: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:11 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

I think they would of announced a big signing by now if we had one.

We obviously haven't made a move for next season yet which will probably end up costing us.

We can't keep leaving everything until the last minute because we're just ending up with the dregs!

Whilst Leeds, Warrington, Hull KR and Saints battle it out for the best players we get left fighting with Salford and Cas for the duffers.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:20 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

We obviously haven't made a move for next season yet which will probably end up costing us.

We can't keep leaving everything until the last minute because we're just ending up with the dregs!

Whilst Leeds, Warrington, Hull KR and Saints battle it out for the best players we get left fighting with Salford and Cas for the duffers.

We always make panic signings like Roberts was IMO. If we cannot sign anyone top class from overseas who has at least played SOO or played in grand finals then we should be looking to our young players to step up.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:42 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

We always make panic signings like Roberts was IMO. If we cannot sign anyone top class from overseas who has at least played SOO or played in grand finals then we should be looking to our young players to step up.

Roberts was lined up for 2010 but got signed due to us having the room under the cap to fit him in. That is a shocking way of dealing with squad recruitment. We didn't need a winger because at the start of the year we had Richards, Phelps, Pryce, Ainscough and even Goulding who could play there and we should have held onto the cash and waited to see if a player in a position we needed became available.

If we had done that we then may have been able to make the call that we didn't need Roberts for 2010 afterall and used that money to again bring in a player in a position that was needed.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:50 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Roberts was lined up for 2010 but got signed due to us having the room under the cap to fit him in. That is a shocking way of dealing with squad recruitment. We didn't need a winger because at the start of the year we had Richards, Phelps, Pryce, Ainscough and even Goulding who could play there and we should have held onto the cash and waited to see if a player in a position we needed became available.

If we had done that we then may have been able to make the call that we didn't need Roberts for 2010 afterall and used that money to again bring in a player in a position that was needed.

We also had Colbon who could easily do a good job on the wing for Wigan as long as we got a good centre inside him. Gardner is average but looks awesome with Gidley inside.

Riddell has still not hit form yet as well.

Pretty much all our signings for quite a few years have been poor other than Carmont, Richards and Feka.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:58 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

We also had Colbon who could easily do a good job on the wing for Wigan as long as we got a good centre inside him. Gardner is average but looks awesome with Gidley inside.

Riddell has still not hit form yet as well.

Pretty much all our signings for quite a few years have been poor other than Carmont, Richards and Feka.

All our signings under Lenagan have been backs with the exception of Mark Riddell and thats plain strange when we've had a pi*s weak pack for the past few years.

We've spent big money on wingers time and again over the past 4 or 5 years and i don't honestly get why. Unless you get a freakish wingman like Vainikolo why bother? If your centres are good enough all you need is a plodder like Gardner who can catch and put the ball down. The 2 English wingers(Fox and Hall) in the recent test match are exactly the sort of solid, prety cheap wingmen you can get through with. They both do the simple things well but have good players on the inside of them.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:02 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

All our signings under Lenagan have been backs with the exception of Mark Riddell and thats plain strange when we've had a pi*s weak pack for the past few years.

We've spent big money on wingers time and again over the past 4 or 5 years and i don't honestly get why. Unless you get a freakish wingman like Vainikolo why bother? If your centres are good enough all you need is a plodder like Gardner who can catch and put the ball down. The 2 English wingers(Fox and Hall) in the recent test match are exactly the sort of solid, prety cheap wingmen you can get through with. They both do the simple things well but have good players on the inside of them.

Thats exactly the point I am trying to make, we could of had Ainscough and Colbon on the wings for the next 8 years and then get some quality centres in for them.

Fox and Hall IMO are two quality players but neither are world beaters.

Was Coley not signed under IL as well?

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:26 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Thats exactly the point I am trying to make, we could of had Ainscough and Colbon on the wings for the next 8 years and then get some quality centres in for them.

Fox and Hall IMO are two quality players but neither are world beaters.

Was Coley not signed under IL as well?

Uncle Mo signed Coley.

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:28 pm  

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/f ... rsdum2.pdf Take your pick. We have bails, smith and phelps off contract who provide quota places. Who would it be?

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/f ... rsdum2.pdf Take your pick. We have bails, smith and phelps off contract who provide quota places. Who would it be?

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:33 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/files/playersdum2.pdf

Take your pick.

We have bails, smith and phelps off contract who provide quota places.

Who would it be?

Orford, Logan, Hunt

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 4:35 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/files/playersdum2.pdf

Take your pick.

We have bails, smith and phelps off contract who provide quota places.

Who would it be?

Logan

Kidwell

Lockyer

and i'll be more then happy because we'll have a world class halfback and the nastiest pack in the league