[Pemps]

Re: Justin Poore : Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:39 pm  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

He has just signed for Wakefield of all clubs. Why weren't we in for him? Only 27, been there and done it at Origin level and would be a great leader to our young pack. Can't see why we didn't try and get him

How do you know we weren't in for him?

Re: Justin Poore : Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:05 pm  

Pemps wrote:

How do you know we weren't in for him?

Well if we were and we got beaten by Wakefield for his signature I'd be worried as we should have plenty of cap space. He'd have been ideal!

Re: Justin Poore : Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:36 pm  

Why do people seem to think we have so much cap left for another prop!? I make it 9 in the first team now plus the options of moving hock and Hansen forward if we get really desperate. As it stands it is likely 2 first team props are going to miss out when all are fit so why would we bring in another? An experienced "enforcer" would be nice, but it's a luxury that just isn't feasible with the salary cap!

Re: Justin Poore : Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:46 am  

Poore is no leader and whilst a good player offers little we do not already have. He is not an enforcer type player and whilst experienced does not bring leadership to the table.

I am sure he will go well and will be an asset to Wakefield, but simply because he has an Sustralian accent and once played Origin does not mean he should be snapped up by us.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:18 pm  

He's even more injury prone than the props we already have, he'd have been a risky signing.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:25 pm  

I think we have enough 'experience' in the pack without signing an ageing nrl prop whi wont be on the field for 80 mins...

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:35 am  

I question whether people watch the NRL regularly. Poore nearly quit the his playing career just last season as he didn't think he was going to make a full comeback. He was a big prop on the rise in his career, hence his origin cap, but that's all in the past.

Ask yourself this, if he was a fantastic prospect would he be living the NRL for Wakey? No.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:37 am  

I actually think the best obtainable players are within our own Super League. Top NRL players aren't going to sign, neither or Union players.

If we were going to break the bank or make a marquee signing, I'd sooner it be on a SL 'name'.

Re: Justin Poore : Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:35 am  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

Well if we were and we got beaten by Wakefield for his signature I'd be worried as we should have plenty of cap space. He'd have been ideal!

But just maybe Wigan did look at him and either said no, or more likely said he's worth a contract of £X and no more. Wakefield however, may have been willing to take the risk and pay him £Y.

I know previously IL has said "That's the max we will pay for certain players when they were available"

Wigan will only pay what THEY think the player is worth, not our (supporters) valuation.

Just check out Scott Taylors statement after signing for Wigan.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:04 am  

I don't understand why some fans still seem to regard every overseas player who signs for someone else as a missed opportunity.

Clubs like Wakey are full of players like Poore, and it never makes any difference to them. They still finish at the lower end of the table.

While, on the surface of it, our own recruitment doesn't seem to be hugely adventurous, perhaps we ought to give the club some credit. We finished first last season. We must have done something right.