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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:55 am  
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I'd be happy for Leeds to emulate any club that acknowledges when there is a deficency within the playing squad (with room + wriggle room under the cap) and go out and do something about it.

For me it's a matter of Leeds being the best Leeds can be within the rules. Hull and Huddersfield have shown that making late signings isn't the impossibility some would have you believe.

Leeds have already failed to defend one title and set a record no other club can boast. Becoming back to back to back champions would be something else no other club in the SL Era could lay claim to. Pity if that isn't achieved having come this far while underfunding the 1st team squad.


so how would you go about sorting the situation?

I can see 7 solutions:
    Get someone who is not of sufficient quality for a 2 or 3 year contract, but is available (Hull mode)
    Get someone not good enough for the NRL over for a loan for a year (Hudds Mode)
    Sign a someone for a decent length contract, and deal with Eastwood situation if he gets his Visa
    Sign a someone for a decent length contract, and end interest with Eastwood.
    Pay a transfer fee and get someone in SL (assuming that everyone would fit into the wage structure and would come to Leeds)
    Keep an eye out for decent players becoming available
    Keep faith with the acadamy lads as and when needed
    Other solution
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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:13 am  
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I'd be happy for Leeds to emulate any club that acknowledges when there is a deficency within the playing squad (with room + wriggle room under the cap) and go out and do something about it.
All hail Huddersfield as a shining beacon of Super League brilliance.
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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:21 am  
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All hail Huddersfield as a shining beacon of Super League brilliance.


If Leeds virtually gave away their season tickets who knows, they might be able to get crowds of 7-8,000 too.

On the disciplinary point, it's a Challenge Cup week. Is anyone genuinely surprised when the corner of the rug gets lifted and a few offences get swept under it?
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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:40 am  
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All hail Huddersfield as a shining beacon of Super League brilliance.


April fool? :CLAP:
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: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:59 am  
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so how would you go about sorting the situation?


First of all I wouldn't neccessarily be in this situation in the first place but that's a seperate issue.

leicester_rhino wrote:
I can see 7 solutions:
    Get someone who is not of sufficient quality for a 2 or 3 year contract, but is available (Hull mode)


Lauaki looked sufficient quality during the world cup if they can get him over here.


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Get someone not good enough for the NRL over for a loan for a year (Hudds Mode)


Liam Fulton has a NRL GF winners ring hasn't he? On loan Michael Dobson came over here as an unknown but hasn't let down Les Catalans, Wigan (saved them if anything) and Hull KR.

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Sign a someone for a decent length contract, and deal with Eastwood situation if he gets his Visa


That works.

leicester_rhino wrote:
Sign a someone for a decent length contract, and end interest with Eastwood.


That also works.


leicester_rhino wrote:
Pay a transfer fee and get someone in SL (assuming that everyone would fit into the wage structure and would come to Leeds)


That also works.


leicester_rhino wrote:
Keep an eye out for decent players becoming available


Naturally but what if no-one becomes available? Sometimes you have to make it happen rather than just sitting back and waiting.

leicester_rhino wrote:
Keep faith with the acadamy lads as and when needed


I can't really dismiss that option when I haven't seen them given a run in the 1st team yet. When I do see Watkins, Gibson and Allan I don't think 'wow there here and in the team to stay.' As for the rest Ambler ect I firmly believe that if you're good enough you're old enough but without seeing them I'll have to assume that for now they aren't good enough.

leicester_rhino wrote:
Other solution


I think you've covered most of the options nicely there.
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: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:07 pm  
Soliola? OOC at end of the season and I'm sure i've heard he's out of form/ out of the team. I imagine we could get a release on his contract early for next to nothing and he sure is a handy player.
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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:44 pm  
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All hail Huddersfield as a shining beacon of Super League brilliance.


Currently 3rd having gone 8 successive away games unbeaten with a balanced squad made up of a combination of mainly Ex-Wigan youngsters and Ex-West Tigers NRL GF winning team of 2005, increasing gates, with a forward thinking generous chairman and excellent ground/facilities. A club who didn't sit on their hands when faced with a Visa disappointment but went out and sourced a replacement.

If not Leeds there is plenty there for most SL teams to aspire to certainly.

I see them with the potential to replace Bradford as Yorkshire's number two challenger and wish them good luck in doing so.

Getting up the increasingly irrational Brian Noble's nose is another plus point.
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Re: Matters Arising : Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:48 pm  
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Getting up the increasingly irrational Brian Noble's nose is another plus point.
I'll give you that.
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Re: Matters Arising : Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:39 am  
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Currently 3rd having gone 8 successive away games unbeaten with a balanced squad made up of a combination of mainly Ex-Wigan youngsters and Ex-West Tigers NRL GF winning team of 2005, increasing gates by giving tickets away, with a forward thinking generous chairman and excellent ground/facilities. A club who didn't sit on their hands when faced with a Visa disappointment but went out and sourced a replacement.

If not Leeds there is plenty there for most SL teams to aspire to certainly.

I see them with the potential to replace Bradford as Yorkshire's number two challenger and wish them good luck in doing so.

Getting up the increasingly irrational Brian Noble's nose is another plus point.


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Re: Matters Arising : Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:05 am  
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Getting up the increasingly irrational Brian Noble's nose is another plus point.


Did you see Phil Clarke totally blow Noble's complaints away on Boots N All?
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