Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:00 pm  

Out of interest who do you think will be out half back cover first line?
I think Sutty, but I know alot will shudder at that.
Not got great options …..

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:54 pm  

Myler, obviously.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:19 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Out of interest who do you think will be out half back cover first line?
I think Sutty, but I know alot will shudder at that.
Not got great options …..

Myler with Walker to full back.

Sutty second choice cover IMO.

A lot of what we achieve this year rests on Sezer staying fit IMO!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:28 pm  

You could argue we are weak in depth or quality in 3 of the 4 most most important positions of the modern game hooker, prop and halves.

Stay fit in those key positions and we should be ok. Lose 1 or 2 and we will fall short.

Unfortunately its a game wide issue tho, the game isnt producing enough quality in those positions.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:40 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

You could argue we are weak in depth or quality in 3 of the 4 most most important positions of the modern game hooker, prop and halves.

Stay fit in those key positions and we should be ok. Lose 1 or 2 and we will fall short.

Unfortunately its a game wide issue tho, the game isn't producing enough quality in those positions.

To be honest I don't think we are any weaker than any other SL side in that regard, in fact Id say because we have Walker, Myler, Sutty and Johnson we are actually in a decent position in the halves and hooker.

I'd say its better than Saints cover for those positions in fact Id say we've actually got a stronger squad than theirs, if they get a few injuries like we had to cope with last year they will struggle.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:05 pm  

I'm not sure how anyone thinks you can carry better quality cover than someone like myler in the halves on the cap? Had Gale stayed that would have been a pretty unique situation. 2 9s plus Johnson, again pretty good though you can debate dwyers weaknesses and strengths, prop is the real??

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:41 pm  

christopher wrote:

Myler with Walker to full back.

Sutty second choice cover IMO.

A lot of what we achieve this year rests on Sezer staying fit IMO!

This, although having 2 halves ought to make a stand in's job easier than previously.
As for props, there are so many sides running light that injuries could strike down almost any

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:05 pm  

For Sutcliffe's sake I hope they keep him out of the halves and let him focus on centre. It's high time both he and the club found out what he can do in his best position. As others have said, guess it has to be Myler followed by Leeming and possibly Johnson in the halves. Maybe not perfect but don't see many teams who bat deeper.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:06 pm  

Seth wrote:

I'm not sure how anyone thinks you can carry better quality cover than someone like myler in the halves on the cap? Had Gale stayed that would have been a pretty unique situation. 2 9s plus Johnson, again pretty good though you can debate dwyers weaknesses and strengths, prop is the real??

This is spot on. Who can afford really to carry 3 or 4 real top-line halves? I mean they are out there "in the game" but good ones are heckish expensive.

When you get into the likes of Myler as a stand-in, much as I really don't like him in at half, it's realistically about as good as you're going to get. In another year, young Sinfield will be thereabouts and we'll be better again for it. But youth cover is what it is, you can't rush it.

I think you do the best you can with your first 13 and hope for luck.

Agar seems pretty happy going into this season.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:19 pm  

Leeming is decent cover in the halves too