: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:36 am  

Jimmythecuckoo wrote:

So now the season is over... Kevin Walters stay or go?

For me stay

Stay. Catalans came within 7 points of the best team in the league in the semi finals.
Credit to Walters and the lads.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:36 am  

Jimmythecuckoo wrote:

So now the season is over... Kevin Walters stay or go?

For me stay

Its been stay all season for me, Im happy he has managed to take the team to something we couldnt have imagined in the middle of the year.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:37 am  

Stay under review. The team has improved over the year - without the dross Walters brought with him. We do have to ask why he couldn't get them to play this well for most of the year. If they can start the year as well as they finished then Walters is a genius. If he signs another Perry and puts Bell back in to return us to our early season mediocrity, then he has to go.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:54 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

Stay under review. The team has improved over the year - without the dross Walters brought with him. We do have to ask why he couldn't get them to play this well for most of the year. If they can start the year as well as they finished then Walters is a genius. If he signs another Perry and puts Bell back in to return us to our early season mediocrity, then he has to go.

if youre not playing bell, then the team needs 2 new centres and a winger! JPB and Raguin are not centres and Duport is not quick enough.

: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:35 pm  

Whereas Bell is a centre? Third choice behind Raguin and Baile.

Duport is not a natural winger but I have yet to see Bell put in the effort to justify his wage. I'd rather we look for an up and coming French player to replace him.

Yes, we need a couple players coming in to kick on for next year, whether we sign them in or promote from the academy. We need a SO and a Wing for sure and a Centre would give us some competition in the squad. Worth looking at the France squad for the 4N to shop for a Wing.

: Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:59 am  

belgianxiii wrote:

Whereas Bell is a centre? Third choice behind Raguin and Baile.

Duport is not a natural winger but I have yet to see Bell put in the effort to justify his wage. I'd rather we look for an up and coming French player to replace him.

Yes, we need a couple players coming in to kick on for next year, whether we sign them in or promote from the academy. We need a SO and a Wing for sure and a Centre would give us some competition in the squad. Worth looking at the France squad for the 4N to shop for a Wing.

Why do we need a stand-off? did you not see the way mogg played on friday night? if Bell had been fit, he'd have been played on the wing, for no other reason than we don't have any wingers.

Was speaking to M. Potter last night who mentioned that we need a centre and a winger to go with Bell and Pelo. What he did say was he is not sure where he would play JPB "centre or 2nd row, but he's gotta play!"

: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:00 am  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

if youre not playing bell, then the team needs 2 new centres and a winger! JPB and Raguin are not centres and Duport is not quick enough.

Ricky, i think Bell should be given the opportunity next year to show us what he can really do, but i still think we need a top quality 3/4

: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:26 am  

marvwoodburn wrote:

Ricky, i think Bell should be given the opportunity next year to show us what he can really do, but i still think we need a top quality 3/4

a) who is available within the cap?
b) why are there no top quality french backs coming through?

: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:42 am  

I think Mogg fills in the role of 3/4 and centre very well, ideally I would have him as a centre with another playmaker at 3/4 for more options in attack. Would promote compettition in the squad.

French backs? Stacul, Vaccari and Villegas spring to mind to fill in at Wing, not the completed article but looking to the future.

As to the cap, either we're keeping Bell (I get the impression this is unlikely) at which point we have our 3/4 and need a wing, OR he's going which frees up cap money.

We have Crocker and Perry freeing up wages as well, so should be able to afford a decent signing.

: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:39 am  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

a) who is available within the cap?
b) why are there no top quality french backs coming through?

I was going to say I dont know the restraints of the club cap-wise.

As for French backs there are younger guys knocking around and we have JPB but the step up from France to Super League as you well know is vast so unless there is someone you know who we dont, i dont really see too much on the horizon from the LER