: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:30 pm  

Trimalchio wrote:

:oops:

At least you are honest!

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:36 pm  

Hape at Leeds would make me queasy. We know he can do it if fit and motivated, and Indian summers aren't that uncommon. What's the deal with his RL registration?

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:59 pm  

af wrote:

Hape at Leeds would make me queasy. We know he can do it if fit and motivated, and Indian summers aren't that uncommon. What's the deal with his RL registration?

think you can only retain SL registration for players who've come through your youth setup like karl pryce. Senior players who go to union is just same as going to another SL team you release there registration. Leeds hadn't retained iestyns registration which is why we were able to sign him, If they had retained his reg it would have been a none starter and save a load off trouble

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:47 pm  

After watching him cruise through the last 6 mths at your place where all he showed was a huge amount of "don't give a sh#t itis" i'd be gutted if he was to come to us.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:56 pm  

IIRC he gave too much of a sh:t when he came back from njury at the end of 2007. Played like a demon, gave away the intercept that blew the Wigan game.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:05 pm  

Firstly, this has no more credence than a rumour.

However, I'd be disappointed if true because I think Watkins is a star in the making and should be playing regularly and I also think Gibson will be a competent SL centre. I'd rather see one or both of those two given a go.

However, the rumour on our board is its' a a loan deal so I guess it is relatively risk free for us. If we acquire the Hape from the past it will be quite a coup but if he's really a spent force then back to Bath he goes.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:27 pm  

poor signing for leeds if true as they already have a couple of decent kids champing at the bit in the centres and hape would only slow their progress. Even a loan deal would eat into their available free cap space and possibly prevent them being able to bag a decent player mid season if someone does become available plus cant see bath agreeing to a deal which risks there getting crocked playing for someone else then sent back injured.
Now I could see a loan deal to leeds tykes to learn how to play union at a lower level as being a possibility and it has benefits from baths point of view.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:45 pm  

mat wrote:

think you can only retain SL registration for players who've come through your youth setup like karl pryce. Senior players who go to union is just same as going to another SL team you release there registration. Leeds hadn't retained iestyns registration which is why we were able to sign him, If they had retained his reg it would have been a none starter and save a load off trouble

Also you have to be under 24.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:42 pm  

Any actual evidence of these negotiations? Or is it 'fill in the off season' style speculation.

: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:51 pm  

TARANIS wrote:

Any actual evidence of these negotiations? Or is it 'fill in the off season' style speculation.

you tell us started on rhinos board and spread to here and wigan board. Strange how theres not a whisper about it on bath forum