Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:08 pm  

Noted that quite a few posters commented that they hadn't seen much NRL. If you do want to watch it, full matches can be watched on the NRL website on You Tube.

As it's on the other side of the world. It's easy to avoid the results, so it is like watching live games when you view them.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:10 pm  

Ah,nice one.

Not had sky fir years and nowtv wasn't that interesting

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:41 pm  

leedsbarmyarmy wrote:

100k seems low, sure Wigan paid more than that for Dupree.

I dunno, they did manage to get shot of Singleton at the same time.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:43 pm  

Whino4life wrote:

Agree with this. Hoy was behind Ponga and Field wasn't good enough. Loads of decent halfbacks in the cup sides who are young and talented but I think to come over UK they need to have a number of NRL games under their belt ot international?

Yes I think they have to have played a certain number of NRL games but don't know how many that is

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:44 pm  

leedsbarmyarmy wrote:

100k seems low, sure Wigan paid more than that for Dupree.

They turned down £170k for him originally

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:55 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

We aren't in a position where not stumping up the cash is an option. We've haven't been paying Leeming's wages for the best part of the season. We"ll have saved some wages on Austin also. That should be right back in the kitty for players we desperately need.

Totally agree

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:31 pm  

Look at what we spent on Segayaro, Merrin, Hurrell, Loloheia, Tetevano, Leeming, Mellor…. It’s not that we won’t spend money it’s that we’ve frankly spaffed hundreds of thousands of pounds on poor decisions and players who just have not delivered for us.

Most of those signings for me were not who we needed, or what we needed at the time. There have been some exceptions but overall our recruitment has just not been good enough not just for a couple of years but for a very long time.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:35 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Look at what we spent on Segayaro, Merrin, Hurrell, Loloheia, Tetevano, Leeming, Mellor…. It’s not that we won’t spend money it’s that we’ve frankly spaffed hundreds of thousands of pounds on poor decisions and players who just have not delivered for us.

Most of those signings for me were not who we needed, or what we needed at the time. There have been some exceptions but overall our recruitment has just not been good enough not just for a couple of years but for a very long time.

Not on a transfer fee we haven't, which is a whole different level of intent.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:48 pm  

christopher wrote:

We might be, let's say we were, Salford wouldn't want this public knowledge at this stage of the season, it would be the type of signing that would be announced after the season finishes.

I also wouldn't want to be paying big money for a player who would want an NRL get out clause.

Leeds aren't going to publicly come out and say - we're after Brodie Croft, its just not how the club works.

I hope that's the case, Chris. Just having a nagging doubt that if we had signed Croft, or even made a bid for him, it would be an open secret by now. Leeds may like to keep things quiet, but SL as a whole struggles to keep it's mouth shut.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:20 pm  

The Hull FC supporter who posts on here seemed pretty sure we have signed Croft.
Sparky might be able to confirm it.