Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:07 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

I agree compared to 2 years ago London don't look as strong but in my opinion that London team would have won the league this season with games to spare. I think even though the overall quality in the championship is up, I think that is more to do with the lower teams been more competitive rather than the top teams getting better(barring Toronto).

Hmm. You may be right but that 2018 London team only made the top 4 with a point to spare and the team that got 10 SL wins this year wasn't vastly different. I don't think Toulouse are much better or much worse than 2018, Fev last backend were a better team than in 2018 imo albeit partly down to some very solid contributions from the DR players, and York have recruited well enough to suggest they should be solid again.

When you look at who London have got signed up for this season, it doesn't look anywhere near as strong on paper to me...taken from their forum (albeit posted a while ago). Not saying they won't be top 5, maybe top 2, but they have lost a lot of their better players.
Sam Davis
James Meadows
Josh Walters
Rhys Curran
Morgan Smith
Eloi Pelissier
Olsi Krasniqi
Daniel Hindmarsh
Eddie Battye
Oli Leyland
Rian Horsman
Corey Aston
Tuoyo Egodo
Dan Norman
Olly Ashall-Bott
Sadiq Adebiyi
Jacob Ogden
Robert Butler
Will Lovell
Kieron Dixon
Matty Fozard
Greg Richards
Guy Armitage

Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:26 am  

One things for sure it should be very tight at the top and there hasn't been a better chance for a true championship club to get promoted in a long time. Im not going to lie but Im very jealous that Fax won't be anywhere near in the mix next season unless we can pull a massive rabbit from a hat. The mistakes over the last couple of seasons will take the club a number of years to recover from.

Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:45 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

One things for sure it should be very tight at the top and there hasn't been a better chance for a true championship club to get promoted in a long time.

And also, possibly, the last time, if the drawbridge gets pulled up after the current Sky deal expires at the end of next season.

Must admit that after all Leigh's social media promotions about "fireworks" I was half expecting another Beaumont spending spree to unfold yesterday with a view to another assault on SL, but given the damp squib that followed maybe he's keeping his powder dry for some mid-season acquisitions if they look like finishing top 5.

Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:56 pm  

I agree the Drawbridge will be up the Portculllis down & some sort of Licensing re-introduced.

Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:16 pm  

bentleyman wrote:

I agree the Drawbridge will be up the Portculllis down & some sort of Licensing re-introduced.

Unbelievabley some clubs voted for it!

Re: new player(s) : Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:47 pm  

I think currently the right messages are coming out of the club, getting ready for the start of the season etc.
It will be tough but if we pull together then we can push for top 5.

#UTFAX

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:25 pm  

See we're being linked with Matt Frawley(Huddersfield quota Aussie)
Bit of a coup if this happens...possible loan deal to get him of Hudds quota ?
Would make up for the 'disappointment' of Tangata on a similar arrangement...

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:51 pm  

just read that myself.

would be more than happy with Gilmore & Frawley in the halves, just waiting on a hooker now!

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:11 pm  

Wonder what happened to the Carilse deal guessing that as fallen through

Re: new player(s) : Mon Nov 11, 2019 2:15 pm  

Wow, a halfback with plenty NRL experience would do a huge job at this level. If Frawley is available we absolutely must go for it.