Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:41 pm  

I agree with a lot of what has been said. I’m not a fan of DR at all and would rather we spent the money on better players of our own. But Mr Hall belives the deal he has arranged with Hull is our best chance of promotion. So why wouldn’t you use the arrangement to the max and have the 5 best Hull players available... Horne could find him self under big pressure in a few weeks time. A lot of his signings this season don’t fill me with much optimism. Hope to be proved wrong

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:51 pm  

I have to pinch myself that he got Franky and Beryl last season ... so he has done good things.

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:08 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

I have to pinch myself that he got Franky and Beryl last season ... so he has done good things.

He has both of those were top signings but signing numerous players from amateur clubs isn’t going to get us promoted. We needed 3 or 4 signings of the like of those 2.

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:51 pm  

Returning Don wrote:

He has both of those were top signings but signing numerous players from amateur clubs isn’t going to get us promoted. We needed 3 or 4 signings of the like of those 2.

Well I agree ... they would be good if we had a reserve side.
But we really don't have the time to bring them on and make them quality players.
We need to be in the Championship and need players to get us there pronto.

[Wanderer]

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:45 am  

It will be interesting to see how the bookies view this game. I suspect that Newcastle will be 6 or 8 point favourites.

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:29 pm  

Good luck to the seventeen that are chosen and to Richard and Pete and all the backroom staff. Tough tough start at the title second favourites but all the best lads.

[Jemmo]

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:33 pm  

To be fair I think the 19 looks pretty good, there are obvious omissions and I thought we'd get a bit more x factor from hull in light in of these omissions. However we are where we are now, that team are more than capable of winning if they play the rigt way. I feel Horne has put some pressure on himself but thats for him to deal with.

We'll know more tomorrow evening

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:52 pm  

I understand the frustration of us not signing a player whos name we know to help get us promoted but that hasnt worked recently has it...
The amateur players we have signed in recent seasons have been far better i cant wait for this seasons amateurs to make their names known

[Jemmo]

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:01 pm  

I have no qualms with the players we have signed, i am assuming these players have been scouted and assesed by people who know a lot more than me. I just don't think we have enough.

[Jemmo]

Re: Newcastle Thunder (Away) - Saturday 16 February 2019 14: : Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:51 pm  

Newcastle squad:

Alex Clegg, Alex Rowe, Arron Ollett, Conor Fitzsimmons, Evan Simons, Harry Aldous, Jack Aldous, Jared Blanke, Joe Brown, Keal Carlile, Lewis Young, Liam Finn, Liam Mcavoy, Misi Taulapapa, Mo Agoro, Remy Marginet, Rhys Clarke, Sam Luckley, Tyler Craig