Re: Go for Drinkwater : Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:25 pm  

Welcome to Leigh, Joe Cator !

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:58 am  

Ey up Budgie.. You've got a good lad signed there. Real 100% er. Hooker may be his only route to real success but in championship he will do a job 2nd row. His performance in the last Derby was very good and will tackle a double decker head on. Shame we let him go permanently and not on loan but that's the nature of the game

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:44 am  

craig hkr wrote:

Ey up Budgie.. You've got a good lad signed there. Real 100% er. Hooker may be his only route to real success but in championship he will do a job 2nd row. His performance in the last Derby was very good and will tackle a double decker head on. Shame we let him go permanently and not on loan but that's the nature of the game

Agree 100% I am sure in an ideal world he would have served his time in a reserve team & who knows how good he will get, but good luck to him & hope he is a success for Leigh.

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:27 pm  

Joe Cator was well thought of at Rovers but he asked to leave in order to get more first team action.

With the club needing to lose one or two to make room for Drinkwater it suited both parties. Would the club have preferred others to leave? Possibly but for a contracted player to leave someone has to want them and Leigh wanted Cator.

Best wishes to Joe he is a good player and Leigh have made a good signing IMO.

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:09 pm  

Would be nice to get confirmation either way on Drinkwater but the club nowadays keep things close to their chests.Much more professional than certain Chairmen who make bold statements then look foolish when delivering 3rd rate signings. Very little quality behind starting 17...

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:30 am  

craig hkr wrote:

Very little quality behind starting 17...

Agreed. Although it's preferable to having very little quality in the starting 17.

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:35 pm  

Will Todd Carney be with you guys next year or was the deal only until the end of last year?

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:17 pm  

TheDreadnought wrote:

Will Todd Carney be with you guys next year or was the deal only until the end of last year?

Nah he's gone back to Aus with as a player Coach role at Byron Bay. It was a gamble that didn't pay off for us, he never really got going. Don't blame Sheens for trying though.

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:51 pm  

Raggytash wrote:

Agreed. Although it's preferable to having very little quality in the starting 17.

Aye. It is what it is, injuries as always will have big input into both teams season's. We look much stronger but still question marks over spine

Re: Go for Drinkwater : Sat Dec 22, 2018 7:29 pm  

More or less confirmed now with Sheens saying we finished recruitment yesterday and the players agent saying he has now been signed. No doubt he will join up with the squad first day back with several weeks to settle in. Seems that we have increased our terms so hopefully he should prove worth it.