Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:31 pm  

A bit of out of the blue, but got to say I'm pretty happy with this. Astute additions and in the case of Sheridan, some much needed SL coaching experience. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2023/11/21/ ... -for-2024/

A bit of out of the blue, but got to say I'm pretty happy with this. Astute additions and in the case of Sheridan, some much needed SL coaching experience. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2023/11/21/ ... -for-2024/

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:54 pm  

Knocker_White wrote: A bit of out of the blue, but got to say I'm pretty happy with this. Astute additions and in the case of Sheridan, some much needed SL coaching experience. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2023/11/21/ ... -for-2024/ Excellent news especially acquisition of the ‘former Ryan Sheridan’ as Broncos Media have dubbed him.

Knocker_White wrote: A bit of out of the blue, but got to say I'm pretty happy with this. Astute additions and in the case of Sheridan, some much needed SL coaching experience. https://londonbroncosrl.com/2023/11/21/ ... -for-2024/ Excellent news especially acquisition of the ‘former Ryan Sheridan’ as Broncos Media have dubbed him.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:16 pm  

BigTime wrote:

Excellent news especially acquisition of the ‘former Ryan Sheridan’ as Broncos Media have dubbed him.

If it doesn't work out with us, they can go back to driving, given they are joining the "coach team"

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:22 pm  

I am pleasantly surprised a the club getting Ryan Sheridan on board.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:25 pm  

Butler and Parata staying- both excellent.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:15 pm  

BigTime wrote:

Butler and Parata staying- both excellent.

Yes, great news !

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:18 pm  

Is it seven non British trained players in the Super League? Five used so far? Natoli, Basset, Kennedy, Waine and Parata. Ulberg gone. Albert gone I believe. I expect Raiwalui will leave also. So we could retain Norman and Whare to reach the seven. I guess the latter is the more likely to stay.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:39 pm  

Looking at the signings we could actually field a team with everybody in their correct position I believe.

Walker - Boafo - Basset - Storey - Macani - Leyland - Meadows

Kennedy - Leyland - Butler - Adebiyi - Waine - Parata
or
Bienek - Davis - Williams - Lovell - Stock - Natoli

Whare and Norman are obvious "missing parts" in that backs line-up.

So 19 signed (plus any I've missed). Certainly two non-Brits to come. How many more might be in the squad? I did see last season that Leigh got a mention for starting the season with one of the smaller squads. It contained 27, so London remain well short currently.

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:24 am  

Smithers99 wrote: Is it seven non British trained players in the Super League? Five used so far? Natoli, Basset, Kennedy, Waine and Parata. Ulberg gone. Albert gone I believe. I expect Raiwalui will leave also. So we could retain Norman and Whare to reach the seven. I guess the latter is the more likely to stay. I think this is still extant https://www.totalrl.com/overseas-quota- ... ers-guide/

Smithers99 wrote: Is it seven non British trained players in the Super League? Five used so far? Natoli, Basset, Kennedy, Waine and Parata. Ulberg gone. Albert gone I believe. I expect Raiwalui will leave also. So we could retain Norman and Whare to reach the seven. I guess the latter is the more likely to stay. I think this is still extant https://www.totalrl.com/overseas-quota- ... ers-guide/

Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024 : Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:44 pm  

12 players from 2023 squad still not announced one way or the other. 4 overseas, 5 kids, 2 fringe players and Dalton Grant. I’d prioritise Norman then Whare but all could do a job depending on whether upgrades are available and having a mind to the need to try and have a production line of young London based players. I’d assumed Ranalui and Albert might go and that Howarth having not played during his contract was vulnerable. Horsman and Davies have pluses and minuses but it must be a concern that for all the high hopes (it felt like our 2022 strategy was built on Oli L and Horsman being world beaters) Horsman has only played a handful of games over each of the last 3 seasons. Grant is the phaser. He’s clearly a popular guy and his performances have been good following a sluggish start but if we are to be competitive in SL how many good at Championship level players can we have. Be interesting to see what we do but these things are never easy and for London based players who aren’t re-signed there is no easy plan B.