Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:58 pm  

Pitts is a good signing very hard working will tackle a brick wall and runs some good lines, Shame the lad has had to wait another 10 years to come back .

Walker could be a very good signing,Very good under the high ball and as got good pace just needs a bit more meat on him

The rest whoever there are hopefully bed in well.

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:28 pm  

Squad looks like this now:

Tom 2022
Bill 2022
Reece 2025
BJB 2020
Milky 2022
Broughy 2020
Dave 2022
Woody 2021
Ashurst 2021
Kopczak 2020
Arona 2022
Arundel 2021
Batchelor 2021
Jowitt 2021
King 2020
Reynolds 2020
Crowther 2021
Kershaw 2020
Gwaze 2020
Croft 2022
Aydin 2022
Tanginoa 2021
Greensmith 2021
Bailey 2022
Atkins 2020
Kirmond 2020

Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:52 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Squad looks like this now:

Tom 2022
Bill 2022
Reece 2025
BJB 2020
Milky 2022
Broughy 2020
Dave 2022
Woody 2021
Ashurst 2021
Kopczak 2020
Arona 2022
Arundel 2021
Batchelor 2021
Jowitt 2021
King 2020
Reynolds 2020
Crowther 2021
Kershaw 2020
Gwaze 2020
Croft 2022
Aydin 2022
Tanginoa 2021
Greensmith 2021
Bailey 2022
Atkins 2020
Kirmond 2020

Poppy thought that reynolds had signed for leigh or is it loan

Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:28 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Squad looks like this now:

Tom 2022
Bill 2022
Reece 2025
BJB 2020
Milky 2022
Broughy 2020
Dave 2022
Woody 2021
Ashurst 2021
Kopczak 2020
Arona 2022
Arundel 2021
Batchelor 2021
Jowitt 2021
King 2020
Reynolds 2020
Crowther 2021
Kershaw 2020
Gwaze 2020
Croft 2022
Aydin 2022
Tanginoa 2021
Greensmith 2021
Bailey 2022
Atkins 2020
Kirmond 2020

Reynolds has gone

Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:42 pm  

The really pleasing thing about that list is just under half of those...I make it 12...are 12 'of our own' our own as in played for our academy!

As a long time supporter that's what I've always wanted to see...a team out on the park with plenty of lads who came through our academy...it's the blueprint for success if you look at the two most successful teams of recent times Leeds and Wigan...

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:26 pm  

Daddycool wrote:

Reynolds has gone

My mistake.
I copied from higher up and forgot to take him out.

The sticky function isn't working but when I get it going I'll post this permanently at the top so we can update as signings happen through off season.

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Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:12 pm  

We can keep this thread going for discussion and opinion but then update the one in the sticky post when we have an actual confirmation.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:38 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I agree.
Signing the best player from a really poor team is often better than signing a couple of players from a team that plays really well together. London were definitely a case of the sum of the parts being better than the individual players.

Saying that, Walker and Pitts are decent players. In a team that has done really well as a well drilled team, surely bringing the captain over is going to help us.

Cas have done well with London signings over the years. Denny Solomona, Matt Cook, And Mike McMeeken.

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:30 am  

alegend wrote:

We seem to have a crush on signing London players think it was down to a very good coach and conditioner that they did well

Well there is a reason for that and it’s pretty obvious, they are all out of contract and thus available. I’m sure there are plenty of players at other clubs that we would like to sign but they are not free.

Personally I rejoice in the fact that we are in a position to cherry pick best of the London team, usually we are the ones being poached. The ability of Trinity fans to see a glass half empty never fails to amaze me though in a way I understand the fans natural pessimism so not really having a dig.

Finally Pitts is a local lad and Trinity product coming home even if for odd reason he’s a Leeds fan

Re: Squad 2020 : Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:06 am  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Well there is a reason for that and it’s pretty obvious, they are all out of contract and thus available. I’m sure there are plenty of players at other clubs that we would like to sign but they are not free.

Personally I rejoice in the fact that we are in a position to cherry pick best of the London team, usually we are the ones being poached. The ability of Trinity fans to see a glass half empty never fails to amaze me though in a way I understand the fans natural pessimism so not really having a dig.

Finally Pitts is a local lad and Trinity product coming home even if for odd reason he’s a Leeds fan

I think he's vastly overrated didn't want to sign with us at the time and went to make his fortune at Leeds and failed