Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:02 pm  

STEVENM1000 wrote:

Wonder what's caused that at this stage of the season.

If you think we are a basket case Fev are worse

He's off to be Assistant to Sam Burgess at Wire - Christmas parties will be fun!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:38 pm  

Jrrhino wrote:

So got another update regarding recruitment after yesterday's stinker of a game. Obviously we wasn't able to bring in anyone in time before this year's deadline despite the clubs best efforts. Apparently we contacted Wigan about Cade Cust & Salford about Brodie Croft & Ryan Brieley but obviously transfer fees we're a big stumbling block and obviously we had less than 24 hrs to try get any deal over the line.


Regarding 2024 the club is actively trying to recruit especially players in spine positions obviously with Austin & Sezer expected to leave, the club are tryiny to get the best player/s available to play in the halves we're looking in NRL and Super League. Rohan apparently wants 4 half back choices for next season and beyond we obviously have Jack Sinfield who is signed up til 2026 and we have supposedly got Rowan Milnes wrapped up from Hull KR on a 2 year deal and the club should be ready to announce that soon so Sinfield & Milnes will be 2 options out of the 4 but they wouldn't be first choice week in week out as the club is looking to bring in another 2 experienced half back options.

Lastly David Fusitua has resigned on a 1 Yr deal i believe on reduced terms and the club should announce that soon as well.

David Fusitua ? You are kidding right ? He wouldn't get in my local amateur team.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:48 pm  

So 50% attendance fusi and Milne?.
Didn't want to spend cash on transfers ?.

Sounds like leeds xD

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:56 pm  

Milnes is fine as second choice HB, they need to get the other two right though

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:42 pm  

christopher wrote:

If you think we are a basket case Fev are worse

He's off to be Assistant to Sam Burgess at Wire - Christmas parties will be fun!

They will and probably so will training.
I wonder if we are missing Long on attack this season ? Many games are close but we look lacklustre with the ball and playing too much 1 man rugby and Cam smith caught with ball far too often on tackles 3,4 and 5.

End of last season we seemed to have a bit more. We also had Zak, Leeming and I think we are missing Sutcliffe. Time for a lie down

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:19 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

David Fusitua ? You are kidding right ? He wouldn't get in my local amateur team.

I’m ok with Fusi, he has quality, but needs some better injury luck. I do however think he needs a wingers centre inside him. Time to move Newman to FB and new centre for me.
Even one quality half back will charge this team too. A Hastings type, who wants the ball all the time. Preferably bit faster though, with a running threat. Probably a pipe dream, and we end up with two old NRL plodders …!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Aug 07, 2023 10:19 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

David Fusitua ? You are kidding right ? He wouldn't get in my local amateur team.

I’m ok with Fusi, he has quality, but needs some better injury luck. I do however think he needs a wingers centre inside him. Time to move Newman to FB and new centre for me.
Even one quality half back will charge this team too. A Hastings type, who wants the ball all the time. Preferably bit faster though, with a running threat. Probably a pipe dream, and we end up with two old NRL plodders …!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:45 am  

Fusi was injury prone when we signed him and IIRC, he's played about 50% of the games in two years.

What will change next year regarding that?. If we have ro resign him as an easy option I get it but anyone thinking his injury record will get better with age is hoping for luck

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:27 am  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Fusi was injury prone when we signed him and IIRC, he's played about 50% of the games in two years.

What will change next year regarding that?. If we have ro resign him as an easy option I get it but anyone thinking his injury record will get better with age is hoping for luck

It’s a gamble but it can happen.

What was Tom Johnstone’s injury record before joining Catalans?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:54 am  

Interesting that even Peter Smith has had a dig at the club in the YEP. He's normally pretty careful about criticising the club, but he's picked out the seeming lack of ambition or really anything to get excited about.

He also pointed out that the current run of not making the top 4 is the longest since 1948-54. That's quite shocking, to me at least. Interestingly even before the end of that period Leeds did make a massive statement signing in Lewis Jones. Can't quite see that standard of player joining us...