Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:16 pm  

Just seen Atoni in Trinity walk, blokes an absolute unit. Well I think it was him, he had hair like he’d been using soul glow from coming to America. Wonder if he’ll be here next year.

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:18 pm  

Reported on our board that you have signed Sam Powell from us. Thats quite a coup if true. Not flashy but a rock solid hooker and a winner. Thats a hell of a statement of intent if true.

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:23 pm  

Cherry_Warrior wrote:

Reported on our board that you have signed Sam Powell from us. Thats quite a coup if true. Not flashy but a rock solid hooker and a winner. Thats a hell of a statement of intent if true.

That would be a statement of intent, maybe played his best rugby already but still a superb hooker who has leadership qualities, heaps of top level experience, knows how to control a game and has a try or two in him.

If that’s the quality we’re looking for it bodes we’ll for next year and crucially beyond as we ought to be taking many of next years line up back into the Superleague

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:37 pm  

Is the talk of incoming players a bit premature. Neither Ellis or Powell are in place yet.

One thing I did notice on our 1998 squad, it wasn't full of ageing players. The average age of the squad then, was 24.

Food for thought

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:43 pm  

Cade Cust is set to leave Wigan, it hasn’t worked for him there but he’s still a very high quality stand off and also has the physicality to play at 13.

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:54 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

Is the talk of incoming players a bit premature. Neither Ellis or Powell are in place yet.

One thing I did notice on our 1998 squad, it wasn't full of ageing players. The average age of the squad then, was 24.

Food for thought

Ellis has been on-board since June/July and paid for Dave to come over, so we are already benefitting from his influence...he who hesitates is lost

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:58 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

Cade Cust is set to leave Wigan, it hasn’t worked for him there but he’s still a very high quality stand off and also has the physicality to play at 13.

Think he’ll get a gig in the NRL Cust

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:24 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

Think he’ll get a gig in the NRL Cust

‘IF’ we wanted him it all depends on how we sell ourselves and the opportunity of being with us to him.
He’s had a couple of stunted years at Wigan where he’s been in and out of the team for one reason or another. A year in the Championship on a full time contract, being (hopefully) part of a winning team that appears in all of the lower tiers BIG games before rejoining Superleague sounds quite attractive. Throw in the opportunity for him to rebuild his fitness and confidence while enjoying the games and you never know

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 2:32 pm  

Cherry_Warrior wrote:

Reported on our board that you have signed Sam Powell from us. Thats quite a coup if true. Not flashy but a rock solid hooker and a winner. Thats a hell of a statement of intent if true.

Looks like one of your fans is getting his Powells mixed up. We have signed Darryl to be coach not Sam to be hooker. I can't see any scenario where Sam Powell would be willing to drop into championship

Re: 2024 Team Sheet ??? : Sun Oct 01, 2023 3:14 pm  

Cherry_Warrior wrote:

Reported on our board that you have signed Sam Powell from us. Thats quite a coup if true. Not flashy but a rock solid hooker and a winner. Thats a hell of a statement of intent if true.

Possibly pleased if true but he won’t get away with as much wearing red, white and blue as he does for Wigan