Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 5:24 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

We had an international hooker, played him at scrum half then let him go! Better quality than a makeshift hooker like O'connor available I'm sure but need to us a quota spot on one

Oh I absolutely agree and ideally we can do this. Just not sure we are living in an ideal world right now at FC.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 5:37 pm  

I’m awaiting the Jack Charles to Dobbins rumours to start after yesterday!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 5:53 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Satae
Ese Ese
Asiata
Sao
Backrower
Centre
Hooker
That's how I'd use the quota spots.

I'd be very pleased with that. That's the one advantage if we sign Abdull. More quota options. Hooker is crucial for me.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 6:06 pm  

bishops finger wrote:

It's always hard though Dave signing players from the NRL, even the really good quality players you say you need aren't guaranteed to settle or be that good,
Look at us at Rovers when we signed Vete, Sims and Takairangi, they all should have been top quality players BUT.....
Asiata is a great signing as he's over here, he's settled in, and he's proven his quality and you know he's not going home after a few months because he's lonely.

Common denominator was Smith as coach

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 6:38 pm  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

I’m awaiting the Jack Charles to Dobbins rumours to start after yesterday!

Peters was watching him the other week wasn't he?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 7:10 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Peters was watching him the other week wasn't he?

Charles is contracted to the end of 2026.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 7:48 pm  

Wasn’t suggesting I’d heard anything, just wouldn’t surprise me given the Dobbins misplaced arrogance.

Abdull is a strange one. Never thought he’d ever entertain the idea after some of his previous comments. Think it all has to be judged when the recruitment is finished.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 7:51 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Charles is contracted to the end of 2026.

We'd get a pittance for him

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 8:15 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

We'd get a pittance for him

He’d be the last player we’d let go to that mob.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 10:11 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Charles is contracted to the end of 2026.

Abdul is under contract at Rovers…
You think we’d let him go free to you lot? The exchange is happening. Myler doesn’t have a clue.

Charles at rovers as back up to Tyrone and Lewis for 2025 nailed on.