Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 9:52 am  

karetaker wrote:

Saying we are in for Rhyse Martin now.

I like Rhyse Martin consistently good, quality goal kicker, that last game against Castleford he single handedly won for them but time is not on his side. I'm sure he's an improvemnt over Holroyd now but not so sure for how long.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:25 am  

Rhyse Martin is good and would improve our goal kicking. But im concerned that we are becoming overloaded with back rowers.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 12:22 pm  

We don’t need Martin for kicking.
We have Thewlis Drinkwater (perhaps) and Ratchford who can all kick goals it the 80% plus bracket.

Poor recruiting and I’ll just give up on winning SL in 25 if that’s the direction we’re heading.
Let him go Hull FC or Leigh.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 12:42 pm  

Bunkaib wrote:

karetaker wrote:

Saying we are in for Rhyse Martin now.

I like Rhyse Martin consistently good, quality goal kicker, that last game against Castleford he single handedly won for them but time is not on his side. I'm sure he's an improvemnt over Holroyd now but not so sure for how long.

I would say Holroyd has been one of the brighter light with his tackling. Thank goodness he played last night.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 6:45 pm  

ninearches wrote:

I would say Holroyd has been one of the brighter light with his tackling. Thank goodness he played last night.

Thought he was good in the Wigan game but didn't see anything stand out from his last night performance. Perhaps may see something in a rewatch, in defence though doubt it certainly seriously doubt anything in attack.

Still think Martin would be an improvement for a year if we lose Nicholson but no real great desire one way or another.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 6:50 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

We don’t need Martin for kicking.
We have Thewlis Drinkwater (perhaps) and Ratchford who can all kick goals it the 80% plus bracket.

Poor recruiting and I’ll just give up on winning SL in 25 if that’s the direction we’re heading.
Let him go Hull FC or Leigh.

Agree with you on JT and really happy to see his improvement, but Drinkwater and Ratchford shouldn't be in our 1st 17 if Hayes comes back anything like, and im definitely sure Drinkwater isn't a consistent 80% kicker

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Jun 15, 2024 10:58 pm  

Bunkaib wrote:

Thought he was good in the Wigan game but didn't see anything stand out from his last night performance. Perhaps may see something in a rewatch, in defence though doubt it certainly seriously doubt anything in attack.

Still think Martin would be an improvement for a year if we lise Nicholson but no real great desire one way or another.

Agree with this. Nicholson and Holroyd work hard in defence but offer little in metres and line running and are giving away at least 2 stones to the majority of back rowers. Martin and Fitzgibbon can both add to attacking lines and have the experience. Holroyd will come and we are losing Nicholson anyway.
I really hope we don’t offer a contract to Drinkwater, reduced or otherwise, as cover for Leon Hayes. Leon has a serious injury to overcome and we should not push him too much next season. Jackson Hastings and Williams at half back would be ideal.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:50 am  

Shakes head in disbelief at the thought of signing Rhyse Martin.. I thought the club were moving away from signings like this.. it’s shows a lack of ambition and a level of mediocrity which the club seems to accept..

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:57 pm  

49er wrote:

Agree with this. Nicholson and Holroyd work hard in defence but offer little in metres and line running and are giving away at least 2 stones to the majority of back rowers. Martin and Fitzgibbon can both add to attacking lines and have the experience. Holroyd will come and we are losing Nicholson anyway.
I really hope we don’t offer a contract to Drinkwater, reduced or otherwise, as cover for Leon Hayes. Leon has a serious injury to overcome and we should not push him too much next season. Jackson Hastings and Williams at half back would be ideal.

If you think that Hastings is the solution then I feel you will sadly be disappointed.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Jun 17, 2024 12:06 am  

I think offering some of the players extentions to early in the season does not help. Could waited till nearer May at the time and still can’t get my head around why Ratchford gets years playing contract.