Re: Players next year : Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:08 pm  

Hessle rover wrote:

Add Allgood and the French lads, and id say there's well over half of last years cap there.

Sorry, meant almost the whole back line has gone. Reckon we're more or less ready to go in the forwards.

Re: Players next year : Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:20 pm  

Heck of a lot of recruitment to do then, it could be to your advantage clear the decks and all that fresh faces and coach, Sheens must be looking to Aus because there's a limited supply of good English players available. other than loans

How does the Visa affect you if you have no first team games to your credit in Aus, no disrespect but I can not see players currently plying there trade in the NRL as regulars, coming to the Championship unless lots of cash thrown at them but I thought you could not get a visa unless you had played a certain amount of first grade games ?

[Mild Rover]

Re: Players next year : Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:32 pm  

fc-eaststander wrote:

Heck of a lot of recruitment to do then, it could be to your advantage clear the decks and all that fresh faces and coach, Sheens must be looking to Aus because there's a limited supply of good English players available. other than loans

How does the Visa affect you if you have no first team games to your credit in Aus, no disrespect but I can not see players currently plying there trade in the NRL as regulars, coming to the Championship unless lots of cash thrown at them but I thought you could not get a visa unless you had played a certain amount of first grade games ?

We'll be spending significantly less than last year, especially at the start of pre-season, and even the first part of the season itself. Four still to come according to Sheens, before the kick-off. We're only managing a budget rather than a live cap now, so while it'd be good to get everybody on board ASAP, leaving it later leaves more pennies in the piggy bank.

I vaguely recall reading that the visa rules had been tightened, so off-quota (ie EU or Kolpak passport holders) non-Feds are probably the future from that side of the world.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Players next year : Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:38 pm  

For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons.

For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons.

Re: Players next year : Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:44 pm  

Mild Rover wrote: For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons. 30 or so players that's a big squad Bradford have and at the start some quite recognisable names for both of us tbh with there financial position you have to say too heavy, it can not give them much room to recruit come the start of the middle 8s should they be involved, which you would think they should be

Mild Rover wrote: For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons. 30 or so players that's a big squad Bradford have and at the start some quite recognisable names for both of us tbh with there financial position you have to say too heavy, it can not give them much room to recruit come the start of the middle 8s should they be involved, which you would think they should be

Re: Players next year : Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:56 am  

Catalans have signed Brayden Williams, manly winger so maybe the Mantellato rumour to them hasn't happened, could be positive for us.

Re: Players next year : Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:47 am  

bishops finger wrote:

Catalans have signed Brayden Williams, manly winger so maybe the Mantellato rumour to them hasn't happened, could be positive for us.

To be honest if he was going to sign surely he would have by now

Re: Players next year : Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:28 am  

fc-eaststander wrote:

Heck of a lot of recruitment to do then, it could be to your advantage clear the decks and all that fresh faces and coach, Sheens must be looking to Aus because there's a limited supply of good English players available. other than loans

How does the Visa affect you if you have no first team games to your credit in Aus, no disrespect but I can not see players currently plying there trade in the NRL as regulars, coming to the Championship unless lots of cash thrown at them but I thought you could not get a visa unless you had played a certain amount of first grade games ?

Not much recruitment to do. 4 or 5 according to TS. Why do you suggest clearing the decks at this stage after most of our signings have been made?

If you had posted this just after relegation it might have been appropriate.

Re: Players next year : Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:39 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

To be honest if he was going to sign surely he would have by now

Hopefully he'll run out of options elsewhere mate

Re: Players next year : Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:02 pm  

bishops finger wrote:

Hopefully he'll run out of options elsewhere mate

I know beggars can't be choosers and I'm a big fan of josh but I'm not sure I'd want him to play for us next season if we were a last resort we have better players who committed straight away but if he did sign I'm sure he'd give it his all like he always has