Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:00 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Honestly won’t be surprised

Golding > Young (Newcastle)
Parcell > Cunningham (London), Johnson
Mullally, Ormondroyd, Walters > Crosby, Holroyd, Mustapha, Smith, Dupree.
Garbutt > ????
Cuthbertson > ????

Garbutt> Taupau
Cuthbertson> Fensom

I'd like to keep Parcell and Garbutt but if we can manage to get Taupau I'd let them both go for him.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:05 am  

Jrrhino wrote:

Garbutt> Taupau
Cuthbertson> Fensom

I'd like to keep Parcell and Garbutt but if we can manage to get Taupau I'd let them both go for him.

In the meantime Taupau hangs around on the off chance we can move on 2 contracted players? Sorry, don't see that happening.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:07 am  

I like Walker at FB. If he can improve his physicality he's a great prospect - especially in a better quality team going forward. It might take another year or two but I'm genuinely positive about the future. The younger lads need real quality to bring them through into 1st grade and maximise their potential.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:40 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Walkers "I want to play fullback" tantrum? you do talk some nonsense with your agenda against the lad.

Walker never had a tantrum at any time. He simply said he wanted to concentrate on playing fullback as he felt it was the best opportunity for him to break into the first team. He knew he was better than Golding. Look how that turned out for him, he was spot on right, what a way to back yourself.

The issue with Walker was that Leeds wanted to offer him a part time contract - he believed he was worth a full time contract as did a number of SL clubs. Leeds gave in.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:51 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

The issue with Walker was that Leeds wanted to offer him a part time contract - he believed he was worth a full time contract as did a number of SL clubs. Leeds gave in.

Not sure who you heard that one from Sal, but it isn't true. He was offered a full time contract from Leeds on the first offer. It was a poor offer, but full time all the same. Others offered bigger contracts. However, he wanted to be at Leeds, and just wanted the opportunity to back himself for first team, which he did, and a revised offer was made by Leeds and accepted.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:12 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Not sure who you heard that one from Sal, but it isn't true. He was offered a full time contract from Leeds on the first offer. It was a poor offer, but full time all the same. Others offered bigger contracts. However, he wanted to be at Leeds, and just wanted the opportunity to back himself for first team, which he did, and a revised offer was made by Leeds and accepted.

Unless his agent is lying on a live podcast - which I doubt. I suggest you are wrong.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:21 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Unless his agent is lying on a live podcast - which I doubt. I suggest you are wrong.

Well, I am 100% confident I am right, so either the podcost was heard wrong or there is a mix of words.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:35 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Well, I am 100% confident I am right, so either the podcost was heard wrong or there is a mix of words.

I suggest you listen to last week's full 80 - Craig Harrison quite clearly outlined what happen to Jack Walker - I am not saying I have any further info other than that - I might be old but my hearing is still pretty good.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:49 am  

I'm struggling to understand why we'd be looking to offload Parcell unless the player himself wants to leave.
It's very unlikely we'd be able to secure a replacement of similar quality.

In the modern game the Hooker is one of the most important positions, if he leaves strengthening other positions will not improve us.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:07 pm  

Les Norton wrote:

I'm struggling to understand why we'd be looking to offload Parcell unless the player himself wants to leave.
It's very unlikely we'd be able to secure a replacement of similar quality.

In the modern game the Hooker is one of the most important positions, if he leaves strengthening other positions will not improve us.

He was nowhere near as effective in his second season as he had been in his first - maybe through injury - the fact is he looked pretty average in 2018