans said as such when they moved on. Hasson is not great, especially for taking up a non-fed spot. He isn't terrible, just very average. He'll tackle and run the ball, but wont make many post contact metres and wont break the line much, which is fine if that's the type of player your after. To me, if you want to try and bring on an average joe player you might as well stick a young lad in and let him get experience rather than have a bang average Aussie based player fill up the role and the quota spot.

Hat's off if CC can get anything out of him, just don't hold your breath.

Re: James Hasson : Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:28 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

The difference here though is that MCB and BJB were good players and most Salford fans said as such when they moved on. Hasson is not great, especially for taking up a non-fed spot. He isn't terrible, just very average. He'll tackle and run the ball, but wont make many post contact metres and wont break the line much, which is fine if that's the type of player your after. To me, if you want to try and bring on an average joe player you might as well stick a young lad in and let him get experience rather than have a bang average Aussie based player fill up the role and the quota spot.
Hat's off if CC can get anything out of him, just don't hold your breath.

I'm pretty sure our coach will know exactly what he's got, as things stand he probably won't get in the side anyway but we have one prop out injured and another struggling with a heel problem, maybe he'll get a chance to show what he's capable of, atm he is here till the end of the season so he's not really a gamble but the opportunity's there for him, you never know Chester might be able to do with him what your club could not, surely you'll agree with that with Jones Bishop, Caton Brown, and Ashurst being far better players since joining us from Salford.

Re: James Hasson : Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:42 pm  

TheButcher wrote:

The difference here though is that MCB and BJB were good players and most Salford fans said as such when they moved on. Hasson is not great, especially for taking up a non-fed spot. He isn't terrible, just very average. He'll tackle and run the ball, but wont make many post contact metres and wont break the line much, which is fine if that's the type of player your after. To me, if you want to try and bring on an average joe player you might as well stick a young lad in and let him get experience rather than have a bang average Aussie based player fill up the role and the quota spot.

Hat's off if CC can get anything out of him, just don't hold your breath.

So you can tell all that after a player has played 4 games.....your in the wrong job pal

Re: James Hasson : Sun Jul 16, 2017 1:46 pm  

eastardsley wrote:

So you can tell all that after a player has played 4 games.....your in the wrong job pal

I've watched him in the NRL when he got a game to. Same kind of story. I'm not in the wrong job, it's just fairly obvious.