Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:23 pm  

Props top of the list. Everything else is secondary. Centre is quite far down the list.

Centres wise obviously Newman is great. I actually think Sutcliffe has gone ok this year, and doubt we’d get much better without overpaying when other areas needed. Plus there’s Levi and Simpson who are clearly well rated, Levi with a full year of playing against men at York as well. There’s even Hardaker depending on what the choice is with myler and Walker, though I think Zak will nail down fullback.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:31 pm  

It’s all opinions but for mine we won’t be able to afford 2 props better than Holroyd. I don’t think anyone carries 6 good props.
Wire started this year with 6 British props and now seen to want 4/5 new ones.
The 6 were of Variable quality and size, Philbin, Cooper, bullock, mulhern, butler and Harrison. Butler now at wakey with Amor in plus Micaela. Dudson and Kasiano in next year plus ?

If we can sign 1 good one and 1 young prospect that is realistic, clearly more if Prior or Tet leave as well.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:56 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

It’s all opinions but for mine we won’t be able to afford 2 props better than Holroyd. I don’t think anyone carries 6 good props.
Wire started this year with 6 British props and now seen to want 4/5 new ones.
The 6 were of Variable quality and size, Philbin, Cooper, bullock, mulhern, butler and Harrison. Butler now at wakey with Amor in plus Micaela. Dudson and Kasiano in next year plus ?

If we can sign 1 good one and 1 young prospect that is realistic, clearly more if Prior or Tet leave as well.

One good one (Ava 2) from the NRL, and then possibly a Mulhern for me. If Holroyd can nail down a spot in the starting seventeen with that kind of competition he'll have gone some way to fulfilling his vast, but so far unrealised, potential.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:04 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

One good one (Ava 2) from the NRL, and then possibly a Mulhern for me. If Holroyd can nail down a spot in the starting seventeen with that kind of competition he'll have gone some way to fulfilling his vast, but so far unrealised, potential.

Agree with the above. When you read back over some of the posts regarding Holroyd you would think he is a top super league prop not somebody who has made 14 appearances in 4 years! Both he and Walters were top under age players with real size within their age group. The potential is there in both but they are a long way from being the immediate answer to Leeds go forward issues. They need games and allowed to develop. At 22 Walmsley was still playing amateur RL.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:41 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

Agree with the above. When you read back over some of the posts regarding Holroyd you would think he is a top super league prop not somebody who has made 14 appearances in 4 years! Both he and Walters were top under age players with real size within their age group. The potential is there in both but they are a long way from being the immediate answer to Leeds go forward issues. They need games and allowed to develop. At 22 Walmsley was still playing amateur RL.

Agree with you and Arthur, both still very young with plenty of learn. If he stays fit next year I think Holroyd will start coming on leaps and bounds.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 4:30 pm  

I’m not sure where people think these barnstorming props are coming from. Also citing the fact we have a brilliant centre in Newman so not a priority is a joke….
How many games has Newman played in last two seasons?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:03 pm  

Shabino wrote:

I’m not sure where people think these barnstorming props are coming from. Also citing the fact we have a brilliant centre in Newman so not a priority is a joke….
How many games has Newman played in last two seasons?

That’s not what people have said though is it. We have one very good centre in newman, one solid if unspectacular option in Sutcliffe and then one player who’s ready for first team exposure in edwards, alongside a young prospect in Simpson. How many centres do we need given all those are under contract.

As for props. They can be found, they don’t have to be barnstormers, but one in the mould of Mago, who didn’t exactly have loads of NRL experience should be achievable given Smiths likely QLD cup contacts. Then a Mulhern type or a slightly more prop sized prop to take mustaphas squad place.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:36 pm  

James Harrison had been out all year at wire, happily take him as prop 6 if that was possible but who knows with the vagaries of the cap and whether Powell wants to keep him.

I’m not fully with Shabba but class centres make a big difference.
Not sure if Levi is a centre or second row and Simpson is still 17, so they have a long time to come good.
Just hope
We get a few ones with some real quality

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:35 pm  

I agree on Harrison.

A class centre would be nice, but shouldn’t be a priority given the state of the pack. Even with Sutcliffe and Martin there we’ve made breaks and scored tries. And that would only improve with the field position and go forward an improved pack would bring. And saying we need to sign a centre because Harry hasn’t played can even more be applied to the front row given holroyd and all the bans.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:08 pm  

Harrison was rubbish last time we had him. Why would we get him again?!