Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:38 am  

Understand that Gale is no longer on his way to us but will be going to Toulouse. I personally thought he looked shot last season and has lost his pace. If he did still end up coming to us it would be like the Brough signing ( the last time he joined us ) in that a player whose mind is willing but whose body is past it. The player I would be looking at is Corey Norman who was at Toulouse last season, he had a great season, is tough and looks the real deal to me. Yes he has a ban to serve but I think he would be a really strong player for us. One thing is for certain is that Vasty is wrong, nothing new there I hear you cry, we cannot go into the season with Lino and Smith as our starting halves with just Gaskill as cover. Gaskill was hopeless at half back but OK cover in the centre, Jowett can cover 6 but we would look much much better with Corey Norman in the squad.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:48 am  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Understand that Gale is no longer on his way to us but will be going to Toulouse. I personally thought he looked shot last season and has lost his pace. If he did still end up coming to us it would be like the Brough signing ( the last time he joined us ) in that a player whose mind is willing but whose body is past it. The player I would be looking at is Corey Norman who was at Toulouse last season, he had a great season, is tough and looks the real deal to me. Yes he has a ban to serve but I think he would be a really strong player for us. One thing is for certain is that Vasty is wrong, nothing new there I hear you cry, we cannot go into the season with Lino and Smith as our starting halves with just Gaskill as cover. Gaskill was hopeless at half back but OK cover in the centre, Jowett can cover 6 but we would look much much better with Corey Norman in the squad.

Corey Norman has gone to Lezignan I think.

I wouldn't have minded seeing Norman in a Trin shirt but he is staying in France.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:01 pm  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Understand that Gale is no longer on his way to us but will be going to Toulouse. I personally thought he looked shot last season and has lost his pace. If he did still end up coming to us it would be like the Brough signing ( the last time he joined us ) in that a player whose mind is willing but whose body is past it. The player I would be looking at is Corey Norman who was at Toulouse last season, he had a great season, is tough and looks the real deal to me. Yes he has a ban to serve but I think he would be a really strong player for us. One thing is for certain is that Vasty is wrong, nothing new there I hear you cry, we cannot go into the season with Lino and Smith as our starting halves with just Gaskill as cover. Gaskill was hopeless at half back but OK cover in the centre, Jowett can cover 6 but we would look much much better with Corey Norman in the squad.

Why bring me into it, if you haven't got the courage to stand by what you say without invoking someone else's name to make a silly point, then don't bother. Bit spineless Belly

As for Gale, you've no idea where he's going, be honest.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:01 pm  

BackSeatCoach wrote:

Corey Norman has gone to Lezignan I think.

I wouldn't have minded seeing Norman in a Trin shirt but he is staying in France.

Yet he still felt the need to throw him in the mix, strange

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:02 pm  

Problem we have when it comes to the halves, we have both Lino and Gaskell on 100k+, which for me isn`t a great use of a limited budget, we look to have deliberately gone for a cheaper option in Smith to provide competition and cover in the halves but for what it`s worth I think Smith will be a good signing and will take number 6 for next year, I wouldn`t be expecting any further additions to the spine.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:03 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Problem we have when it comes to the halves, we have both Lino and Gaskell on 100k+, which for me isn`t a great use of a limited budget, we look to have deliberately gone for a cheaper option in Smith to provide competition and cover in the halves but for what it`s worth I think Smith will be a good signing and will take number 6 for next year, I wouldn`t be expecting any further additions to the spine.

And you got that figure where exactly?

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:14 pm  

vastman wrote:

And you got that figure where exactly?

I think this was confirmed on the SMTM Podcast.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:15 pm  

vastman wrote:

And you got that figure where exactly?

Gaskells agent referenced it on one of his podcasts.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:35 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Problem we have when it comes to the halves, we have both Lino and Gaskell on 100k+, which for me isn`t a great use of a limited budget, we look to have deliberately gone for a cheaper option in Smith to provide competition and cover in the halves but for what it`s worth I think Smith will be a good signing and will take number 6 for next year, I wouldn`t be expecting any further additions to the spine.

Neither are worth that sort of money - if it’s correct, of course.

Re: What we currently look like for 2023 : Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:57 pm  

1315trinity wrote:

Neither are worth that sort of money - if it’s correct, of course.

Couldn't agree more on that.

Although I think we'll go with Lino and Smith in the halves, Lino really needs to kick on this coming season I feel.