Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:38 am  

Yesterday's game reminded me why we weren't concerned about losing Mason last time. Turned in a good performance, that was spoiled by silly penalties and mistakes. Clearly, Brown has been unable to coach them out of him, so I would leave him be.

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:18 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Yesterday's game reminded me why we weren't concerned about losing Mason last time. Turned in a good performance, that was spoiled by silly penalties and mistakes. Clearly, Brown has been unable to coach them out of him, so I would leave him be.

He's nice and shiney, though. Don't you think?

Re: Rumours thread. : Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:19 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote: The rumours are growing that Salford need to get rid of Holdsworth due to financial problems. This would inevitably entail a transfer fee, but would he be worth a few quid to solve our half back problem? Does he have a kicking game? Off to Hull http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html

SomersetSaint wrote: The rumours are growing that Salford need to get rid of Holdsworth due to financial problems. This would inevitably entail a transfer fee, but would he be worth a few quid to solve our half back problem? Does he have a kicking game? Off to Hull http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:09 am  

Wheeler to Featherstone at the end of the season? Seems far fetched but he's got no credibility left IMO and it wouldn't surprise me if we wanted shut of him.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:21 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Wheeler to Featherstone at the end of the season? Seems far fetched but he's got no credibility left IMO and it wouldn't surprise me if we wanted shut of him.

A talented guy who's failed to grab his chance. He's been replaced in the pecking order by Jones for Centre and Gaskell for standoff. Had he been able to string more than 3 games together without getting injured, he'd possibly be our first choice in one of these positions.

Its very much sink or swim and a loan deal seems the only way imo to allow him to both prove his worth as a first team player and give him the kick up the booty he needs.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:54 am  

Holdsworth is a very good player and one of the few halves over here worth investing in. I keep reading on here that Brown is determined to sign a stand-off, if this is the case I would be disappointed if we aren't at least interested in him. It wouldn't surprise me if Brown has changed his priorities though, with Gaskell already here and Hohaia's good form in recent weeks.

Offside Monkey wrote:

A talented guy who's failed to grab his chance. He's been replaced in the pecking order by Jones for Centre and Gaskell for standoff. Had he been able to string more than 3 games together without getting injured, he'd possibly be our first choice in one of these positions.

Its very much sink or swim and a loan deal seems the only way imo to allow him to both prove his worth as a first team player and give him the kick up the booty he needs.

He is increasingly becoming a waste of cap money and must surely be running out of chances. However to say he needs a kick up the booty is a bit harsh if he is genuinely injured all the time.

He's a real talent and it's a great shame he can't get out there more often. He's far too good to be playing in the championship IMO but if that's what it takes to get him a good run of games in then I'm all for it.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:11 am  

SFW wrote:

He is increasingly becoming a waste of cap money and must surely be running out of chances. However to say he needs a kick up the booty is a bit harsh if he is genuinely injured all the time.

Obviously I don't know for sure, as I don't have access to him, but although he's had a few serious injuries (shoulder against wigan etc), there's been loads of 1-2 week layoffs for him and rumours have claimed he's a bit of a softy with little aches and pains.
Obviously the rumour mill isn't the best source, but its all I've got.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:15 am  

SFW wrote:

Holdsworth is a very good player and one of the few halves over here worth investing in. I keep reading on here that Brown is determined to sign a stand-off, if this is the case I would be disappointed if we aren't at least interested in him. It wouldn't surprise me if Brown has changed his priorities though, with Gaskell already here and Hohaia's good form in recent weeks.

Holdsworth would be a good option IF he wasn't on quota. Unless we can offload a foreigner, then there is no point in being interested in him.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:18 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

A talented guy who's failed to grab his chance. He's been replaced in the pecking order by Jones for Centre and Gaskell for standoff. Had he been able to string more than 3 games together without getting injured, he'd possibly be our first choice in one of these positions.

Its very much sink or swim and a loan deal seems the only way imo to allow him to both prove his worth as a first team player and give him the kick up the booty he needs.

To be fair, he did get a few starts this season, unfortunately, his performances failed to live up to the reputation me managed to put together during his many years of injury.

Re: Rumours thread. : Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:20 am  

You never know what might happen with a change of coach, but Wheeler's future looks bleak right now. Our half backs aren't great, yet he's 4th in line (maybe 5th in line if Rush favours Wilkin) and he's 3rd choice at Centre. Like Jamie Foster, you just can't see a way in right now and I can see a loan spell on the cards at some point.