Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:37 pm  

Hoy
Mcintosh
Carlos
Sutcliffe
Martin
Smith
Brown
Sao
Houghton
Ese Ese
Okunbor
Staveley
Lane

Balmforth
Pele/Gardiner
Brown
Scott/Severs

Not really worth a loan with next weeks cup game.

Guess the Dudson move is behind Bullock going back, we honestly can't catch a break.

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:44 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Exactly what our pack needs right now.... experience, leadership, go forward....

I'd have oved him to come to us, the epitome of a warrior on the pitch and not only in name, but he'll spend more weeks watching than playing, even if he tones it down by 50%.

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:53 pm  

Marquee money for a 36 year old prop who main weapon is his aggressive style, no thanks, would rather spend that kind of money on a 7 or 13.

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:02 pm  

GrahamBray wrote:

I'd have oved him to come to us, the epitome of a warrior on the pitch and not only in name, but he'll spend more weeks watching than playing, even if he tones it down by 50%.

Our props are no better in terms of discipline...Ashworth, Pele, Sao and Esese all banned this season...and we're 4 games in

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:11 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Our props are no better in terms of discipline...Ashworth, Pele, Sao and Esese all banned this season...and we're 4 games in

If he plays the way he does in Australia he be lucky to play 4 games .

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:21 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

Our props are no better in terms of discipline...Ashworth, Pele, Sao and Esese all banned this season...and we're 4 games in

And why we can't add another one, one who is on marquee money and will be 36. We have other priorities.

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:27 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

Thought that the water companies only put Flouride in the drinking water occasionally. Think they must have put a depressant in last week. We knew where we were at the beginning of the season regards cash flow and team building. Apart from the ludicrous head challenges and subsequent bans, nothings change so why all the angst and frustration. TS was brought in to radically change the way the team and club are run, he’s only into his second season. We’ve had an influx of 7? players, an unsettled pack and spine, 4 games into the season and posters are talking about “ if the club folded it wouldn’t bother them “ FFS get a grip. IAKOW

The only thing Smith has done whilst here is radicalise the meaning of on field dicipline.
Do we give him credit for being in charge of the worst diciplined team in S/L?
I was happy when Smith was announced as coach but he is taking the team backwards and nothing i have seen on the pitch shows any sign of structure,in both defence and attack.
putting a bit of effort into a game like at Catalan should be the norm not occasionally
Catalan bombed several tries and we scored two lucky tries so the scoreline actually flattered us.
Whether you like to hear it or not the club is in a deep hole.
Waiting and hoping that 2 or 3 of the younger players will be the saviour of the club is not going to happen.
The only thing that will save this club is money to add three of four quality players to the squad so we can build a team around them and blood younger players into a winning team.
Its quite obvious that Adam Pearson no longer has the finance to be able to do this and make Hull FC an attractive option for top players once again.
An early challence cup exit,and a bottom 3 three end of season finish is all we can look forward too under this regime.
The club is Pearsons only income and he has to decide whether to keep things ticking over as they are and hoping his luck will change, or sell the club or part of the club.
It cant be called an investment for anyone as there is no return and trying to sell a R/L club that has no value would be very difficult
Keep doing the lottery Adam

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:29 pm  

Cuddleclub wrote:

Nahhhh we’ve got Gardiner and Laidlaw

And Balmforth to 13

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:48 pm  

At the start of the week I felt that it would be a tough game but had some optimism we could get through with a win.
Now the likelihood is we've lost Ashworth, Bullock (definites) and Pele from our expected team. The area where we were probably stronger than Leigh has just been decimated in the space of 2 days. Unfortunately the optimism I had has now been lost and just can't see us getting on top of them in the middle, and if we can't do that then their backs might start to have a field day.

Re: Leigh at home : Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:00 pm  

Amone will be a big loss for Leigh if he's out. Doubt we'll risk Pele but could really do with him back