Re: What now? : Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:59 am  

old faith full wrote:

Heard a rumour & it is just a rumour that he's considering retiring

Wasn’t a rumour but he stated as much himself; “if it’s the same” injury, “as my other leg” then I’ll retire.

Re: What now? : Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:36 pm  

pmarrow wrote:

I honestly believe Pearson is smoke screening alot of it, trying to entice fans to keep up with memberships and for new investors to come forward. He knows City alone cant run the MKM thats why he has the threats to leave IMO. There is no denying he is stripping back costs, that is happening everywhetr and not just in sport. At no point though has he said he is selling the club or looking to walk away, like a certain chairman we know.

Id be happy to strip the playing staff back and go with some young guns, half these lot aint worth the salary they are paid anyway. Its not as if players are not being paid or the rent at the stadium. We arent as strong pre covid but are far away from bankruptcy, as certain red and whites hope for.

I've thought this myself.

Re: What now? : Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:51 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Personally there are only a handful of the current squad I would be upset if they left.

Connor
Carlos
Swift
Griffin
Satae
Savelio
Brown

Which says alot about the form or quality of our squad.

Shaul
Carlos
Connor
Griffin
Satae
Taylor ( if he could stay fit )
Savelio

Shaul can do something from nothing no one apart from Griffin can do that

Swift has had a good year but he's very replaceable if he left

Brown is always this could be that man and has been for about last 2 years.....but hasn't shown much these days he won't stay a youngster forever

Re: What now? : Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:18 am  

Thetalentboy wrote:

Shaul
Carlos
Connor
Griffin
Satae
Taylor ( if he could stay fit )
Savelio

Shaul can do something from nothing no one apart from Griffin can do that

Swift has had a good year but he's very replaceable if he left

Brown is always this could be that man and has been for about last 2 years.....but hasn't shown much these days he won't stay a youngster forever

Examples?

Re: What now? : Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:13 am  

Thetalentboy wrote:

Shaul
Carlos
Connor
Griffin
Satae
Taylor ( if he could stay fit )
Savelio

Shaul can do something from nothing no one apart from Griffin can do that

Swift has had a good year but he's very replaceable if he left

Brown is always this could be that man and has been for about last 2 years.....but hasn't shown much these days he won't stay a youngster forever

Brown is 21, not really given a run in the team, if he was at Leeds, Saints or Wigan, he would have played 50% more games and already be a great prop.

Re: What now? : Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:57 pm  

https://youtu.be/oHjrY7y5T5M Watched this clip of NRL360 regarding Wests. Listen to then talk about the players you'd think they were talking about us...

https://youtu.be/oHjrY7y5T5M Watched this clip of NRL360 regarding Wests. Listen to then talk about the players you'd think they were talking about us...

Re: What now? : Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:32 pm  

This will cheer you all up ...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58476455 snip: World 12s say they hope to inject as much as £250m into rugby union through the tournament and will offer equal prize money for men and women, with the women's competition proposed for 2023.

This will cheer you all up ...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58476455 snip: World 12s say they hope to inject as much as £250m into rugby union through the tournament and will offer equal prize money for men and women, with the women's competition proposed for 2023.

Re: What now? : Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:44 am  

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... fc-5884674 Don't understand how we can be linked with this guy, if we are in the financial mire some people suggest, probably a wild rumour , but if true, he'd be a great player to replace some of elements that are sadly aging and no longer effective in what was a great pack of forwards at one time. I think Pearson trusts Hodgson, who is bound to have some contacts in the NRL and thought we'd sign some lesser known players that turn out to be gems, never thought we'd be linked to players of this stature and still think this is way off - he'd get a squad place in every NRL side and is a regular for the Roosters, so why he'd choose to earn considerably less in a competition that is so inferior doesn't really add up.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... fc-5884674 Don't understand how we can be linked with this guy, if we are in the financial mire some people suggest, probably a wild rumour , but if true, he'd be a great player to replace some of elements that are sadly aging and no longer effective in what was a great pack of forwards at one time. I think Pearson trusts Hodgson, who is bound to have some contacts in the NRL and thought we'd sign some lesser known players that turn out to be gems, never thought we'd be linked to players of this stature and still think this is way off - he'd get a squad place in every NRL side and is a regular for the Roosters, so why he'd choose to earn considerably less in a competition that is so inferior doesn't really add up.

Re: What now? : Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:03 am  

Am I the only one who doesn't particularly rate Ligi Sao? The general consensus seems to be that he's been a great signing and one of our best players. He has his moments and has put in a few strong performances but I often find him fairly ineffective. The only high quality prop in our squad is Satae (maybe Taylor if he can ever get injury free again).

If it was fantasy rugby league I'd say we needed a big squad overhaul, but obviously that's not realistic. So I'd settle for a quality prop and hooker this off season. Its hard to know what direction we are heading on or off the field. The worst thing is I'm struggling to care at the minute.

Re: What now? : Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:19 am  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Am I the only one who doesn't particularly rate Ligi Sao? The general consensus seems to be that he's been a great signing and one of our best players. He has his moments and has put in a few strong performances but I often find him fairly ineffective. The only high quality prop in our squad is Satae (maybe Taylor if he can ever get injury free again).

If it was fantasy rugby league I'd say we needed a big squad overhaul, but obviously that's not realistic. So I'd settle for a quality prop and hooker this off season. Its hard to know what direction we are heading on or off the field. The worst thing is I'm struggling to care at the minute.

I like Ligi. Very consistent for me. Gets through alot of work and plays big minutes. We've had games this season when he has been our only 'senior' prop and had to cary the pack. Hudds game at home springs to mind.

He has made the odd error or given away a penalty, but I think that is more down to him playing big minutes under fatigue in the middle for us.