Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:06 pm  

bonaire wrote:

Ive yet to see anything on the field from tinkering Tony that indicates he knows what he is doing

There you go again, you’ve really got your hooks into a coach whose been brought in to chop out the dead wood and malaise in this shocking squad of has beens. Oh and your latest flame Hoy, a kid whose travelled halfway around the world to ply his trade, played 7 and got an injury, yet you’ve dismissed him already. You’re pessimism’s shocking, bet you haven’t got a pass and never have had, just a huge draw full of odd socks because the others are stained and holed.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:16 pm  

B0NES wrote:

We have history in releasing very good youngsters . We cant keep everybody but I'd be disappointed to see Staveley leave .

The very good youngsters were released because we probably had 2 or even 3 players in front of them. Jex Litten and Abdul who had their chances and failed miserably, then went to a team struggling and eventually grew in confidence under Tony Smith. Who are these very good youngsters and where are they now?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:31 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

So where would you advocate Lovodua plays? Too small for the pack, not good enough for halfback or hooker and too slow for wing or centre. Total waste of cap space.

Has Lovodua played enough games at hooker for us to come to the conclusion he isn’t good enough?

For me that is the only position for him. Like to see him given a run of games spelling with Dwyer to see how that works. If he isn’t happy with that then his contract should be ripped up.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:46 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Litten and Gardiner will be playing I've heard, but not Staveley

well i guess we read into that he is leaving

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:00 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

There you go again, you’ve really got your hooks into a coach whose been brought in to chop out the dead wood and malaise in this shocking squad of has beens. Oh and your latest flame Hoy, a kid whose travelled halfway around the world to ply his trade, played 7 and got an injury, yet you’ve dismissed him already. You’re pessimism’s shocking, bet you haven’t got a pass and never have had, just a huge draw full of odd socks because the others are stained and holed.

I like many others was very pleased to see Tony Smith at the club
My point is and you surely cant disagree is that given he has had a full pre season with the players we have seen nothing on the field from his coaching apart from the players going rapidly backwards
There are some decent players in there so what has happened?
All i said about Hoy was he has been disappointing so far at full back.Nothing else.
If he comes good later in the season then great but as i said when Litten went to full back recently for a short period i saw more from him than Hoy

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Tue Apr 11, 2023 8:03 pm  

bonaire wrote:

well i guess we read into that he is leaving

Must admit it doesn’t seem too positive when he’s gets talked about highly within the club yet still awaiting any first team opportunities when in truth the players ahead of him have been abysmal.

Maybe I’m just being overly negative due to the way this season has gone so far and how I feel in general with regards the club of late.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:53 pm  

From John Davidson

Transfer tales
Rumours have been flying around about several struggling clubs making player swaps and moves, as they look to improve their results. Wakefield are rumoured to be after Castleford's Adam Milner on a season-long loan. We've been told Milner is keen to join Trin, but nothing has been agreed as of yet. Watch this space. There's also been chat about the Tigers sending forward Daniel Smith to Hull FC, and getting Joe Lovodua in return. But our man at the Black & Whites has denied that is happening. Another rumour doing the rounds is of Warrington sending Joe Philbin on loan to Hull FC, but that has been denied by both clubs.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:58 pm  

mwindass wrote:

From John Davidson

Transfer tales
Rumours have been flying around about several struggling clubs making player swaps and moves, as they look to improve their results. Wakefield are rumoured to be after Castleford's Adam Milner on a season-long loan. We've been told Milner is keen to join Trin, but nothing has been agreed as of yet. Watch this space. There's also been chat about the Tigers sending forward Daniel Smith to Hull FC, and getting Joe Lovodua in return. But our man at the Black & Whites has denied that is happening. Another rumour doing the rounds is of Warrington sending Joe Philbin on loan to Hull FC, but that has been denied by both clubs.

And he expects people to subscribe to his Patreon to read these exclusives.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:02 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

And he expects people to subscribe to his Patreon to read these exclusives.

I do

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:06 pm  

mwindass wrote:

From John Davidson

Transfer tales
Rumours have been flying around about several struggling clubs making player swaps and moves, as they look to improve their results. Wakefield are rumoured to be after Castleford's Adam Milner on a season-long loan. We've been told Milner is keen to join Trin, but nothing has been agreed as of yet. Watch this space. There's also been chat about the Tigers sending forward Daniel Smith to Hull FC, and getting Joe Lovodua in return. But our man at the Black & Whites has denied that is happening. Another rumour doing the rounds is of Warrington sending Joe Philbin on loan to Hull FC, but that has been denied by both clubs.

Back to square one.

At least the Vete deal didn't come to fruition. That would have created a sh#t storm on here and I would have been leading it!