Re: Rumours thread : Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:10 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Well, depends how you look at it.

I agree we are not a fire sale selling club like we have been briefly which is brilliant and the result of a lot of hard work from a lot of people, but we are not a keep anyone we want club either.
I'm sure we'd have liked to keep some of the players leaving recently but they were offered better options, whether money or opportunity.

It was a bit of a procession of cashing in on virtually every decent player way back though, even when they wanted to stay. The clearance sale of the Wembley 79 squad was probably when the policy peaked, closely followed by Wrighty, Goddard, Maskill, Flynn and the like.

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Re: Rumours thread : Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:15 pm  

Oh absolutely. It was painful to watch some of those players play elsewhere.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:18 am  

Things going from bad to worse over at the giants with the sport and leisure centre giving 7 days notice of pulling out . Things really are in a pickle with councils at present all over the shop having to tighten their purse strings and drastically cut funding wherever they can . It goes on to say that the club leases the premises on a significant rental charge to the stadium . The football club are looking into the viability of opening the gym side themselves . With less rent coming into the coffers at the stadium, and the council already trying to offload their liabilities, it’s an ongoing problem that RL clubs who don’t own their own grounds are increasingly at the mercy of landlords who are feeling the pinch themselves . Let’s hope for RL sake that the likes of Salford and Hudds can come through these dilemmas relatively unscathed . Poor Ken with be raiding the kids piggy bank if this carries on

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:19 pm  

Hope Daryl Powell is lining up someone to challenge/cover Max.Sorry,much as I like him,Liam Kaye is not the answer.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:32 pm  

FOREVERTRIN wrote:

Hope Daryl Powell is lining up someone to challenge/cover Max.Sorry,much as I like him,Liam Kaye is not the answer.

Agree, Kay is a solid winger. He can cover 9 if needed. He didn’t work at 13 and he’s not a fullback.

In Shelton’s injury today he said that they will be more players coming in so let’s wait and see.

It’s important certain players step up this year like Croft, Shaw, Bain, Boothroyd. These lads will have big contributions to make over the season.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:48 pm  

Certainly hope some more quality comes through the door before we start our campaign ,as some tough games are ahead and all will be looking to take our scalp as a momento

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:53 pm  

I agree with all above. Think we’re still short of that bit of quality that will be the difference between us being a good team and the one we all want to see.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:18 pm  

Not a rumour more of an observation, but Brandon Pickersgill been released by Halifax.

Can play fullback and stand off would provide good squad depth.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:26 pm  

jonh wrote:

Not a rumour more of an observation, but Brandon Pickersgill been released by Halifax.

Can play fullback and stand off would provide good squad depth.

Maybe, but isn't that kind of what we've already done with Lawford? We also have the Wigan DR. You may be right, and I don't want to dismiss a player, but I would be hoping for better.

Re: Rumours thread : Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:59 pm  

Think Pickersgill would be a solid signing at this level, he’s not SL proven but more than Championship proven. Would provide excellent competition and depth at 1 which we don’t have.