[Mild Rover]

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 7:32 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Think he has potential to be in the 17, Ashworth is injury prone and the next in line is Fash, who needs to improve on last year's form.

Gardiner and Laidlaw I'm not sure they are good enough, both have given chances but they don't look good enough for SL IMO.

Adds depth, another option/prospect to work with, alongside the likes of Staveley, Laidlaw. The more bets you place, the more chance of getting a winner. Seems like a sensible strategy.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:05 am  

Chris71 wrote:

As you say very little on the market and would be a squad player to give us some cover.

Wait, so he won't be blocking the path of a younger player like our similar signings?

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:33 am  

Funk-Doc wrote:

Wait, so he won't be blocking the path of a younger player like our similar signings?

To be fair you are right,you don’t produce any youngsters to have their paths blocked..

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:34 am  

Funk-Doc wrote:

Wait, so he won't be blocking the path of a younger player like our similar signings?

Weve given the chance to some young props, they weren't good enough, Laidaw and Gardiner played 30 games between them last year and don't look good enough as it stands.

We are different to Rovers, we don't have your quality, bet he plays double figures in games, I'd be suprised if Ruan plays 5 games.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:39 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Weve given the chance to some young props, they weren't good enough, Laidaw and Gardiner played 30 games between them last year and don't look good enough as it stands.

We are different to Rovers, we don't have your quality, bet he plays double figures in games, I'd be suprised if Ruan plays 5 games.

He'll be another AJ Wallace or Greg Richards

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 8:41 am  

Cas linked with Dan Okoro from Wire. Rovers signing Ruan and us linked with Salabio says everything about where the market for middles is at right now.

I would've been more tempted to keep our powder dry and try to recruit mid season

[Chris71]

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 9:21 am  

Funk-Doc wrote:

Wait, so he won't be blocking the path of a younger player like our similar signings?

No that's not likely at all, we've already given opportunities to the younger players such as Gardiner and Laidlaw and they've shown they either aren't good enough or ready yet and Staveley is coming back from a serious injury. A lot of that could be down to the poor Coaches we've had and the lack of structure and both training and game time.

We are short in the middles so Salabio would help to add a little depth as that is what we are lacking in that dept, so no it wouldn't be blocking the path for younger players.

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 9:34 am  

Chris71 wrote:

No that's not likely at all, we've already given opportunities to the younger players such as Gardiner and Laidlaw and they've shown they either aren't good enough or ready yet and Staveley is coming back from a serious injury. A lot of that could be down to the poor Coaches we've had and the lack of structure and both training and game time.

We are short in the middles so Salabio would help to add a little depth as that is what we are lacking in that dept, so no it wouldn't be blocking the path for younger players.

Thanks for the clarification

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:11 am  

mwindass wrote:

Cas linked with Dan Okoro from Wire. Rovers signing Ruan and us linked with Salabio says everything about where the market for middles is at right now.

I would've been more tempted to keep our powder dry and try to recruit mid season

Think I would too, although still think we will have the cap space for another signing mid season

Re: Transfer chatter for 2025 - New Dec 1st tamper date : Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:38 am  

mwindass wrote:

Cas linked with Dan Okoro from Wire. Rovers signing Ruan and us linked with Salabio says everything about where the market for middles is at right now.

I would've been more tempted to keep our powder dry and try to recruit mid season

In an ideal world i think we would but don't think we can afford to wait to be honest. We only have four first choice props available as it stands with Herman, Aydin, Ashworth and Ligi.
Fash still doing rehab and as Dave K says Ashworth prone to injuries and Gardiner, Laidlaw not really good enough.
Sutton would have been ideal albeit a gamble given his injury record but seems the rumour about him was just that..