Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:20 am  

Wellsy13 Wrote;

Offer him an extension to next season and renegotiate next year for a 2 year stay if he performs well.

It's the "second season syndrome" that we're worried about

Problem being there will be plenty of other clubs will to offer him a straight 3yr deal based on his form with us to date.

Unless the we have a 2nd year option in our favour he can't walk away from I feel we have no option but to give him the going rate for a player of his quality. We've got him on the cheap this year so we are lucky.

If he'd ripped it up last year & not fell out with Hull KR we'd have paid more for his services this year anyhow.

Just get get him signed up.......................can't think of another player we could get on a SL level salary that would have such an impact on the team. if we aspire to stay at the top & to actually win a GF he's a player we must keep.

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:20 am  

No rumour but seeing Westerman at our reserves and chatting to Radders, made me think, would we have him back as a replacement for Mini or Ellis (Long term) if used right he is a very good player IMO.

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:22 am  

Maybe more to do with Brandon Westerman playing for our Reserves after being released by Castleford

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:26 am  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Maybe more to do with Brandon Westerman playing for our Reserves after being released by Castleford

I'm not saying there anything in it, more asking peoples opinions if he would be a good re-signing.

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:29 am  

Dave K. wrote:

No rumour but seeing Westerman at our reserves and chatting to Radders, made me think, would we have him back as a replacement for Mini or Ellis (Long term) if used right he is a very good player IMO.

can`t see us signing Westerman, he will of been there to watch is brother who plays for our U23`s

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:46 am  

Dave K. wrote:

No rumour but seeing Westerman at our reserves and chatting to Radders, made me think, would we have him back as a replacement for Mini or Ellis (Long term) if used right he is a very good player IMO.

NO

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:22 am  

Westerman would be great if he didn't try to be a one man army two plays every set. Can any coach get him there though?

[Chris71]

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:45 am  

Dave K. wrote:

No rumour but seeing Westerman at our reserves and chatting to Radders, made me think, would we have him back as a replacement for Mini or Ellis (Long term) if used right he is a very good player IMO.

To be perfectly honest NO. As good as Westerman can be he is just not consistent enough, plus as a club we have moved on.

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:49 am  

Chris71 wrote:

To be perfectly honest NO. As good as Westerman can be he is just not consistent enough, plus as a club we have moved on.

Fair point Chris, it looks like Mini will go another year and maybe Ellis will also, just can't see how we can replace either of those with similar quality.

Hopefully one will be internally (Turgut or Abdul) and an overseas player for the other.

Re: Rumours already.... : Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:47 am  

Personally I think that you only have to look at the improvement in our organisation out on the field without him constantly wanting to jump into the action and our attitude on and off it since he and Lineham left, to answer that one I think that!