Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:05 pm  

King was released by Wire when we signed Lama Tasi to replace him.

Tasi would probably have cost double the salary that King was on, and was an inferior player to King.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:18 pm  

Drinkwater leaving at the end of this season according to Total RL.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:31 pm  

Boss Hogg.
That’s exactly where Gary Chambers comes in.
Unlike Daryl Powell last season, Gary will have control of the welfare of the young, and senior players, and their best interests. No more DP throwing players under a bus.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:16 pm  

After listening to all the blurb about Drinkwater prior to and immediately after his signing about how he was just the player we were looking for he has, for whatever reason, been very disappointing. Obviously, injuries have not helped as well as Williams clear dominance in the halves but I expected a lot more. Hayes emergence has, it would seem, made him surplus to requirements and his exit will clear up some funds and a quota spot I guess.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:50 pm  

If Drinkwater does leave I think that leaves us with 3 quota spaces available for next year assuming Tai goes back too. Dufty, Vaughan, Musgrove and Fitzgibbon will be our contracted quota players remaining. Not saying we need to use it in full just for the sake of it but it does open up potential opportunities if the right players are available.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:55 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

King was released by Wire when we signed Lama Tasi to replace him.

Tasi would probably have cost double the salary that King was on, and was an inferior player to King.

Thanks. Absolutely criminal.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:57 pm  

King was announced as leaving just after the challenge cup, he was after more minutes.

Tasi wasn't announced till around October as a filler

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:19 am  

King was leaving and then his form massively improved, hindsight is great but doesn't prove anything before hand..
Same with Mamo, he was ok but suddenly had a brilliant second half of the year after Powell had already signed Mata'utia.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:47 am  

Or thane wrote:

King was leaving and then his form massively improved, hindsight is great but doesn't prove anything before hand..
Same with Mamo, he was ok but suddenly had a brilliant second half of the year after Powell had already signed Mata'utia.

You just had to say the Mat…word did’t you! Ruined my day!

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:35 am  

Or thane wrote:

King was leaving and then his form massively improved, hindsight is great but doesn't prove anything before hand..
Same with Mamo, he was ok but suddenly had a brilliant second half of the year after Powell had already signed Mata'utia.

he was a 23 yr old academy prop/middle who we were getting decent value for money/output from, but chances are he saw before the rest of us did about how weird steve price was going to be in terms of flogging cooper and hill and using other undersized middles.