Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:55 pm  

Kelepi to Leigh in exchange for Ava Seumanufagai.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:56 pm  

jonh wrote:

Assume it will probably be Tanginoa they are negotiating with I would think.

Can’t think of any others clubs may want in exchange for releasing a player to us.

That's the rumour going round, with an overseas prop coming the other way. Tom Amone, Ava Seumanufagai & Ben Nakubuwai would be the options if true.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:00 pm  

Sacred Cow wrote:

That's the rumour going round, with an overseas prop coming the other way. Tom Amone, Ava Seumanufagai & Ben Nakubuwai would be the options if true.

Don’t Leigh have a quota spot same with Salford so not necessarily have to be overseas if that is right…not sure.

I can see us bringing in Sidlow who may actually bring some aggression and fight to some of our middles.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:03 pm  

Tanginoa is a good player, but an excellent player, not often enough.
Mark Applegarth will know who is and who isn’t up for it. If they aren’t, why keep them?
More to follow that’s for sure. Shame it’s so late.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:09 pm  

Podcast with MC and the HKR chap, explaining everything how why the deal came about. Having listened to the first part I’m more convinced than ever we have the right men in charge. From the sound of things possibly more comings and going’s, hold on tight folkes. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... AI8L6Np1qv

Podcast with MC and the HKR chap, explaining everything how why the deal came about. Having listened to the first part I’m more convinced than ever we have the right men in charge. From the sound of things possibly more comings and going’s, hold on tight folkes. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... AI8L6Np1qv

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:13 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote: Podcast with MC and the HKR chap, explaining everything how why the deal came about. Having listened to the first part I’m more convinced than ever we have the right men in charge. From the sound of things possibly more comings and going’s, hold on tight folkes. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... AI8L6Np1qv Yep I’m willing to back you up on that. The coaching staff now know who is and isn’t up for it. It’s very reminiscent of our early years in SL. Put a team together that can scrap, won’t be pretty but it might just work.

Dunkirk Spirit wrote: Podcast with MC and the HKR chap, explaining everything how why the deal came about. Having listened to the first part I’m more convinced than ever we have the right men in charge. From the sound of things possibly more comings and going’s, hold on tight folkes. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... AI8L6Np1qv Yep I’m willing to back you up on that. The coaching staff now know who is and isn’t up for it. It’s very reminiscent of our early years in SL. Put a team together that can scrap, won’t be pretty but it might just work.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:16 pm  

Manuel wrote:

Tanginoa is a good player, but an excellent player, not often enough.
Mark Applegarth will know who is and who isn’t up for it. If they aren’t, why keep them?
More to follow that’s for sure. Shame it’s so late.

He’s been a passenger for a few seasons now, sparking into life just occasionally. When we had a much better team we could afford that but now we need players who perform week after week even if they are less spectacular.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:30 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

What pisses me off the most about this is not that fact of losing Corey, we don’t know his circumstances and what he or his agent wanted etc. It’s the fact that most fans were bleating about signing Shaul when he was offered on a plate, Shaul wanted to come, he was great for us when he played. He would of added great depth and competition to that FB spot. Instead we’ve been left with quite possibly the worst deal in RL history since Eddie Stobart sponsored SL for free.

I know we are on a shoe string budget but our preparation has been absolutely mickey poor clearly, and just smacks of pure desperation now, 1 injury to our FB and then we’ve had to offload our best talent to make up for it.

Listening to Matthew Shaw's podcast he said Dagger and Hall had the same agent!

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:38 pm  

vastman wrote:

He’s been a passenger for a few seasons now, sparking into life just occasionally. When we had a much better team we could afford that but now we need players who perform week after week even if they are less spectacular.

Sadly I agree. Kalepi was on fire when he first come over. Signed a long term and probably big deal and we have rarely seen that player since.

He’s still good but in my opinion he doesn’t look as fit or as strong and looks to have lost some muscle mass gradually over the years.

If we aren’t going to get that Kalepi back then it’s worth considering a deal imo.

Re: Swap Deal : Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:39 pm  

Pat Bateman wrote:

What pisses me off the most about this is not that fact of losing Corey, we don’t know his circumstances and what he or his agent wanted etc. It’s the fact that most fans were bleating about signing Shaul when he was offered on a plate, Shaul wanted to come, he was great for us when he played. He would of added great depth and competition to that FB spot. Instead we’ve been left with quite possibly the worst deal in RL history since Eddie Stobart sponsored SL for free.

I know we are on a shoe string budget but our preparation has been absolutely mickey poor clearly, and just smacks of pure desperation now, 1 injury to our FB and then we’ve had to offload our best talent to make up for it.

Yeah, I agree. We should have pursued the Shaul signing. When Max got injured, it was clear for all to see just how much disruption was caused and just how little strength in depth we had throughout the squad. It made the team look like it had been picked by drawing numbers out of a hat! Shaul would have just stepped in like-for-like.