Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:00 pm  

My god there's some rubbish on this thread. We're a couple shrewd signings away from competing.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:05 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

My god there's some rubbish on this thread. We're a couple shrewd signings away from competing.

Totally disagree with this for reasons stated before.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:42 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

My god there's some rubbish on this thread. We're a couple shrewd signings away from competing.

I'd say 4 or 5 signings to be honest. Our youth have plugged some of the gaps already, with Percival, Walmsley and Greenwood who have already made the step up as first team regulars.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:45 pm  

foz_13 wrote:

Totally disagree with this for reasons stated before.

Some of your points are good points but some aren't. To say we have no pace in the three quarters are wrong.

We need a general at 7 and two big props. In an ideal world we would sign a 6 too but that isn't as important.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:52 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Some of your points are good points but some aren't. To say we have no pace in the three quarters are wrong.

We need a general at 7 and two big props. In an ideal world we would sign a 6 too but that isn't as important.

Agreed, although we'll probably need a winger too (if we can't get any then perhaps give Meli a 1yr deal). Something like the following would have us back in the mix:

OUT
Gardner
Meli
Wellens
Perry
Puletua

IN
Paea
Amor
Dobson
Broughton

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:25 pm  

Dux wrote:

OUT
Gardner
Meli
Wellens
Perry
Puletua

IN
Paea
Amor
Dobson
Broughton

I think we need 3 props really, it allows us to move Laffranchi to the second row. We still haven't had any rumours of players coming in from the NRL, so there could still be signings from there. If these rumours are true, things are looking up for next season.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:29 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

I think we need 3 props really, it allows us to move Laffranchi to the second row. We still haven't had any rumours of players coming in from the NRL, so there could still be signings from there. If these rumours are true, things are looking up for next season.

I reckon we'd be alright with that lot. That would give us the following props:
Paea
LMS
Amor
Walmsley
Clough

Laffranchi could then be rotated as a 2nd row and move into the front row whenever the need arose.

Of course this is all based on pure speculation, but I reckon two rough and tough props and we'd be fine.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:17 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

My god there's some rubbish on this thread. We're a couple shrewd signings away from competing.

But we have a squad full of dead wood, fortunatly for us most their contracts are up end of this season so we need to get shut and use the money to make those shrewd signings. We dont need to and couldnt replace each player as we have the likes of Walker and Greenwood coming though but we need to sprinkle some quality and size in the squad

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:23 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

My god there's some rubbish on this thread. We're a couple shrewd signings away from competing.

We're really not. In past years, we've bemoaned the lack of quality in the outside backs as the reason we've been trophyless in years. Now it's arguably reversing. Our 1-5 could very half decent next season. But we have no 6-7 and the only quality we will have in the pack are Walmsley, Roby and Sia.

We need at least 4 signings IMO to catch up to the other sides, if they all remain still and don't improve, which is unlikely. Two halfbacks is a must, an absolute must. Then TWO props is another must. We're losing Puletua and presumably Perry, so they need to be replaced. Laffranchi is an absolute waste of time and so is Hohaia. It's unlikely we'll be winning a trophy before they both leave.

Re: Start the clear out now ! : Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:11 pm  

The problem that Saints & most other Super League Clubs have got in recruiting top class players is that Salford will outbid anyone of you.