Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:38 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Aye. There's nothing wrong with saying "we can spend up to the full cap but won't be spending it all if the right players aren't available". It may have been better to say that. Are the club worried that they not be seen as a real player unless they say they're spending the full cap?

Leeds often used to let it be known they were under the cap and nobody thought they weren't up to it.

Despite all this I'm still just happy to have a club to support next year.

Agree with all off that.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:35 pm  

M@islebugs wrote:

Indeed the past is frequently a signpost to the future. Since being diagnosed with diabetes he's played 7 games. In the past two seasons combined he's played 21 games. The last player at the club with a similar condition played 0 games. In each of the last three seasons he's played less games than the season before.

yes, we agree, its the resolution of the medical problems that hold the key to Scruts future. If either meant he could not play then he would have retired/been retired and insurance presumably picking up the bill. but the fact he has played u20's games means he can play, the question is more what will his performance on the pitch be, back to his best and therefore a frontline prop, or the form of those 7 games last year - very poor by his standards. We have to trust the judgement of the medical, rehab and playing professionals until theres evidence otherwise.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:20 pm  

Agree there's no point spending up to the cap if the right players aren't available.

Lets just hope the injuries don't hit this year!

[Bulliac]

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:12 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Aye. There's nothing wrong with saying "we can spend up to the full cap but won't be spending it all if the right players aren't available". It may have been better to say that. Are the club worried that they not be seen as a real player unless they say they're spending the full cap?

Leeds often used to let it be known they were under the cap and nobody thought they weren't up to it.

Despite all this I'm still just happy to have a club to support next year.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:58 pm  

lets just wait and see who cummins has lined up
we cant judge until the season starts and were half way through the fixtures.
fixture list out this wk if im correct? we have had a change in physio, masseur, and conditioner
and manager so maybe the bad luck injuries may not occur this year???

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:45 pm  

mcavoy removed, langley put as bench prop, O'brien back in as no news of a loan for him.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:25 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

mcavoy removed, langley put as bench prop, O'brien back in as no news of a loan for him.

Think o'brien is planned as a dual reg as opposed to a loan. Bit different as we always have first call on him in a dual reg deal as opposed to having to give notice of a recall in a loan.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:42 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

mcavoy removed, langley put as bench prop, O'brien back in as no news of a loan for him.

I think Langley will be starting prop with Nas. Looking forward to seeing how he does this year, about time he played at prop.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:37 pm  

JBT1991 wrote:

I think Langley will be starting prop with Nas. Looking forward to seeing how he does this year, about time he played at prop.

Agree with this!

I'd like to see a lineup like this:

1. Kearney
2. Foster
3. Lulia
4. Purtell/Blythe
5. Kear
6. Sammut
7. Gale
8. Naz
9. L'Estrange
10. Langley
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. Donaldson
14. Diskin
15. New Prop
16. Scrutton
17. Olbison

Donaldson as solid as Langley in defence so a good swap for 13... pretty sure this is not how it will work out with his injury record, Maybe Addy, looked really good at 13 in the KR comeback.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:15 pm  

josefw wrote:

Agree with this!

I'd like to see a lineup like this:

1. Kearney
2. Foster
3. Lulia
4. Purtell/Blythe
5. Kear
6. Sammut
7. Gale
8. Naz
9. L'Estrange
10. Langley
11. Bateman
12. Whitehead
13. Donaldson
14. Diskin
15. New Prop
16. Scrutton
17. Olbison

Donaldson as solid as Langley in defence so a good swap for 13... pretty sure this is not how it will work out with his injury record, Maybe Addy, looked really good at 13 in the KR comeback.

Suspect walker may get nod ahead of Olbison for bench 2nd row spot just to give us an experienced head but otherwise that's probably our strongest team as it stands.