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Re: In's and out's : Tue Oct 02, 2018 4:47 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

He's 27 and played most of his career in the 3rd tier. With 5 SL clubs on his doorstep you would have thought someone would have taken him on before now if he was good enough

The ‘if he was good enough, he’d be signed elsewhere’ argument can be used against any signing.

If he’s got a decent real world job, maybe he’s had other offers but they’ve not been worth his while. Binning off a steady job, plus part-time RL money for a one- or two-year full-time deal, initially on the fringes of a SL squad, could be a bit of a gamble. Maybe Hull were just willing to stretch a little further to make the gamble seem worthwhile.

Re: In's and out's : Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:33 pm  

Greavsie wrote:

was these 2 Langtree and Nzoungou or is the one supposedly from Aus a different player

They was the 2 , was both at the ground last week days before they was announced.

Re: In's and out's : Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:52 am  

We are still waiting for the “notables” now !

Re: In's and out's : Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:35 am  

HFC Boy wrote:

We are still waiting for the “notables” now !

Can't see us signing anybody of note myself, not much available and no quota spots makes life very difficult

Re: In's and out's : Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:35 am  

Greavsie wrote:

Can't see us signing anybody of note myself, not much available and no quota spots makes life very difficult

Doesnt help that the well known names seem to be 2nd rower and we have loads of those, HDM reporting Brett Ferres and Greg Eastwood are available. Where are the impact props??

Re: In's and out's : Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:04 am  

UllFC wrote:

Doesnt help that the well known names seem to be 2nd rower and we have loads of those, HDM reporting Brett Ferres and Greg Eastwood are available. Where are the impact props??

what I've seen of the bulldogs this season, eastwood comes of the bench and plays down the middle, done a decent job what ive seen. biggest concern, he didn't like it here (uk) when playing for Leeds

Re: In's and out's : Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:59 am  

From 2016 team we've lost watts, ellis and fonua and replaced them with hadley, abdul, faraimo and a one legged westerman. That is a massive loss of quality. We really need 2 big forwards IMO who hit hard in attack and defence. The backs are OK when all fit and will play well off a good go forward but defensively they need some work

Re: In's and out's : Sat Oct 06, 2018 12:02 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

From 2016 team we've lost watts, ellis and fonua and replaced them with hadley, abdul, faraimo and a one legged westerman. That is a massive loss of quality.

A bit harsh, considering how many other players have suffered injuries.

Maybe you could have lent him one??

Re: In's and out's : Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:35 pm  

ccs wrote:

A bit harsh, considering how many other players have suffered injuries.

Maybe you could have lent him one??

Yeah maybe. My point was that as sonn as he came in he got injured so added no value to the losses we'd had in personnel. Recruitment and retention has been rubbish this year IMO and needs addressing ASAP or we'll fall behind. leeds will sign some better quality, as will wigan with both wire and saints already having signed better players for next year

Re: In's and out's : Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:27 pm  

I was less than impressed hearing we'd signed Langtree but all the Oldham fans seem to think he'll go well in Super League. I'm quite looking forward to watching our reserves next season.