Re: Quota spots : Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:46 pm  

Am not going to waste breath on today. If Tanginoa or Whitbread were loaned out for the season, are we allowed another quota player or do they have to be simply removed from the register?

And

Please MC, ask again if anyone wants to leave.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:56 am  

What a difference a fortnight makes in super league.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:21 am  

Our new recruits simply don’t cut the mustard and have weakened the squad instead of strengthening it ,we must rely more than ever on the old guard to see us through this season ,then hopefully Poaching will have some wiggle room to sort out the deadwood and bring fresh growth and impetus to the squad

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:28 am  

Looking at who we have let go and brought in 100% agree.

Letting the Wood hookers go and bringing in Hood, I’d take either Wood any day of the week. Gaskell in for Hampshire, it’s Hampshire all day for me. Whitbread In for Tangata, again offers nothing more than Tangata apart from being younger. Tom Lineham, looks 2 stone over weight, would have Kay way ahead of him and Murphy. At least when Murphy breaks not many in SL will catch him, both look to have the same defensive capabilities too.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:33 am  

Georgieboy wrote:

Must say I do not agree with the ' bagging ' of Lino. He distributes well, tremendous side step , plenty of pace , excellent goal kicker and field kicker . Made our only try against Cas. Had tremendous games after his late start to the season.

It's very difficult to perform well when the forwards are dominated and play the ball slow and you don't have people running enough good lines to hit. Against Wire and the first half against Wigan in the cup he played really well, as did most of the team including Hood who is now also getting hammered, he suffers in a similar way when the bg men aren't setting the platform. What can go wrong so quickly and why? Bizarre

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:36 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Our new recruits simply don’t cut the mustard and have weakened the squad instead of strengthening it ,we must rely more than ever on the old guard to see us through this season ,then hopefully Poaching will have some wiggle room to sort out the deadwood and bring fresh growth and impetus to the squad

Tend to agree. but we need to scour the RL world to see if we can pick up a prop of some size and aggression because, even with Fifita in, which is becoming a luxury, we are not competitive enough in the forwards.
We're in a bit of a rut.
We need a change of attitude and some bodies back.
I was one who thought we had quality in depth this season, but quality alone is not sufficient, the team needs to play with heart and enthusiasm and in the past two games, that's been missing.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:03 am  

In a year We will have got rid of the Chester factor .and then we can move on .

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Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:22 am  

alegend wrote:

In a year We will have got rid of the Chester factor .and then we can move on .

What?
We are getting rid of Fifita, Lino, Tanginoa and Pitts.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:39 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Tend to agree. but we need to scour the RL world to see if we can pick up a prop of some size and aggression because, even with Fifita in, which is becoming a luxury, we are not competitive enough in the forwards.
We're in a bit of a rut.
We need a change of attitude and some bodies back.
I was one who thought we had quality in depth this season, but quality alone is not sufficient, the team needs to play with heart and enthusiasm and in the past two games, that's been missing.

Is that an admission that there isn't much available, sums it all up for me.

Re: Quota spots : Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:47 am  

Talking of CC. The signing of John Asiata by Leigh would have been a great loose forward/prop oversees signing for Trinity. Can’t believe he’s playing in the Championship…. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Asiata

Talking of CC. The signing of John Asiata by Leigh would have been a great loose forward/prop oversees signing for Trinity. Can’t believe he’s playing in the Championship…. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Asiata