Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:30 am  

Very strange move, if he goes the club need to be honest with the reasons we have released him, I'm not buying he wouldn't get games for Hull either, a fit Staveley would be close to our 17.

We had a thin squad and that's him and Abdul potentially gone.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:40 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Very strange move, if he goes the club need to be honest with the reasons we have released him, I'm not buying he wouldn't get games for Hull either, a fit Staveley would be close to our 17.

We had a thin squad and that's him and Abdul potentially gone.

Agreed. I'll stick with what I said the other day though, we need players who want to play for the club.

Two sides to every story, and I'm fairly sure the care he'll have received during his injury will have been a contributing factor. A few quotes online from a relative saying he was a forgotten man. But equally, it's a new start for everyone now and if the fit isn't right for both parties then we're better off parting ways now. Real shame though as from the outside, that's one of our better talents on the way out.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:50 am  

It's a surprise move. I thought Staveley looked good in his brief appearances but if he wants away then bye bye.

His dad has been a critic of the club, back end of last year he said
"Got decent coaching in place, just get him fit and hopefully see what happens. Still some in that place who steal a wage, or not fit for purpose. I’d never say that about a player but back room part of the regime definitely."

It leaves us short though, as has been said this will be two players gone and not yet replaced.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:54 am  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

It's a surprise move. I thought Staveley looked good in his brief appearances but if he wants away then bye bye.

His dad has been a critic of the club, back end of last year he said
"Got decent coaching in place, just get him fit and hopefully see what happens. Still some in that place who steal a wage, or not fit for purpose. I’d never say that about a player but back room part of the regime definitely."

It leaves us short though, as has been said this will be two players gone and not yet replaced.

Opens the door for Kirby and Jebson to step up, but currently would have had Staveley well ahead of both. Wonder what it means for his younger brother too who signed for the academy last year.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:59 am  

He looked a good young player in the games he had last year but Cartwright is seeing a hell of a lot more than we all are. Looks like he could be a big loss but Cartwright's judgement means a lot more than any of ours, and hopefully a decision he doesn't come to regret.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:10 am  

Also his younger brother has just signed for us too. Something must have gone on.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:12 am  

With this new Dec 1st rule this type of thing was always going to happen. See the Rovers/Wakefield situation with the two young outside backs, can see the logic of letting someone go a year early if you know they’ve already sorted their future elsewhere.

I know players always got tapped up but with the deadline in May there was always time for the dust to settle and get the season started to see where everyone stood before most of the decisions had been made.

Myler has hinted it could work in our favour too, hope so as this leaves us short.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:16 am  

DSJ1983 wrote:

With this new Dec 1st rule this type of thing was always going to happen. See the Rovers/Wakefield situation with the two young outside backs, can see the logic of letting someone go a year early if you know they’ve already sorted their future elsewhere.

I know players always got tapped up but with the deadline in May there was always time for the dust to settle and get the season started to see where everyone stood before most of the decisions had been made.

Myler has hinted it could work in our favour too, hope so as this leaves us short.

Problem is if you release all of the players early who have signed elsewhere you would not have enough players.

He shouldn't be released without a replacement lined up, leaves our pack looking short, we aren't talking about an academy player, he would be close to our 17 IMO.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:23 am  

The deadline thing is also for players signing for next year, which if that's the case then fair enough, but this sounds like we could be releasing him immediately and leaving ourselves a player down (and one of the most promising looking ones) for the upcoming season. That's 2 players down so far in 2025!

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:34 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Problem is if you release all of the players early who have signed elsewhere you would not have enough players.

He shouldn't be released without a replacement lined up, leaves our pack looking short, we aren't talking about an academy player, he would be close to our 17 IMO.

Agree. It’s up to us now to maybe work the rule work in our favour and get someone in. Can’t see anyone of note who’d fit the bill though. I reckon it was all in the plan with Byrne, but they didn’t account for Wire and the fact that Wigan are the last club that will be bullied into doing something they don’t want.