Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:12 pm  

boardwalkempire4 wrote:

Probably signed weeks ago. The club should realise the mental anguish it’s causing. Folk have been stressing about not just one Jake but two jakes.

I’m sure it will start again soon about our lack of options in the back row and how we need to replace mau .

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:16 pm  

Windy winger wrote:

I’m sure it will start again soon about our lack of options in the back row and how we need to replace mau .

Tbf it's the one hole we have in the squad now. With how the Clifford press release was worded I hope we can wiggle a SR in

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 26, 2022 7:51 pm  

Only seen highlights but he looks the part. It’s a new spine and potentially far better brand of rugby next season.
I’m not expecting miracles but just want to watch expansive entertaining rugby again and not the diva rubbish we’ve had to endure.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:17 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Hoy
Vulikijapani
Carlos
Sutcliffe
Swift
Trueman
Clifford
Evans
Lovodua
Fash
Savelio
Sao
Cator

Satae
Brown
Dwyer
Lane

Shaul,Litten, Wynne, Barron, Scott, McIntosh, Griffin, McNamara, Taylor, Houghton, Balmforth, Severs, Laidlaw.

If we can’t get a second rower in then I’d like to see Ligi move there. As much as I like Longstaff, just feel we need some size and physicality in that position.

That would be my side to start the season if everyone is fit, if Truman isn't back we can use Lovodua or McNamara at 6, depending on how the latter goes in pre season,

There is also Gardiner who might get a FT contract based on last seasons first team debut, expect a few more young players to be promoted too, the likes Staverly, Jebson, Armstrong (all forwards), Lewis and Wacokecoke (backs), Moy. Medforth and Harman (pivots). Also a wild card too, a bit like Laidlaw who developed so much and came from no where.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 7:59 am  

I’ve been told this morning that Carlos now has a British passport so not sure if that gives us another quota spot?

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:19 am  

About 5 years ago Carlos would’ve come off contract but they changed the rules. now they have to have been trained in a UK (or French) based club for like 2 years before they were 18

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:41 am  

Very very good signing and the club deserves a ton of credit for getting this over the line, especially the contract length of 2 years plus a 3rd in our favour. Was worried we would panic and sign Wakeham.

The general consensus from Newcastle & Cowboys fans seems to be very positive about him as a player and a person, makes a nice change from signing blokes like Gale & Reynolds who we got ridiculed for signing.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:42 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

I’ve been told this morning that Carlos now has a British passport so not sure if that gives us another quota spot?

That doesn't matter, they have to played some junior rugby here, that's why Savelio doesn't count and Leigh and getting Lam off quota.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:14 am  

The Hollywood Frasier wrote:

Very very good signing and the club deserves a ton of credit for getting this over the line, especially the contract length of 2 years plus a 3rd in our favour. Was worried we would panic and sign Wakeham.

The general consensus from Newcastle & Cowboys fans seems to be very positive about him as a player and a person, makes a nice change from signing blokes like Gale & Reynolds who we got ridiculed for signing.

As you rightly say Cliffords signing is very good and all involved in getting it done deserve a lot of credit. Have read quite a lot of comments from Knights fans in the past few hours and not one seems happy that the Knights have let Clifford go, quite the opposite. There's quite a few suggesting that Clifford is a genuine article in terms of becoming a top half in the NRL. Sounds as though their player retention and recruitment is in a bigger mess than ours ever was too from the comments, and some suggestions that the story from the club and O'Brien of Clifford being homesick is and has been 'garbage'.

Certainly exciting times for us moving forward with a real change in direction at last backed up by the appointment of a proven and experienced coach in TS.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:08 am  

Nearly as much as the new signings, I’m looking forward to seeing how TS can develop some of the existing players.

Players like McNamara and Jordan Lane still haven’t realised their potential for me, and TS might be the one to help them fulfill it.

Also think Jack Brown is tailor made for development under the new coach.