Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:15 pm  

alegend wrote:

Got to agree ,We must be near the bottom of rugby league teams that do not see pace as a important part at 6 and 7 throw Hood in at 9 and it is a worry, Good thing is we are in the Championship so games should be slower ,but needs sorting out if we make it back to S L

For me the perfect answer is hampshire can cover 6 7 or 1 where we dont have cover for currently

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:20 pm  

Luppylad wrote:

For me the perfect answer is hampshire can cover 6 7 or 1 where we dont have cover for currently

Plus both wings not many catch rocky in the clear.

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Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:56 pm  

He isn't an organising half though. So he's covering Lino not Gale.
I think Lino and Hampshire would be a very fast, completely chaotic partnership.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:26 pm  

PopTart wrote:

He isn't an organising half though. So he's covering Lino not Gale.
I think Lino and Hampshire would be a very fast, completely chaotic partnership.

I would be happier with Lino and Hampshire at halfback.

Hampshire has spent a year in Wigan playing reserves at halfback and they won the reserves league. I’m sure he will have been working on his halfback play.

I would be happy with us signing Hampshire and he would certainly get game time and offer versitality and some pace down middle channels.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:35 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

I would be happier with Lino and Hampshire at halfback.

Hampshire has spent a year in Wigan playing reserves at halfback and they won the reserves league. I’m sure he will have been working on his halfback play.

I would be happy with us signing Hampshire and he would certainly get game time and offer versitality and some pace down middle channels.

Hampshire at full back with Lino and Jowitt in the halves might work better.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:00 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

Hampshire at full back with Lino and Jowitt in the halves might work better.

Nothing works better than having Jowitt at full back.

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Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:13 pm  

We are signing a brand new team.
We shouldn't need to start playing people out of position.

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:15 pm  

PopTart wrote:

We are signing a brand new team.
We shouldn't need to start playing people out of position.

You've just said Hampshire and Lino in the halves would be chaotic! If you'd choose your pivots from those three then, how would you play them?

Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:16 pm  

Hampshire's ship has sailed for me, he had his chance but failed to kick on to the next level IMO and as other's have said he is not an organiser.
I believe ME mentioned marquee signings at some point, so hopefully a quality organising half-back will fill that void if we are to be serious about our intentions in 2024

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Re: 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out : Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:11 pm  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

You've just said Hampshire and Lino in the halves would be chaotic! If you'd choose your pivots from those three then, how would you play them?

I wouldn't because if I signed Hampshire and that's a big if, he would be backup to Jowitt at fb or Lino at half, with either Gale or a different organising player.