Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:50 pm  

christopher wrote:

I might be in the minority but I wouldn’t be that bothered if Luke Briscoe stays on, he looks a totally different player than before, hes still young and could turn into a really good player

You could get away with Briscoe if you had a decent centre. You can’t get away with it with Handley there. So otherwise you need a very good winger.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:23 pm  

It’s hard for a good winger to make an average centre look good, much easier the other way around.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:32 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

It’s hard for a good winger to make an average centre look good, much easier the other way around.

They don’t need to make the centre look good, they just need to ensure he can be average, protecting his faults, hence Handley.

I agree on the point though, that a good centre can make an average winger look good, hence the point of Briscoe ok if a decent centre put in.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:18 pm  

[quoteThey all have to go. JJB, Delaney, Ablett + eventually Ferres. Thanks for everything, forever be legends, but it's time to freshen up][/quote]

Ferres a legend?? Maybe eventually!!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:21 pm  

Is it confirmed keinhorst is leaving? He can run some good lines and cover centre / back row.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:28 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Is it confirmed keinhorst is leaving? He can run some good lines and cover centre / back row.

I would keep him hes a good player

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:43 pm  

Same,especially with moon leaving, Ferres + ward being injury prone and jjb/Ablett leaving / retiring

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Jul 22, 2018 3:53 am  

Might be controversial but I know a few Leeds fans who have lost faith in Ward! Brilliant player, but I would be shocked if he played 50 to 70 SL games in 5 years.

Do we get enough game time from him? Is what I hear.

Just to point out I’m not over him. But I’ve heard a few fans putting it out there.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:43 am  

sgtwilko wrote:

Might be controversial but I know a few Leeds fans who have lost faith in Ward! Brilliant player, but I would be shocked if he played 50 to 70 SL games in 5 years.

Do we get enough game time from him? Is what I hear.

Just to point out I’m not over him. But I’ve heard a few fans putting it out there.

IMO it's far too early to be having this conversation. Perhaps if it was always the same recurring injury, but it's not. Substandard.com strikes again I'm afraid.

Also sounds like another attempt to find a scapegoat for the season.

If there's an issue I'd back Ward to make a decision at this stage of his career. But he's a lot younger than a large group of injury-prone and ageing back-rowers at the club who have arguably been far more deserving of the axe for being injury prone, i.e. Delaney, JJB, Ablett, Ferres etc, so IMO deserves the same latitude they have been shown in the last few years, plus a lot more given how young he is and the potential he has.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:51 am  

Ward has copped injuries by playing the game in a way his body isn’t up to. He could play the organising role from 13 to support Myler if we are having a running stand off. He was a good 6 in his academy days. Kev will be the perfect sounding board for him.