Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:01 pm  

roader wrote:

Think this rumour is a deal with an English forward. Walmsley has been mentioned.

I've seen him linked with Warrington too!!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:05 pm  

According to RL Mole on Twitter, Warrington are set to announce Steve Price as their head coach. His targets are Ben Murdock-Masilla, Tyrone Roberts and Bryson Goodwin.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:07 pm  

Hull KR showing real interest in Ben Murdoch Masila. Another player that would improve us significantly with genuine size and strike.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:10 pm  

BMM is going to Wire now, feel around £170k. Roberts and Goodwin also signed.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:11 pm  

jonh wrote:

Hull KR showing real interest in Ben Murdoch Masila. Another player that would improve us significantly with genuine size and strike.

I think we need to prioritise a playmaker with a kicking game and prop. BMM is a great forward though.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:28 pm  

I think I'm in the minority that isn't overly happy with our second row.

Bateman has had a quietist season and Faz is a very frustrating player sometimes excellent but increasingly a penalty machine whose impact again has diminished this year after starting the season very well. They also both lack the natural size our pack needs and have a very similar style.

Tomkins is damaged goods and doesn't seem capable of returning to the form he showed prior to his Union stint.

Priority signings for me are half, Prop and second row, followed by a utility back and a hooker.

Unrealistic to see all those positions covered in one off-season, however if someone of proven quality becomes available they go to the top of the list in my opinion.

We have been strongly linked with Hoffman for me though BMM is a significantly better option.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:26 pm  

jonh wrote:

I think I'm in the minority that isn't overly happy with our second row.

Bateman has had a quietist season and Faz is a very frustrating player sometimes excellent but increasingly a penalty machine whose impact again has diminished this year after starting the season very well. They also both lack the natural size our pack needs and have a very similar style.

Tomkins is damaged goods and doesn't seem capable of returning to the form he showed prior to his Union stint.

Priority signings for me are half, Prop and second row, followed by a utility back and a hooker.

Unrealistic to see all those positions covered in one off-season, however if someone of proven quality becomes available they go to the top of the list in my opinion.

We have been strongly linked with Hoffman for me though BMM is a significantly better option.

That's very harsh on Bateman. He only played 14 games because of the shoulder surgery and was still in the top 3 nominees for player of the year!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:09 am  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

That's very harsh on Bateman. He only played 14 games because of the shoulder surgery and was still in the top 3 nominees for player of the year!

Let's be honest the competition wasn't exactly top class for that title on the individual teams performances this year.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:27 am  

jonh wrote:

Let's be honest the competition wasn't exactly top class for that title on the individual teams performances this year.

You're right, not many senior players covered themselves in glory but to say Bateman was quiet I think is unfair. Before getting injured he was his usual hardworking self and he looked to be straight back at it when he came back into the side. All about opinions of course but I was ok with Bateman in his 14 games and the rest wouldn't have done him any harm going into pre season.
I expect him to really kick on next season.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:14 am  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

Big rumours doing the rounds that FPN has gone and will be swapped with Newcastle's Trent Hodgkinson, a goal kicking 7. Deal supposed to be concluded this week.

This guy has played SoO but not since he left the Bulldogs, where he played behind a massive pack (Graham, Klemmer, Kassiano etc) but things have not gone well at the Knights, where he got dropped earlier this season.

He is a great kicker so that certainly ticks one box, but I'm not sure what else he has to offer now. He has an English father, does anyone know his background?