Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:12 pm  

Steve0 wrote:

A 3 year deal for Chamberlain??? What's the thinking there then?

An oddly long deal, 2 seems more appropriate. He was solid for use earlier in the year and I'm not against the signing but 3 years is odd.
Hardaker and Chamberlain as our centres next year doesn't exactly get the pulses racing. Hopefully another more dynamic centre to come in but I'm not sure we'll get one.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:13 pm  

Another poor signing imo. They must have some really good ones up their sleeve or will be the dizzy heights of tenth next year.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:17 pm  

Yippee try yay wrote:

British, can cover backline, second row and 6 if needed, likely inexpensive. Decent squad signing for me, did okay during his loan spell earlier in the season.

Should work for the government with that level of spin, no way is he worth a 3 year deal.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:19 pm  

Three years seems a lot to me. I think his signing makes more sense than Hardaker given that he can cover second row and centre and will likely feature off the bench.Three years though?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:20 pm  

It's like opening a cheap advent calendar at xmas .

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:21 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Three years seems a lot to me. I think his signing makes more sense than Hardaker given that he can cover second row and centre and will likely feature off the bench.Three years though?

Makes it feel like there is no significant investment and we'll be bottom dwellers for the foreseeable

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:23 pm  

3 years for a squad player??

The last 2 quota signings need to be quality otherwise the recruitment as a whole is very underwhelming.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:25 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

I cannot see many teams willing to pay Trueman a marquee salary unless he is OK taking a pay cut.

As mentioned earlier on in this thread he goes into his last year in 2025 and in the exact same situation we allowed previous big earners Sneyd and Connor to look at other options. Wakefield have a lot of money now anyway, but even if they’re offering a bit less they might have indicated that they’ll give him a longer deal and some players like the security of that. I’m just guessing but can see it happening.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:25 pm  

Is Clarky back ?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:26 pm  

I can’t wait until Ollie Holmes is announced