Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Aug 26, 2018 3:47 pm  

spegs wrote:

Nobody cares...the Cup Final attendance is a sad indictment of what Catalans actually bring to the table.

Hmmm your types were not saying that in 2007 when Catalans were last at Wembley. Flawed opinion mate. RFL to blame for taking supporters for granted and not promoting the event professionally!

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:40 pm  

If anything I think Catalans have completely messed up with their recruitment. They made their moves early, when their season was a mess and their side was looking like relegation candidates.

They've brought in Sam Tomkins, when Tony Gigot has been an absolute revelation at fullback recently. Are they really going to shift him to fit Sammy Boy in? Really?

Same with Matty Smith, who Jon Wilkin confirmed on commentary would be playing at Catalans next season. Are they really going to split up Langi and Drinkwater? Really?

They could end up with either 40% of their cap spend not playing, or breaking up the very reasons they've just won their first trophy.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:23 am  

Saddened! wrote:

If anything I think Catalans have completely messed up with their recruitment. They made their moves early, when their season was a mess and their side was looking like relegation candidates.

They've brought in Sam Tomkins, when Tony Gigot has been an absolute revelation at fullback recently. Are they really going to shift him to fit Sammy Boy in? Really?

Same with Matty Smith, who Jon Wilkin confirmed on commentary would be playing at Catalans next season. Are they really going to split up Langi and Drinkwater? Really?

They could end up with either 40% of their cap spend not playing, or breaking up the very reasons they've just won their first trophy.

Catalans dreadful start to the season was down to the fact they were playing without half backs.

With Tomkins, Gigot, Langi and Drinkwater or Smith, that won’t be the case next year.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:33 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

If anything I think Catalans have completely messed up with their recruitment. They made their moves early, when their season was a mess and their side was looking like relegation candidates.

They've brought in Sam Tomkins, when Tony Gigot has been an absolute revelation at fullback recently. Are they really going to shift him to fit Sammy Boy in? Really?

Same with Matty Smith, who Jon Wilkin confirmed on commentary would be playing at Catalans next season. Are they really going to split up Langi and Drinkwater? Really?

They could end up with either 40% of their cap spend not playing, or breaking up the very reasons they've just won their first trophy.

Reasonable points.

I think that in 2019 Samuel Tomkins will be playing no. 6, with Antoine Gigot at no. 1.

As for Samisoni Langi I don't know what contract he is on, but if he is till on contract for 2019 he could be shifted to centre if David Mead was to leave (which I think is unlikely). Otherwise Langi will be a reserve no 6

As for Joshua Drinkwater, he is quite adequate at no 7, with the bonus of being a good goal kicker. I don't see the point of letting him go and replacing him with Matthew Smith.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:47 pm  

I believe that Catalans, despite buying Matthew Smith, will be in the hunt for silverware in 2019. There is no point in dismissing them now that they have won the Challenge Cup for the first time. They are a force to be reckoned with.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:25 pm  

They’d have been better sticking with Drinkwater

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:34 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Yes because the last few cup finals played between two traditional RL power houses were complete sell outs and looked fantastic on tv...oh hang on.....

Ignoring the war years, the attendance this year for a Challenge Cup final was the lowest for over 80 years. Warrington played Hull 2 years ago and the attendance was 50% higher.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:53 pm  

Kennedy wrote:

who cares...….

The people of France, which is an important country located on the other side of the English Channel from Hull. France is a country where the people drink water as well as wine. It is a nation of great culture.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:20 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

The people of France, which is an important country located on the other side of the English Channel from Hull. France is a country where the people drink water as well as wine. It is a nation of great culture.

But not great at Geography

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:07 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

The people of France, which is an important country located on the other side of the English Channel from Hull. France is a country where the people drink water as well as wine. It is a nation of great culture.

You should not always listen to what people tell you john-claude, the Netherlands are on the other side of the channel from Hull, living in Chorley seems to be hampering your education some what, they also eat snails and frogs legs as well probably washed down with wine and water, which I'm sure you've sampled there on your stop overs between Chorley and Kiev.