Re: new player(s) : Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:28 pm  

faxcar wrote:

What I find puzzling about the 9 spot is the club knew well in advance that BK would not be here next year and yet no one in yet.
Brandon has the potential to go far in the game but he’s still a young man with a lot to learn who can’t do it all on his own and will likely miss some games due to injuries and suspensions.

Two numbers 7 &9, get them right and we have a chance, I still believe 7 is critical to our success next year. Sadly the answer may have gone to HKR but there is no obvious choice,hopefully SG and his team have a rabbit in the hat.

Re: new player(s) : Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:36 pm  

Leon Ashton wrote:

Give over, Beswick is 35 next month he's definitely not the answer.

Fair do's.

Re: new player(s) : Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:36 pm  

We may have a new half back from our neighbouring town come Monday... also said town may be sharing their players with us next season (sorry if already mentioned)

Re: new player(s) : Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:54 am  

fax_insider wrote:

We may have a new half back from our neighbouring town come Monday... also said town may be sharing their players with us next season (sorry if already mentioned)

Wouldn't mind A O'B as a 9 from our neighbouring town but that's not likely to happen.

Re: new player(s) : Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:34 am  

The obvious answer would be just to have 1 hooker and let Moore play the full 80 minutes. We have Davies as a back up although I don't expect him to get much of a look in and if we sign another hooker we may as well get rid and save another wage. The wage saved by bringing in another experienced hooker that we don't really need could go towards bringing in a good half back or a much needed centre.

Re: new player(s) : Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:45 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

The obvious answer would be just to have 1 hooker and let Moore play the full 80 minutes. We have Davies as a back up although I don't expect him to get much of a look in and if we sign another hooker we may as well get rid and save another wage. The wage saved by bringing in another experienced hooker that we don't really need could go towards bringing in a good half back or a much needed centre.

It was as much as the thinking behind knowing BK was leaving and bringing no one and not commenting on something so obvious that puzzled me, SG and co must have given it some thought but who knows what it was?
Lets say the obvious answer is as mentioned.
Brandon then gets injured we will be left with Davies or have no one in a crucial position.
Making do at 9 and any compromise round the play the ball, ruck speed etc will compromise the entire attack which has been not exactly been setting the league on fire plus impact on the defense down the middle.
If nothing actually happens and or is forth coming from the club then we will have to see who wears the shirt in preseason.

Re: new player(s) : Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:08 pm  

Much of the complaints about our attack have been about slow ball coming out of the acting half back so I’m perplexed that anybody would think we can run with just one hooker. Remember when we had Beswick, Gleeson and Penky, somebody similar to any of those three would be wonderful but we definitely need a backup/support for Brandon.

Re: new player(s) : Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:08 pm  

Bulls fan in peace. Regarding hooker I see its been rumoured you're going to D/R with the Giants. They have a young hooker there called Reiss Butterworth who they signed from us last season. He's behind AOB & Kruise Leeming so I wonder if the thinking that Butterworth spends the season on DR with yourselves. Obviously there is a risk that it only takes an injury and the Giants then take him back whenever they like leaving you short.

But he was very highly rated at the Bulls, played a few times for Batley this year too I think.

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:24 pm  

Also rumours of Leeming going to Leeds.

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:00 pm  

Still think Bob Beswick could of done a good job for us at 35. Widnes just signed a good hooker. Looks a area we might struggle in . Quick ball is what is needed. We looked a different team when we had Adam O Brien on loan.