Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:11 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

the club is a joke, a shambles from the top down.
the loyal fans and handful of players apart that is.
it needs a complete revamp.
sadly until hetherington decides to retire, and God forbid JJB gets the job, or he shuffles off this mortal coil then nothing will change. we better get used to it.

Doesn’t a club revamp start with getting rid of players who don’t want to be here?

That takes longer than a year.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:17 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

the club is a joke, a shambles from the top down.
the loyal fans and handful of players apart that is.
it needs a complete revamp.
sadly until hetherington decides to retire, and God forbid JJB gets the job, or he shuffles off this mortal coil then nothing will change. we better get used to it.

You keep mention Cheerleaders, Tad. You are clearly at the other end of the spectrum. When I see a chap wearing an "end of the world is nigh" sandwichboard outside the gates I'll know it's you.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:20 pm  

I am not bothered who we sign or don’t sign, not interested in someone s highlight real or how they played for someone else, i am only interested in players who want to play for us are committed and are comping here to get stuck in and real go. We have signed plenty of good reputation and highlight real players recently who have been utter gash injured allot not interested until contract negotiation time or just don’t want to be here.

If we sign players who are just signing until they get a better offer or just because they want a wage then they can jog on.
Rather gave a lesser player giving 110%

If Frawley ticks the former then lets see how he goes.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:39 pm  

Theres a balance to be had though between the quality of skills a player possesses, and the desire to give everything to the cause. Ie, no we wouldn't be a better team 'if only we had 17 James Donaldsons'.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:43 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

Frawley's only starting because they moved Wighton to the centres. He'd only played four games before August, and they've lost two of the three he's played in since then.

Arthur - I just disagree with you. Its not that Frawley's not a world beater. He's far worse than that. I've watched him numerous times since he first started with the Dogs, where his lack of running game/incisive passing led to him being found out and dumped. He then joined Hudds, which nobody seems to even remember. His try figures are misleading IMO - the one he scored two games ago was from about two yards out getting a pass. Hastings lacks a serious running game but he's a big voice in the team and leads them around the park, just as he did at Salford. Hastings works very well with Ponga at fullback.

Look, I'm sure Frawley would 'do a job' or whatever the phrase is if we sign him. He can kick a ball. And I'll still support the club and him. I just think he would be a really poor signing if we want to get back to the top. Hand on heart he's the sort of halfback I'd expect a newly promoted club to get, not one hoping to win the comp.

Fair enough. I don't have the time to watch a lot of NRL these days, so I don't claim to be any sort of expert. On the evidence of one game he looked solid, but no more, to me. I'll also add that Stuart wouldn't have moved Wighton to the centres and Frawley to the halves if he thought the latter was a total duffer. We'll likely get a chance to see Miller and Frawley in opposition at the weekend and that will be worth tuning in to. I might have changed my mind by next Monday.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:48 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

I am not bothered who we sign or don’t sign, not interested in someone s highlight real or how they played for someone else, i am only interested in players who want to play for us are committed and are comping here to get stuck in and real go. We have signed plenty of good reputation and highlight real players recently who have been utter gash injured allot not interested until contract negotiation time or just don’t want to be here.

If we sign players who are just signing until they get a better offer or just because they want a wage then they can jog on.
Rather gave a lesser player giving 110%

If Frawley ticks the former then lets see how he goes.

Was just about to say the same. We have signed a lot of ‘big name’ overseas players from both SL and NRL recently that haven’t panned out and ultimately have been expensive and in some cases difficult to move on from.

You also can’t judge players entirely off one season years ago at Huddersfield, Drew Hutchinson wasn’t exactly great at Leigh but he plays regularly for the Roosters.

Ultimately would I have liked to have aimed higher, yes, do I think it will be an absolute disaster if he signs, no, not if we get the rest of the OQ players right.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:51 pm  

So the club apparently have had no word at all from MacDonald? I'm all for understanding circumstances but that's really poor and not expected from him.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 3:59 pm  

Seth wrote:

So the club apparently have had no word at all from MacDonald? I'm all for understanding circumstances but that's really poor and not expected from him.

I suppose it all depends on what has happened back home, until we know that I think it’s unfair to judge either the club or player.

Im sure we’ll find out at somepoint but it seems really out of character for Nene to do awol.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:07 pm  

Seth wrote:

So the club apparently have had no word at all from MacDonald? I'm all for understanding circumstances but that's really poor and not expected from him.

and quite possibly untrue. If true would Cam smith have said what be supposedly did?

we've no idea what has gone on with Leeming, Walters, Austin and Nene.

i dont believe the latest Austin line of widdop rang me up so i thought yes I'd love to play for Cas for 5 games, after demeaning Cas in the podcast.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:15 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

and quite possibly untrue. If true would Cam smith have said what be supposedly did?

we've no idea what has gone on with Leeming, Walters, Austin and Nene.

i dont believe the latest Austin line of widdop rang me up so i thought yes I'd love to play for Cas for 5 games, after demeaning Cas in the podcast.

I think Walters was simply offered a better deal, I don't see him having issues with the club otherwise he'd have gone before the transfer deadline.