Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:10 pm  

Anyone know who Boyd's agent is? It would appear Agar speaks to him regularly....

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:18 pm  

Peter Smith has just posted an interview saying what we are not linked with Shannon Boyd and we won’t be. Also we might not make signings before February! Seems that Martins Passport is holding things up aswell. What British player could we go for though? I would say Greenwood is the only one really that we could realistically get and is good enough.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:34 pm  

I’d rather start the year with the squad we have and see which NRL players become available mid season

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:21 pm  

I agree someone HG like Greenwood to compete with Martin, Mellor, Ward etc in the back row now Merrin is gone would be decent.
Save the current OS spot for a utility back, someone who can give us some real explosive presence either at wing or centre.
I think with Ava, Prior, Cuthbertson, Crosby, Oledzki and some of the development lads, we’re probably ok for props now. Look to add again once Cuthbertson’s deal expires.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:04 pm  

sharky64 wrote:

Peter Smith has just posted an interview saying what we are not linked with Shannon Boyd and we won’t be. Also we might not make signings before February! Seems that Martins Passport is holding things up aswell. What British player could we go for though? I would say Greenwood is the only one really that we could realistically get and is good enough.

I thought Merrin was only leaving should we have a replacement lined up. Prior is not Merrins replacement. It appears Merrins timing has left us in a difficult position

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:23 pm  

Prop-per Rhino's Fan wrote:

I agree someone HG like Greenwood to compete with Martin, Mellor, Ward etc in the back row now Merrin is gone would be decent.
Save the current OS spot for a utility back, someone who can give us some real explosive presence either at wing or centre.
I think with Ava, Prior, Cuthbertson, Crosby, Oledzki and some of the development lads, we’re probably ok for props now. Look to add again once Cuthbertson’s deal expires.

Greenwood won't come cheap and it might mean if a marquee player comes available we won't have enough cap space.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:25 pm  

We could do with Crosby fit for the start of the year ideally - if nothing else to assess whether he's a keeper or not.

I do think we lack punch in the middle; Holroyd is our best prospect in that regard but he's very young and coming back of several injuries (already).

Our back three is much more mobile than last year (which is good) but they're not impact players.

We look light on a wing still for me, and that's an area we're arguably weakest with the juniors too. We have the pack conveyor belt almost sorted for now, and a couple of lads who'll put some pressure on Walker, but a couple of injuries in the back line and we'll look thin quickly.

Will also be interesting to see the team perform in terms of Agar's input: this is much more his team now than the one he inherited, playing his way and so it's a big year for him as coach in 2020 too.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:03 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

We could do with Crosby fit for the start of the year ideally - if nothing else to assess whether he's a keeper or not.

I do think we lack punch in the middle; Holroyd is our best prospect in that regard but he's very young and coming back of several injuries (already).

Our back three is much more mobile than last year (which is good) but they're not impact players.

We look light on a wing still for me, and that's an area we're arguably weakest with the juniors too. We have the pack conveyor belt almost sorted for now, and a couple of lads who'll put some pressure on Walker, but a couple of injuries in the back line and we'll look thin quickly.

Will also be interesting to see the team perform in terms of Agar's input: this is much more his team now than the one he inherited, playing his way and so it's a big year for him as coach in 2020 too.

Very good post. Agree completely

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:44 pm  

ANDREWMCHUGH3 wrote:

Anyone know who Boyd's agent is? It would appear Agar speaks to him regularly....

Same agent as James Graham

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:20 am  

Rhinoshaund III wrote:

ANDREWMCHUGH3 wrote:

Anyone know who Boyd's agent is? It would appear Agar speaks to him regularly....

Same agent as James Graham

He is actually Agar's own agent also.