Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:33 pm  

Wouldn't be surprised to see some more retention announced this evening, would make sense to keep the feel good factor going following sundays win.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:34 pm  

pmarrow wrote:

Well im no racist so it doesnt bother me where the players are from. If they perform and do a job for us then I am happy they are here. Sao for me doesnt do enough and has being more of a liability then reliable.

The fact he looks better then other members of the squad isnt a high benchmark for me going onwhere we have ended up in his time here.

I wasn't implying that you were racist, far from it!
I meant that saying a player wouldn't walk into every other side so we should re-sign them would be unreasonable if applied to every player in the team but I could just about understand if applied to the limited commodity of overseas players.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:55 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Wouldn't be surprised to see some more retention announced this evening, would make sense to keep the feel good factor going following sundays win.

3 others have new deals with offers on the table for 2 others as things stand.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:03 pm  

pmarrow wrote:

I would hazard a guess hes right up there for sin bins / red cards/ bans for us over the past 5 seasons.

We have made the playoffs once in his time here and that was thanks to covid.

In place of Sao , then who would you want?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:07 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Wouldn't be surprised to see some more retention announced this evening, would make sense to keep the feel good factor going following sundays win.

Don’t know how significant it is but Balmforth changed his Twitter profile picture yesterday to one of him in his FC shirts.

Didn’t say anything but just felt like he was trying to give clues based on the timing

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:23 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

3 others have new deals with offers on the table for 2 others as things stand.

Guess it's Taylor, Fash and Cator. With Swift and Satae having offers

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:27 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Wouldn't be surprised to see some more retention announced this evening, would make sense to keep the feel good factor going following sundays win.

Hardly a feel good factor if its Taylor,Griffin or Houghton but no doubt the club will make the same misplaced loyalty 1 year extensions.
They never learn

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:33 pm  

bonaire wrote:

Hardly a feel good factor if its Taylor,Griffin or Houghton but no doubt the club will make the same misplaced loyalty 1 year extensions.
They never learn

Two of those Three I reckon will be retiring come the end of the season

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:53 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

Wouldn't be surprised to see some more retention announced this evening, would make sense to keep the feel good factor going following sundays win.

One victory against a poor Giants side and Pearson has the gullible on board again.Perplexing.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:58 pm  

scarrie wrote:

I wasn't implying that you were racist, far from it!
I meant that saying a player wouldn't walk into every other side so we should re-sign them would be unreasonable if applied to every player in the team but I could just about understand if applied to the limited commodity of overseas players.

I see your point and obviousley with a quota spot used they becomes more expectation or preassure if you like considering the premium of them. However no more then if you were a domestic based player on a marquee contract or a lot of cap.

Hope he proves me wrong but IMO hes had a chance to shine and hasnt