Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 11:27 am  

inside_man wrote:

Do we need a prop? We've got 4 healthy ones at the minute that are doing very well, we're losing Coley but we have Fielden coming back in. Also have Dom Crosby knocking on the door, as well has Ben Davies hopefully at some point.

I wouldn't feel we needed to stock up anymore on props, a centre + a hooker/FB/HB please.

Depends really if Hill has the level of potential he's supposed to have then I'd say take a punt on him. It has to be said I've not seen much of him but I've heard he's been consistently good for a few years now.

At 22 get him in the system now so we can work on him for a few years.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 11:33 am  

At 22 he needs to be playing first team wherever he's at. Saints are rumoured to be after him. Where would he fit in with us? I wouldn't have him over any of the 5 first line props (atm) so that would mean shipping him out on loan.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 11:41 am  

inside_man wrote:

At 22 he needs to be playing first team wherever he's at. Saints are rumoured to be after him. Where would he fit in with us? I wouldn't have him over any of the 5 first line props (atm) so that would mean shipping him out on loan.

That could be an option. Sign him up and send him to Widnes in SL next year.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 1:20 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

If we got Kearney could we still go 2 the NRL for a centre or would we be up 2 the quota?

Depends on who stays and goes. Our current quota players are Hoffman, Lima, Finch and Amos Roberts. IL sounds like he is resigned to losing Hoffman so we should have room for at least two overseas players to come in, taking us up to the five. The future of Roberts seems uncertain too as he currently appears to be surplus to requirements so we could get ourselves another free quota spot if we decide to release him from the last year of his contract

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 2:07 pm  

thepriestman85 wrote:

That could be an option. Sign him up and send him to Widnes in SL next year.

But why would he do then when he could just sign for Widnes in the first place, be their first choice prop and as such probably earn more money? Makes no sense for him or us if we were to sign him then send him out on loan.

No point signing a 22 yr old if they aren't going to be a first team player.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 4:45 pm  

If we were going for a prop with SL experience then Adam Sidlow may be worth looking at. Been mentioned on here before, he's 23 and around 6'3" probably 16-17 stone too.
Not great at Salford but maybe with good training here he could well improve.
Seems preferable to a 22 year old who's never played SL.

The positions we do need replacements for though are centre.
No new signings this year so IMO Goulding has to be given a chance. He seemed to go ok at Odsal and should play 3 before Joel. At least he should be tried there. Last year he was outside Gleeson and I'd imagine he'd have learned quite a bit.

As for half back. If Deacs retires then Joe Mellor takes his place as bench h/b. At the forum IL seemed to think Finch would see his contract out. So if he goes end of 2012 then Mellor to start and Sam Powell will be the bench h/b.
A lot of youth and some experienced players will be needed, that will be the hard bit with the new TV deal down under.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 5:29 pm  

I know chris hill quite well, last I heard he was on the verge of signing for Saints, not 100% sure whether its a done deal though (hopefully not )

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 6:06 pm  

Kearney would be a good signing IMO if we use him as an out and out fullback and moved Sam back into the halfs. He has been very good for Bradford but he's been asked to do too much in a poor side.

I look at our halfs long term and I worry a little tbh. We've got Deacon on the verge of retiring, Tommy who should move to hooker and Finch who may not be here that long. We have a couple of cracking prospects in Mellor and Powell but they need easing in and when they do play they could do with having a settled patner that will be at the club long term and that man is Sam. In the long run keep chopping and changing our halfbacks will do us more harm then of we have to try out a few options at fullback.

Kearney and a centre would do very nicely for me.

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 6:46 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Kearney would be a good signing IMO if we use him as an out and out fullback and moved Sam back into the halfs. He has been very good for Bradford but he's been asked to do too much in a poor side.

I look at our halfs long term and I worry a little tbh. We've got Deacon on the verge of retiring, Tommy who should move to hooker and Finch who may not be here that long. We have a couple of cracking prospects in Mellor and Powell but they need easing in and when they do play they could do with having a settled patner that will be at the club long term and that man is Sam. In the long run keep chopping and changing our halfbacks will do us more harm then of we have to try out a few options at fullback.

Kearney and a centre would do very nicely for me.

Kearney & Ratchford?

Kearney
Charnley Joel Ratchford Richards
Finch Sam
Fielden Leuluai Prescott
Farrell Hock
O'Loughlin

Hansen Lima Mossop McIlorum

Re: Rumours and signings v6 (inc Maguire Rumours) : Wed May 25, 2011 6:50 pm  

I'd be happy with that. Neither should cost the earth either.