Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:24 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

Kershaw will probably end up like Dale Morton who burst on the scene during John Kear's era but, following a few errors at Super League level, but was shipped out and subsequently made a very good career in the Championship.

Dale Morton's career ended when Brough gave him a crap pass at Hull KR with a try begging and the look on Brough's face was that it was Morton's fault!

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:30 pm  

FickleFingerOfFate wrote:

Dale Morton's career ended when Brough gave him a crap pass at Hull KR with a try begging and the look on Brough's face was that it was Morton's fault!

The cup game against Cas at home was a nail in his coffin! Got slated for weeks,
Still a young lad learning his trade at that point.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:04 pm  

Challenge cup match in golden point extra time, with the first half against the strong wind almost over when he gave a penalty away which they kicked.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:58 am  

So yet again Trinity let a very decent YOUNG player go a player who can only get better and become a very good SL winger
How many more times will this happen? Who next Croft Bowes Bailey etc while the club continue to sign old men and very average overseas players
I have no confidence in the powers that be to look to the undoubted potential of the current under 19s

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:09 am  

vastman wrote:

Generally agree with you and if it were down to me I'd keep it. However, despite a huge improvement you've got to question how much development was left, he is the kind of player who in my experience will lose his pace quite quickly as he gets older, he's not a natural sprinter in the way TJ is. Also, IMHO Kershaw would not get in most SL teams, and if you're building a team that's what you are looking at. I get the idea that whoever the coach was Kershaw would always be considered cover and maybe he doesn't want that.

The only thing that surprises me is that he hasn't gone more local, so Gateshead must be offering him a good deal, possibly better than we could.

We have two overseas halfbacks and a centre who would only make the Leigh starting 13 at best
We continue to pay higher salaries to reserve grade overseas players and let good up and coming young homegrown brits go. Always being the Trinity way since the 1980s sadly always will be.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:13 am  

GET EM ON SIDE REF wrote:

So yet again Trinity let a very decent YOUNG player go a player who can only get better and become a very good SL winger

When you say yet again, which previous players do you have in mind? Broughy is the last player I can think of who we released and became a very good SL player back in 2001.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:18 am  

I understand it if true but it is a shame. As others have said he has really improved and now looks to be a very capable SL player.

I think his departure if it happens reflects on where the club is at, at the moment rather than a reflection on his ability and potential.

Unfortunately the club is in survival mode, the first and most important driver at the moment for the club is to not finish bottom of the league and be relegated.

I also think it is a challenge to attract players given the nature of our current struggles.

Given the above we have to look at making improvements whenever/wherever we can. Lineham is an improvement on Kershaw and given our perceived struggles to recruit elsewhere such as Prop we have to look to make improvements in other areas when the opportunity presents itself.

It’s a short term mentality and I think if we had a more dominant set of middles Kershaw probably gets a new contract but given we need to find improvements anywhere he has paid the price for that, and with 2 other players one bring a talented youngster who can play wing we seem to have cover when TJ or Lineham spend time out injured.

If it turns out to be true I believe he will absolutely dominate the top scoring tables for the duration of his time in the lower leagues and would expect him to return to SL at some point, and as others have identified he’s probably got a decent wage rise to make the move to the North East.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:36 am  

Really like Kershaw, great signing for Newcastle. But in TJ and TL you'v got probably the 2nd best wing pairing in the league next year imo, with an outstanding youngster backing them up. Thats how squad management should be done. Think your club have done good work here.

Fully expect Kershaw to be a good superleague wing down the line but Murphy needs to get his chances nxt season to continue his development.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:12 am  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Really like Kershaw, great signing for Newcastle. But in TJ and TL you'v got probably the 2nd best wing pairing in the league next year imo, with an outstanding youngster backing them up. Thats how squad management should be done. Think your club have done good work here.

Fully expect Kershaw to be a good superleague wing down the line but Murphy needs to get his chances nxt season to continue his development.

I agree, I think people underestimate just how good Lineham actually is, as I say if he cant cut out the silly visits to to Disciplinary panel we have one of the best wingers in the league to play alongside the best winger in the league in TJ.

Re: Lee kershaw to Newcastle : Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:21 am  

homme vaste wrote:

I agree, I think people underestimate just how good Lineham actually is, as I say if he cant cut out the silly visits to to Disciplinary panel we have one of the best wingers in the league to play alongside the best winger in the league in TJ.

All we need is someone to give them the ball!