Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:12 pm  

Yippee try yay wrote:

He's better than Kennedy for a start, I honestly couldn't tell you who rovers props are apart from King who's very good and Kennedy who is not.

Admittedly he started very slowly and he was the first to acknowledge that his performances were not up to scratch. However Kennedy is getting better each match. He was excellent in the win against the Rhinos and many people including pundits felt he was mom agains Wigan. Definitely the best prop on the field. He is an excellent prop but just like many Aussies before him took some time to settle in to a new country and culture a long ways from home. You are judging an English prop in his first relatively successful season with an established individual who has proved his worth over a long period in the NRL.

You say you do not know any of our props other than King. You obviously either did not watch the semi final or paid very little attention to the game and the two teams playing

I suspect that your view of our props when compared to the view held by many in the game including Wigan fans is coloured by your prejudice against anything HKR..

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:22 pm  

Longstaff isn't good enough, tries hard, but is too small and doesn't offer enough with the ball. Seems to pop up in the right place for kicks though, but overall not good enough in attack or defence. He may offer slightly more than Lane, but he's under contract so sign Longstaff and we have two small average forwards on the cap.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:27 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Longstaff isn't good enough, tries hard, but is too small and doesn't offer enough with the ball. Seems to pop up in the right place for kicks though, but overall not good enough in attack or defence. He may offer slightly more than Lane, but he's under contract so sign Longstaff and we have two small average forwards on the cap.

Agreed. He did well in his loan spell but I would much rather see Staveley get a run for us.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:34 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

Even Wigan fans accept that their front row need bolstering and that they were outplayed by an under strength KR pack on Sunday. At the moment Dupree is not better than any of the top five props on Rovers’ books.

Kennedy?!

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:36 pm  

Have to remember to keep logging in before I come on here if the idiot trolls have surfaced from under their rock.

Think we took to Longstaff because he displayed what we didn’t have in the team last year - heart and enthusiasm.

Not what we need now though. Good luck to him, sure he’ll do well at Fev.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:38 pm  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Have to remember to keep logging in before I come on here if the idiot trolls have surfaced from under their rock.

Think we took to Longstaff because he displayed what we didn’t have in the team last year - heart and enthusiasm.

Not what we need now though. Good luck to him, sure he’ll do well at Fev.

Find it hilarious (and pathetic) that Keith has finally emerged from under his stone - the heavy weight of being the younger brother clearly less heavy now they’ve managed to fluke a final….

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:49 pm  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

Find it hilarious (and pathetic) that Keith has finally emerged from under his stone - the heavy weight of being the younger brother clearly less heavy now they’ve managed to fluke a final….

I’m embarrassed on his behalf.

The Ignore button is a Godsend.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:52 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

Admittedly he started very slowly and he was the first to acknowledge that his performances were not up to scratch. However Kennedy is getting better each match. He was excellent in the win against the Rhinos and many people including pundits felt he was mom agains Wigan. Definitely the best prop on the field. He is an excellent prop but just like many Aussies before him took some time to settle in to a new country and culture a long ways from home. You are judging an English prop in his first relatively successful season with an established individual who has proved his worth over a long period in the NRL.

You say you do not know any of our props other than King. You obviously either did not watch the semi final or paid very little attention to the game and the two teams playing

I suspect that your view of our props when compared to the view held by many in the game including Wigan fans is coloured by your prejudice against anything HKR..

I didn't watch the semi final you're right, it was a judgement on 2 games ago where you're pack couldn't get anywhere near ours despite us playing awfully. Thankfully you've reappeared since then, we were getting worried.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:20 pm  

Whatamidoinghere? wrote:

Kennedy?!

Definitely not. Please read my earlier post.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:57 pm  

Thought this site was FC. Not interested in Rovers players etc.