Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:24 pm  

Like everyone else very underwhelmed and did not even see this coming.

However I have enough confidence in McRae and Gentle to give them the time to prove me wrong. We will be having a long 2012 anyway IMO as the squad is still too far away from a top 4 team IMO.

Aspinwall will get my full support but I doubt he will be a starting player anyway , he's more of a depth signing. We needed a back rower so it makes sense to release a SH/Hooker for a back rower.

McRae sometimes does have a habit of underwhelming fans with some signings but he can be very shrewd at times. How many of us wanted to sign McMenemy when we did and he turned out to be a very good player for us. Most of us with half of Brain cell realized any new signing wouldn't be jaw dropping anyway, so people who got excited by Sika Manu only have themselves to blame for believing there own hype.

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:25 pm  

GiantDee wrote:

Guys, having watched Aspinwall at Huddersfield he could be a very decent squad member for you. At Huddersfield, after his knee injury he was ineffective on the wing but Nathan Brown got him really fit and turned him into a very decent second row. He did not seem so fit last year at Cas. I believe if you get him fit he will prove a really reliable squad member.

Not a sexy signing but the sort of player every squad needs. I hope he goes well as his attitude at the Giants was spot on. Give him a chance and he will win most of you over.

To late everyone is queing up at the humber bridge

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:40 pm  

he won't be a starting player in the back row - manu, tickle and westerman will be our starting back 3. could go well as a sub. let's give the guy a chance, he's a good worker with a decent defence. the comments from hudds and cas fans on here are encouraging. he's a decent superleague player nothing more nothing less and will be fine for a year. not really worth 24 pages of moaning, and i hope he dosn't read the forum, its not much of a welcome. problem on here seems to be at the moment if we don't sign thaiday or galloway we are doomed to failure

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:43 pm  

I hope Aspinwall is not reading this thread,he will feel as welcome as a pork chop in a synagogue.

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:44 pm  

In the context of the squad and the current market I don't think it's that bad a signing.
It's a one year deal to add some depth to the backrow.

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:47 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

If, and it's a big if, we have just one of our kids ready to start for 2013 then we'd still need two recognised frontline props for the season after next.

If Ogre and Moa go,

2013
Lynch
O'Carrol

I do agree, but just trying to look at both sides of the coin as it where. The only way we will tell is when the young lads get their chance, as Gentle has said if they're ready, they're ready.
Ultimately I just dont understand all this negativity by some. Aspinwall might be a revelation under Gentle, then again maybe not. Who knows? I'm just looking forward to the start of the season.

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:48 pm  

barton baird wrote:

I hope Aspinwall is not reading this thread,he will feel as welcome as a pork chop in a synagogue.

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:49 pm  

indeed, i look forward to the 24 page 'i was wrong' thread at the end of the season if he goes well for us

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:53 pm  

the artist wrote:

indeed, i look forward to the 24 page 'i was wrong' thread at the end of the season if he goes well for us

Will we get a thread giving the opposite view if he's little more than run of the mill?

Re: Aspinwall it is. : Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:54 pm  

deluded pom? wrote:

Will we get a thread giving the opposite view if he's little more than run of the mill?

Probably,but the guy deserves a chance.