OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:36 pm  

As many have said that we are in dire need of a controlling half back and a couple of rough props, here are the ones out of contract who as far as I know won't take up a place on the Quota or Non Fed Trained list.

Halfbacks

Ben Jeffries - Bradford
Kyle Briggs - Bradford
Danny Orr - Castleford
Danny Nicklas - Hull FC
Matty Smith - Salford
Tim Smith - Wakefield
Lee Briers - Warrington
Gareth O'Brien - Warrington

Props

Bryn Hargreaves - Bradford
Tom Burgess - Bradford
Phil Joseph - Bradford
Jacob Emmitt - Castleford
Paul Jackson - Castleford
David Ferriol - Catalans
Adam Walker - Huddersfield
Jacob Fairbank - Huddersfield
Tony Tonks - Huddersfield
Scott Wheeldon - Hull KR
James Green - Hull KR
Ryan Bailer - Leeds
Karl Temata - London
Ben Bolger - London
Paul Johnson - Wakefield
Steve Pickersgill - Widnes
Stuart Fielden - Wigan

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:45 pm  

Matty Smith, Jake Emmitt and Bryn Hargreaves please.

DOH!

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:45 pm  

Geoggy wrote:

Matty Smith, Jake Emmitt and Bryn Hargreaves please.

DOH!

What about Paul Johnson?

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:47 pm  

I'd definitely take Tom Burgess now we've announced Nathan Brown will be our coach. He knows to exactly how to bring the best out of younger players, especially forwards and I think he would work wonders with him. Burgess is a big lad and has a lot of potential due to his sheer size, he just needs some guidance to push that through.

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:51 pm  

Geoggy wrote:

Matty Smith, Jake Emmitt and Bryn Hargreaves please.

DOH!

Replace Hargeaves with Burgess and Roberts your mothers brother.

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:59 pm  

Sign Ferriol now. Pay a fee for Sargison (£20k should be enough, it's probably worth two home games in gate receipts for them).

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:03 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

As many have said that we are in dire need of a controlling half back and a couple of rough props, here are the ones out of contract who as far as I know won't take up a place on the Quota or Non Fed Trained list.

Halfbacks

Ben Jeffries - Bradford
Kyle Briggs - Bradford
Danny Orr - Castleford
Danny Nicklas - Hull FC
Matty Smith - Salford
Tim Smith - Wakefield
Lee Briers - Warrington
Gareth O'Brien - Warrington

Props

Bryn Hargreaves - Bradford
Tom Burgess - Bradford
Phil Joseph - Bradford
Jacob Emmitt - Castleford
Paul Jackson - Castleford
David Ferriol - Catalans
Adam Walker - Huddersfield
Jacob Fairbank - Huddersfield
Tony Tonks - Huddersfield
Scott Wheeldon - Hull KR
James Green - Hull KR
Ryan Bailer - Leeds
Karl Temata - London
Ben Bolger - London
Paul Johnson - Wakefield
Steve Pickersgill - Widnes
Stuart Fielden - Wigan

I can't see us signing another half back until brown has had a year to work with the current crop. It would be beyond silly to have 5 halfbacks in the first team squad. Not to mention those outside the 25. Orr would be a good short term stop gap , but personally I don't see it.

We all know we are a prop short of what the club wanted anyway so a prop is a good bet, possibly on a one year deal that does not tie Browns hands for the long term when he arrives.

Bryn Hargreaves - Bradford - No works hard but offers no more than a clough or megennis currently and would cost more
Tom Burgess - Bradford - Maybe but may want a long term contract and we need a finished article really
Phil Joseph - Bradford - NO
Jacob Emmitt - Castleford - I'd have him back
Paul Jackson - Castleford - I don't think so
David Ferriol - Catalans - I'd have him
Adam Walker - Huddersfield - don't know enough about him to comment
Jacob Fairbank - Huddersfield - don't know enough about him to comment
Tony Tonks - Huddersfield - NO
Scott Wheeldon - Hull KR - Maybe
James Green - Hull KR - No
Ryan Bailer - Leeds - You know maybe maybe
Karl Temata - London - No
Ben Bolger - London - No
Paul Johnson - Wakefield - No
Steve Pickersgill - Widnes - NO
Stuart Fielden - Wigan - NO

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:12 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Sign Ferriol now. Pay a fee for Sargison (£20k should be enough, it's probably worth two home games in gate receipts for them).

Ferriol Is a shadow of the player he once was for me.
Sarginson yes but Id prefer him to stay at London for a few years yet.

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:20 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Ferriol Is a shadow of the player he once was for me.
Sarginson yes but Id prefer him to stay at London for a few years yet.

I was about to say the same - Ferriol's old now and I haven't really noticed him lately like you used to. Saddened's always had a bit of wood for him though.

You can talk about Emmit, but is he any better than the players we've got?

Re: OOC Halfbacks and Props : Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:35 pm  

Maybe Matty Smith, then maybe Burgess, Ferriol, Johnson...