Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:43 pm  

Just seen on nil transfer centre Scott prince to come out of retirement to in a English sl club. Then says he has agreed a 1yr deal to play for hull Kr in 2017 do they know something we don't..

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Re: Players next year : Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:56 pm  

rebelrobin wrote:

Just seen on nil transfer centre Scott prince to come out of retirement to in a English sl club. Then says he has agreed a 1yr deal to play for hull Kr in 2017 do they know something we don't..

Yeah, it's been doing the rounds.

I know it is slim pickings this late in the recruitment cycle, but even so.

I'm not necessarily advocating it, but Jarrod Sammut was relegated to the third tier with Workington. I know, hardly something to highlight on the CV. But he's 'only' 29, might be available, and hasn't been retired since the end of 2013. Fair enough, he's never been in the same class as Prince was in his prime, but Prince has been playing Masters touch rugby these last couple of years.

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 8:42 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

Makes the walker to hudds rumours seem more plausible then

If Walker goes to the Giants I feel he will let the club down the club that stood by him when he was in serious bother with the police,short memories some players, surely he has some respect or is it just greed?

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 8:45 am  

Latest rumour on the street is FC are paying Pritchard off or Lazy Boy as he is known and signing Kelly and Mantellato anyone else heard same?

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Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:11 am  

easthull4 wrote:

If Walker goes to the Giants I feel he will let the club down the club that stood by him when he was in serious bother with the police,short memories some players, surely he has some respect or is it just greed?

He was not guilty or the charges were dismissed or whatever. We'd have (rightly) dropped him like the hottest of potatoes, if he'd been found guilty of wrongdoing, but innocent until proven otherwise, innit?

As for greed, if my company was struggling and another employer offered me a good opportunity, I'd look into it, and wouldn't feel greedy.

Is the club greedy for not honouring contracts of players it no longer wants or offering reduced terms to some players? You could say that they should have played better, but they could, legitimately IMO, argue that they were part of a squad that was too thin, which was beyond their control.

Mercenaries, vultures etc - it's just exploiting opportunities and looking after your self interest.

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:15 am  

easthull4 wrote:

Latest rumour on the street is FC are paying Pritchard off or Lazy Boy as he is known and signing Kelly and Mantellato anyone else heard same?

Only 2 of your full squad made more meters than Frank , not bad for a lazy boy

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:23 am  

Mild Rover wrote:

He was not guilty or the charges were dismissed or whatever. We'd have (rightly) dropped him like the hottest of potatoes, if he'd been found guilty of wrongdoing, but innocent until proven otherwise, innit?

As for greed, if my company was struggling and another employer offered me a good opportunity, I'd look into it, and wouldn't feel greedy.

Is the club greedy for not honouring contracts of players it no longer wants or offering reduced terms to some players? You could say that they should have played better, but they could, legitimately IMO, argue that they were part of a squad that was too thin, which was beyond their control.

Mercenaries, vultures etc - it's just exploiting opportunities and looking after your self interest.

Fair comment

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:24 am  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Only 2 of your full squad made more meters than Frank , not bad for a lazy boy

Do your meters include running on and off the field?

Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:28 am  

easthull4 wrote:

Do your meters include running on and off the field?

Best you could do ? Better than anyone of your forwards tbf

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Re: Players next year : Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:42 am  

Legends and Icons wrote:

Best you could do ? Better than anyone of your forwards tbf

Not setting the bar massively high, tbh.

Pre-season, if I'd been told Hull would win the cup and finish third, I'd have assumed Pritchard must be about to have great season personally. Hull's success had a different flavour as it turned out, and Lee Radford, in particular taught British RL a lesson.