Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:20 am  

If Salabio been has released and is without a club, don’t we receive some dispensation on the cap? Think this was the case with one of Rovers’ recent signings.

I’m all for some squad depth. Better to have him onboard and going through pre-season, than a short term loan signing during the season.

The main thing is if he can run, tackle, stay fit and not get sin binned/sent off/suspended. All of those attributes combined will be an upgrade on many of our players last season.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:00 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Think he has potential to be in the 17, Ashworth is injury prone and the next in line is Fash, who needs to improve on last year's form.

Gardiner and Laidlaw I'm not sure they are good enough, both have given chances but they don't look good enough for SL IMO.

Think agree with this. Even if Ashworth is Injury free, forwards will miss games and for me waignhouse is the future but 12 months away

I’ve seen limited from him but looks like an old fashioned run it straight & hard forward which I like. Too often forwards try to be ball players.

Ideally, I’d like one more prop on loan and then looking at centres as well

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:13 pm  

Rugby Raider wrote:

If Salabio been has released and is without a club, don’t we receive some dispensation on the cap? Think this was the case with one of Rovers’ recent signings.

I’m all for some squad depth. Better to have him onboard and going through pre-season, than a short term loan signing during the season.

The main thing is if he can run, tackle, stay fit and not get sin binned/sent off/suspended. All of those attributes combined will be an upgrade on many of our players last season.

Also be useful when we have to rest players due to new regs

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:18 pm  

Could be a decent pick up only 24 adds some decent depth to the pack and 6"4 and well over 16 stone seems a good size.

If injuries bite Wainhouse, Jebson, Kirby etc... aren't ready to play every week so it makes sense to add some depth and size to our pack.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:24 pm  

I can’t wait to see
Wainhouse

I just hope he fulfils his potential

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:58 am  

Not really heard of this kid. Get that there's not a lot of middles about but we were promised a hard working middle. Does this dude fit that? Would of made a serious play for Byrne and offered a fee if necessary.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:38 am  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Not really heard of this kid. Get that there's not a lot of middles about but we were promised a hard working middle. Does this dude fit that? Would of made a serious play for Byrne and offered a fee if necessary.

Shocked few people know about him. Thought he played pretty regularly last season. Just checked and he made 10 appearances (14 times in 17 man squad, 4 unused sub). Would’ve played a few times for wakey had he not suplexed Myler into oblivion.

Not a dreadful pick up for a squad player who is still to reach his peak

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:09 am  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Not really heard of this kid. Get that there's not a lot of middles about but we were promised a hard working middle. Does this dude fit that? Would of made a serious play for Byrne and offered a fee if necessary.

Byrne has come out and said he didn't want to leave Wigan anyway, so don't really know what we could do with that

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:14 am  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Not really heard of this kid. Get that there's not a lot of middles about but we were promised a hard working middle. Does this dude fit that? Would of made a serious play for Byrne and offered a fee if necessary.

To be fair they didn’t really promise anything they said they were looking for a hard working middle. I think it’s safe to say whoever was the original plan A just didn’t work out as Salibio wouldn’t have been it. If Byrne was the target always seemed like a tricky deal to do as Peet seemed adamant he wasn’t going to be released from his final year from the off.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Thu Dec 19, 2024 12:24 pm  

Seen some comments by Giants fans where they’re disappointed that he hasn’t been retained.

If he ends up here, just have to see how he goes.

Think the major plays are still to come, with statements being made.

Not an easy task for Myler to quickly correct the poor recruitment/retention since 2018.