Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:06 am  

Our winters are reliably crap for training conditions. We do need a serious off-season as a team this year, to continue turning the oil tanker around. Maybe they'll do a camp if the weather remains so bad - they may also want to put another piece or two of the recruitment puzzle together first so that the whole team for 2020 can bind together.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:08 am  

Certainly is a long off season isn't it?

Feels like they get longer and longer to me. Anyone else?

Last year I was desperate for the return of Leeds and yet last season was the quickest ever! Never had a season pass by so quickly before.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:45 am  

Bang wrote:

Certainly is a long off season isn't it?

Feels like they get longer and longer to me. Anyone else?

Last year I was desperate for the return of Leeds and yet last season was the quickest ever! Never had a season pass by so quickly before.

Yes feels like a long off season this year to me as well, last season did seem to go quickly, do you know what whilst most of it was dire I really enjoyed some of the wins last year but I'm just hoping we can start well next season and try take some of the threat of relegation away far far earlier than the last 2 seasons!

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:08 am  

I think we may see Hurrell in the 3 shirt @ right centre next year and Newman in 4 on the left.
I think Hurrell was only given 4 because at the time we had Watkins on the left. I watched him play at 3 for Tonga and his defence was rock solid against Australia

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:07 pm  

If Newman can play left its a bit mad to not use hurrell on his better side.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:23 pm  

I always thought most centres and back row preferred the Left side. Was always the way when i played.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:42 pm  

Newman always looked better in left in academy with Broadbent on the right.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:48 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I always thought most centres and back row preferred the Left side. Was always the way when i played.

I would have thought so if they are right handed as it's the natural side to pass to. Hurrell looked far better on the right so I'd shift them both to the opposite side. I'm hoping for a big year for Newman, I suspect he will be physically tougher this year and will have learned so much from last year.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:38 pm  

christopher wrote:

I would have thought so if they are right handed as it's the natural side to pass to. Hurrell looked far better on the right so I'd shift them both to the opposite side. I'm hoping for a big year for Newman, I suspect he will be physically tougher this year and will have learned so much from last year.

Agree, I reckon Newman might turn out to be a top notch player.

Re: 2020 | Squad talk : Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:02 pm  

How about a return for Jimmy Keinhorst? Available, cheap and a versatile good squad man.