Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:16 pm  

Looks like the marquee player idea is going to be a reality for next year http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_180 ... -vote.html

Looks like the marquee player idea is going to be a reality for next year http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_180 ... -vote.html

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 11:09 am  

CyberPieMan wrote: Looks like the marquee player idea is going to be a reality for next year http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_180 ... -vote.html I'm not counting on anything till I see the voting, not sure if we'll get 7 clubs to agree to it.

CyberPieMan wrote: Looks like the marquee player idea is going to be a reality for next year http://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_180 ... -vote.html I'm not counting on anything till I see the voting, not sure if we'll get 7 clubs to agree to it.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 11:31 am  

Geoff wrote:

I'm not counting on anything till I see the voting, not sure if we'll get 7 clubs to agree to it.

The clubs I'd expect to agree:

Wigan
Hull
Salford
Huddersfield
Catalan
Warrington
Leeds

The clubs I'd expect not to

Wakefield
Castleford

The ones I'm not sure about

St Helens
Widnes
Hull KR

It could be close.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 11:43 am  

re: lockers retiring and bateman being 13

depends on if you want our style of play to change. Don't see anyone in current squad with passing ability lockers brings. when hes missing we miss that forward who can pass the ball with the defence in his face to a decent standard and commit defenders. havent seen bateman doing enough of this - he's been more the liam Farrell/joel backrower of running hard and grafting.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 12:20 pm  

pk wrote:

re: lockers retiring and bateman being 13

depends on if you want our style of play to change. Don't see anyone in current squad with passing ability lockers brings. when hes missing we miss that forward who can pass the ball with the defence in his face to a decent standard and commit defenders. havent seen bateman doing enough of this - he's been more the liam Farrell/joel backrower of running hard and grafting.

Can't disagree with this really, but marrying the very recent posts. If ST is to be our marquee, we'll be able to splash the cash to get at least a stop-gap replacement, no ?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 12:24 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

The clubs I'd expect to agree:

Wigan
Hull
Salford
Huddersfield
Catalan
Warrington
Leeds

The clubs I'd expect not to

Wakefield
Castleford

The ones I'm not sure about

St Helens
Widnes
Hull KR

It could be close.

There was an article this week or last week in the league express on the matter. There are currently 5 clubs totally against any idea of the marquee exemption; Huddersfield, Castleford, Wakefield, Hull fc and Hull KR.

The more interesting fact was of the remaining 7, no one can agree on how the rule should actually work. Unless they can find a way unanimously agreed upon, it won't get through... Which would be a shame ...

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 12:33 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

There was an article this week or last week in the league express on the matter. There are currently 5 clubs totally against any idea of the marquee exemption; Huddersfield, Castleford, Wakefield, Hull fc and Hull KR.

The more interesting fact was of the remaining 7, no one can agree on how the rule should actually work. Unless they can find a way unanimously agreed upon, it won't get through... Which would be a shame ...

Well, you'd hope an outbreak of common sense might happen and they will agree in principle, then thrash out the details before the end of the year. That's what happened with the restructuring of the ladder, isn't it?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 12:44 pm  

CyberPieMan wrote:

Well, you'd hope an outbreak of common sense might happen and they will agree in principle, then thrash out the details before the end of the year. That's what happened with the restructuring of the ladder, isn't it?

Difference being that if they followed that model no one could effective organise their cap for the following year without knowing the rules?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 12:48 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Difference being that if they followed that model no one could effective organise their cap for the following year without knowing the rules?

Correct. They'd just have to get their fingers out, wouldn't they? Gods forfend, someone were to actually take charge.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri May 01, 2015 1:38 pm  

CyberPieMan wrote:

Well, you'd hope an outbreak of common sense might happen...

When you wish upon a star...