Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:46 pm  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

He's certainly worth a shot.

I've been wondering if we're genuinely linked with anybody? So far, this thread is a long wish list rather than proper rumours of potential signings. I hate the time of the year!!

????

not good enough for Leigh in my book so no thanks

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 5:53 am  

RichieS wrote:

Was told by a business associate I caught up with today (ex-director at Leigh) that he was reliably informed by those still at the club we have made contact regards Ben Reynolds...

Beginning to suspect our recruitment for 2018 will be akin to the bloke who's forgotten his wife's birthday and pegs it down to the petrol station for an emergency card and bunch of flowers...

Happy to be proved very wrong though if you're reading this IL!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:19 am  

Pieman wrote:

????

not good enough for Leigh in my book so no thanks

He's 23, fast, decent hands and a good kicking game. If as has been said earlier in the thread TL has moved up to the coaching role, I'd prefer a player proven at the top level but they don't become available every day do they?

It wouldn't surprise me to see Shorrocks a lot more next year if he can regain fitness and avoid further injuries.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:49 am  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

He's 23, fast, decent hands and a good kicking game. If as has been said earlier in the thread TL has moved up to the coaching role, I'd prefer a player proven at the top level but they don't become available every day do they?

It wouldn't surprise me to see Shorrocks a lot more next year if he can regain fitness and avoid further injuries.

Is Shorrocks a goal kicker, has we need one for next year.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:51 am  

Shorrocks is a good goal kicker. It's such a shame that he's had two bad injuries back to back because there is a place there for the taking.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:33 am  

ksm1701 wrote:

Beginning to suspect our recruitment for 2018 will be akin to the bloke who's forgotten his wife's birthday and pegs it down to the petrol station for an emergency card and bunch of flowers...

Happy to be proved very wrong though if you're reading this IL!

Must admit, it would feel like a bit of a comedown after the NSW half.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:39 am  

The way I look at it...Albert Kelly was bang average in the HKR side and has been a revelation in the Hull setup. I genuinely think he may come good in our setup playing alongside GW

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:10 am  

RichieS wrote:

The way I look at it...Albert Kelly was bang average in the HKR side and has been a revelation in the Hull setup. I genuinely think he may come good in our setup playing alongside GW

Kelly was Hull KRs player of the year in his first season with them when he was the main influence in them getting to the cup final. I think it went sour for him in his second season. But he wasn't bang average otherwise Hull would never have taken him.

Anyway what we need is a kicking scrum half who can lead and organise things, I don't see the lad from Leigh being able to do that.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:44 pm  

ksm1701 wrote:

Beginning to suspect our recruitment for 2018 will be akin to the bloke who's forgotten his wife's birthday and pegs it down to the petrol station for an emergency card and bunch of flowers...

Happy to be proved very wrong though if you're reading this IL!

That's a lovely analogy!

And the 'NSW half', I would suggest, is a busted flush who couldn't cement a place in the worst team in the comp last season.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:24 pm  

moto748 wrote:

That's a lovely analogy!

And the 'NSW half', I would suggest, is a busted flush who couldn't cement a place in the worst team in the comp last season.

Worse than Tommy?

Genuine question, because I haven't seen as ineffective a no. 7 in a Wigan shirt as Tommy has been this year in as long as I can remember.