Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:12 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Karl Pryce and Gareth Carvell were the players we were looking at.

Is this a joke? I can never tell with you

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:14 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Karl Pryce

WTF

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:16 pm  

Another name mentioned which I had the same response to was Tony Clubb

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:28 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Another name mentioned which I had the same response to was Tony Clubb

He would be an excellent signing. A proper centre, giving us two for the first time in years. Very solid defensively and a big barge over presence in the centres in attack.

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:32 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He would be an excellent signing. A proper centre, giving us two for the first time in years. Very solid defensively and a big barge over presence in the centres in attack.

Would he be a better option at centre than Soliola or Wheeler (ignoring Wheeler's injuries, which I admit is difficult to do)?

I don't think he would be.

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:33 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He would be an excellent signing. A proper centre, giving us two for the first time in years. Very solid defensively and a big barge over presence in the centres in attack.

Personally, I think he's crap. I'd rather have Wheeler in there, or even Meli.

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 2:42 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Would he be a better option at centre than Soliola or Wheeler (ignoring Wheeler's injuries, which I admit is difficult to do)?

I don't think he would be.

I personally think he would. He's not a Saints-type player, very reminiscent of a vintage Bradford player, all brawn and no class. But he's a natural centre who can defend in that position. I don't think personally Soliola, who is a massive defensive liability, would be able to cope at centre. Wheeler as you mention is always injured and isn't naturally a centre and would have to develop into one over time. Meli is a quality centre IMO, but always has his lapses.

I'm not suggesting Clubb would be the best signing we've ever made, but he'd improve the depth of the squad and overall strength of the starting 13 IMO.

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 4:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Very solid defensively

Hasn't Clubb topped the Super League missed tackle charts for the last few years running (a vague memory from the VT)?

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 4:17 pm  

Dux wrote:

Hasn't Clubb topped the Super League missed tackle charts for the last few years running (a vague memory from the VT)?

Just checked ... I have done him a disservice. He was only top last season, with 92 missed tackles. Not exactly promising, though, even in a poor side.

Re: 2012 in's and out's. : Wed May 25, 2011 4:28 pm  

Dux wrote:

Just checked ... I have done him a disservice. He was only top last season, with 92 missed tackles. Not exactly promising, though, even in a poor side.

I stand corrected. Twice in a day. Unbelievable scenes.

Maybe we're after him to keep LMS company as he can't understand any of the locals.