Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:55 pm  

Hope Christopher is watching the best Leeds player to be binned off tonight Walters is class and Wigan have trumped out...FYI Smith didn't want to keep him and is still a road hump

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:07 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

Hope Christopher is watching the best Leeds player to be binned off tonight Walters is class and Wigan have trumped out...FYI Smith didn't want to keep him and is still a road hump

Walters is gash, Wigan think they are getting Adrien Morley mark 2 but they are getting Simon Haughton Mark 2 odd flash run soft as s***

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:08 pm  

Some of our core players that usually get a pass are also a problem - both Smith and Oledzki don't play well often enough.

Adam Clune is awful - hasn't played a single NRL game this year in a fairly rubbish Knights side. May as well skip that generation and take a chance on someone like Schneider. He isn't a world beater but he's a better halfback than either of ours.

I think there are better halfback options that could be available. There's a surplus at the Dolphins, which I keep mentioning - any one of them would be worth a look.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:17 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

Hope Christopher is watching the best Leeds player to be binned off tonight Walters is class and Wigan have trumped out...FYI Smith didn't want to keep him and is still a road hump

Smith did want to keep him.

Im not sure what your obsession is with me but it’s getting a bit strange.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:07 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Some of our core players that usually get a pass are also a problem - both Smith and Oledzki don't play well often enough.

Adam Clune is awful - hasn't played a single NRL game this year in a fairly rubbish Knights side. May as well skip that generation and take a chance on someone like Schneider. He isn't a world beater but he's a better halfback than either of ours.

I think there are better halfback options that could be available. There's a surplus at the Dolphins, which I keep mentioning - any one of them would be worth a look.

Whilst I agree on some level that there are better younger halfbacks to look at, they are also much more of a risk as they may not work out plus probably don't want to move overseas. In terms of Clune, he played nearly every game last year and now has Hastings in front of him. Clune looked ok to me in a poor Newcastle side, kept his spot while Jake Clifford who is a marvel over here was dropped and sent packing. Make of that what you will.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:59 am  

Whino4life wrote:

Whilst I agree on some level that there are better younger halfbacks to look at, they are also much more of a risk as they may not work out plus probably don't want to move overseas. In terms of Clune, he played nearly every game last year and now has Hastings in front of him. Clune looked ok to me in a poor Newcastle side, kept his spot while Jake Clifford who is a marvel over here was dropped and sent packing. Make of that what you will.

Haven't seen a lot of Clune in the NRL, but looking at a couple of the NSW Cup highlight packages he looks tidy old fashioned half with a very good short and long passing game. If we were to get him my preference would be to replace Austin with a six with a bit of speed. I know two new halves is always a risk, but what I really don't see what we have to lose.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 7:13 am  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Some of our core players that usually get a pass are also a problem - both Smith and Oledzki don't play well often enough.

Adam Clune is awful - hasn't played a single NRL game this year in a fairly rubbish Knights side. May as well skip that generation and take a chance on someone like Schneider. He isn't a world beater but he's a better halfback than either of ours.

I think there are better halfback options that could be available. There's a surplus at the Dolphins, which I keep mentioning - any one of them would be worth a look.

Are you suggesting we get rid of Smith and Oledski?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:03 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Are you suggesting we get rid of Smith and Oledski?

I think some want rid of the whole lot, after a loss that is, a few weeks ago there were people berating the club for not signing up Austin on a two year deal because we’d won.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:16 am  

I don't want rid of Oledzki and Smith. They are part of the problem because as individuals they can do a lot better. They can and should take more responsibility when others aren't playing well. Is that too much to ask for an England fringe player and someone a lot of people suggest should be captain?

As for Clune, its likely that at the start of next season he won't have played first grade for over a year. I think we can do better.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:10 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

I don't want rid of Oledzki and Smith. They are part of the problem because as individuals they can do a lot better. They can and should take more responsibility when others aren't playing well. Is that too much to ask for an England fringe player and someone a lot of people suggest should be captain?

As for Clune, its likely that at the start of next season he won't have played first grade for over a year. I think we can do better.

So I think Smith has been one of our best and most consistent players all year; didn’t have an impact last night.

Oledski isn’t in the same form as last season but he would still make any side’s 4 prop rotation I’d say. He’s still relatively young.

Clune I’m not excited about I have to say, but I don’t know enough about him. It does sound like we are struggling to attract talent in this market. Then again we have paid over the odds for 70% of our overseas players in recent years especially marquees.

New strike FB with pace; new 6 or 7, another big middle would be my choices still and the club needs to decide whether Johnson or O’Connor are able to take the team forward at 9 or whether we need another option.