Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:21 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Who are the wingers/full backs from Batley?

Ulugia back from them?

Harrison will have signed Rettie, again.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:30 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Who are the wingers/full backs from Batley?

Ulugia back from them?

They have a lad called Campbell who plays on the wing but played full back against us.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:46 pm  

el red wrote:

If you played the best game of the season against Leigh next Sunday then you are in trouble.

Lets say you get promoted from the Middle 8's but have been beaten in the regular season by Leigh (twice), Sheffield, Fev & Fax. Who on here would give a stuff, I certainly wouldn't.

Obviously in the Cup Wigan 'peaked' a week too early, I don't hear the KR fans bleating too much about a 60 point flogging now.

In an ideal world, yes you would slowly peak as you get towards the 8 but as everyone has said, when have you actually had your first choice 17 out there. And if you think your coach doesn't know who the top 17-19 players are by now then you are kidding yourselves.

I think you will get promoted, this year or next. Leigh have been building for 3 years now and even though we all hate them, they do play some good stuff that puts them in the driving seat amongst Championship teams.

At the start of the season you said you wanted to be in the top 2, and with 2 games left thats exactly where you'll finish. Everything from now on in is merely prologue, its the final sentence of the story of the season which will define the year.

Grab a beer and prepare for a nervy ride over the next couple of months.

Leigh have been building for 3 years now and even though we all hate them

Thats not nice..

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:16 am  

He's been mentioned on this page !! A done deal already.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:35 am  

jammle wrote:

He's been mentioned on this page !! A done deal already.

Will be very disappointed if it is Johnny Campbell for a couple of reasons. Firstly it shows we are knowing we wont make the cut for SL this year, he is a proven performer at this level and seems we could be gearing up for a second year in this league rather than completely push for SL. Secondly every blind man and his dog can see we are crying out for a half back so why the obsession with signing more outside backs! Its not under 8's where you can just try run round your opponents! That said its not a slate on the player, I actually think he is a very good player at this level and in a full time environment with (and no disrespect to anyone at Batley here) better players around him im sure he would be a hit

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:13 am  

Was Campbell the guy with the Luke George style hair?

If so I thought he looked lively against us. But, as others have said, doesn't exactly scream 'preparing a squad for Super League'

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:14 am  

I didn't think that the middle 8 system would work in terms of there being actual promotion and relegation and I'm less convinced of it happening every week. As it stands, the only change to the leagues for next year might be Leigh in SL and Wakefield in the Championship. But even that still has a maybe hanging over it. The only real way this system could work is if Championship clubs were allowed the same salary cap as SL clubs. Now that'll be harder with the part time environment, but hows about 3 years of proving they can sustain that level of salary before being allowed to actually spend that amount?

[Bulliac]

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:56 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

I didn't think that the middle 8 system would work in terms of there being actual promotion and relegation and I'm less convinced of it happening every week. As it stands, the only change to the leagues for next year might be Leigh in SL and Wakefield in the Championship. But even that still has a maybe hanging over it. The only real way this system could work is if Championship clubs were allowed the same salary cap as SL clubs. Now that'll be harder with the part time environment, but hows about 3 years of proving they can sustain that level of salary before being allowed to actually spend that amount?

We've already got Wakey bringing in an expensive new coach and spending money on the team, presumably at a level they didn't expect, or plan for, so much as we all thought they were going to be the best target for us in the championship, in reality they are unlikely to be the whipping boys we were waiting for. It quite probably isn't in the best long term interests of Wakey either, to be fair. but the fact that they [and the other SL clubs] have a possible £2m to use is always likely to be the stumbling block for this system to give any real prospect of promotion and only enhances my long held opinion that it won't happen.

It isn't, and never has been, a deal breaker for me or my support though and I've enjoyed this season in the championship. Eventually, the clubs will come to see the system for the sham it is and either licensing or Straight P&R will come back. I think it's the turn of P&R next..

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:13 pm  

Wakey won't be spending any more now on their players than they were before. People seem to only look at signings and conveniently forget the players they released prior to signing anyone. Their wage bill now will either be less than the start of the season, or a similar level.
They have also just received a fee for Daniel Smith and brought Mullally in on loan, so again their finances are being well maintained.
They are run by an accountant, so what some people may construe as panic buying as we move into the playoffs is really just replacing those recently departed, probably with better players in my opinion.

They just need Brian Smith to work his magic and get them playing as a unit and, with a helpful hand from the salary cap disparity, they won't be going anywhere at the end of the season.

Re: Recruitment 2016 Rumours & Signings.. : Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:16 pm  

Was not Peter Hood an accountant!!!