Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:23 pm  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

Not sure how much he figured at Saints but i doubt they will be losing sleep over there.

He has hardly figured at all this season to be honest. When he has played, he's been past his best by some margin but most Saints fans knew that he would be anyway. He was bought because last season we only had Graham in the forwards at times due to injuries. He was often playing 80 minute games, which no prop should these days. This year, although we have been missing Maurie for months now, we have also had Puletua and Cloughie as well as Hargreaves who can all play at prop. Although each has been injured at some point, they haven't missed more than a couple of weeks and have never been out all together so there hasn't been the strain on Graham that there was last year. Fozzard has played when we have been at our thinnest on the ground but only then. However, he is invaluable off the pitch and he will always work hard when on it; he's just not what he was when he was last at Saints.

Emmitt is looking very promising though. He has come on under Millward/Potter this season. Cas must have made him a tasty offer because Saints wanted to sign him up again.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:43 pm  

Therailwayendisuponus. wrote:

The fact we released Higgins to accomodate Fozzard makes a lot of sense to me, and probably almost every other Cas fan. Higgins wasn't even fit!

But to be fair isn't a players fitness down to the club, our conditioning should be better, look at Sargent, Hudson and Higgins, all of those were unfit and luckily two have left but we should definatley be looking at improving fitness by a fair bit IMHO.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:28 am  

I do agree with what you are saying about the club should be doing the conditioning but it also is partly down to the players attitude.

Hudson for example when he was serving his ban was the part owner of a fitness club and was a personal trainer (I believe - i am sure someone will correct me if an wrong ). If he is unable to motivate himself as a professional player who has the experience to train himself away from the club then it says a lot about the motivation of a player.

This is not a dig at Hudson but more about the motivation of players who are playing in a mid table team.

I know if i were keen to be at the top of my game i would be in the gym in the off season getting down to some hard work

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:32 am  

Fozzard is a mistake.
2 years past offering anything worthwhile now.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:20 am  

Hatfield tiger wrote:

I do agree with what you are saying about the club should be doing the conditioning but it also is partly down to the players attitude.

Hudson for example when he was serving his ban was the part owner of a fitness club and was a personal trainer (I believe - i am sure someone will correct me if an wrong ). If he is unable to motivate himself as a professional player who has the experience to train himself away from the club then it says a lot about the motivation of a player.

This is not a dig at Hudson but more about the motivation of players who are playing in a mid table team.

I know if i were keen to be at the top of my game i would be in the gym in the off season getting down to some hard work

Yeah, he still is...but obviously can't spend as much time in there anymore what with training etc, would have hoped it would rub off on the rest of the squad...as captain he should be able to implement some sort of heavy cardio sessions into the training sessions.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:21 am  

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:

Fozzard is a mistake.
2 years past offering anything worthwhile now.

Bit like mason then?

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:27 am  

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:44 am  

don't expect Mason to last while May before he returns to the NRL tbh.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:10 am  

knotlaknight wrote:

don't expect Mason to last while May before he returns to the NRL tbh.

Depends if he like sea fishing in a gale force wind I guess.

Re: Fozzard and Emitt confirmed, and new shirt sponsor : Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:54 am  

who needs flankers? wrote:

Depends if he like sea fishing in a gale force wind I guess.

Why?? He's not going to be sat in the away end is he??