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| That's fair enough DC.
Personally, in the past when I've handed my notice in, I've always waited until I've had my contract in my hand.
In my current role, I got the written offer, then the contract, so I handed my notice in. I then received an email in error, stating I had been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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| Quote ="Big lads mate"Could be a second rower/ LF signed after tonight’s game, big minutes and just under the salary cap
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Are you signing BLM?
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| Quote ="imwakefieldtillidie"Full back - Jowitt, Walker
Wing - Johnstone, BJB, Kershaw
Centre - Lyne, Tupou, Arundel, Atkins, Croft
Halves - Brough, Miller, Rocky
Prop - Fifita, Kopzcak, Green, King, Gwaze, (Tangata)
Hooker - Kyle Wood, (Josh Wood)
Second row - Ashurst, Tanginoa, Batch, Kirmo, (Pitts)
Loose - Westerman, Arona, Crowther.'"
We also have Greensmith signed for next 2 years who is a centre but as 6ft4 and 17st could easily fit in to the second row
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| Quote ="wakeytrin"Are you signing BLM?
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40 years ago maybe
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| Quote ="Big lads mate"40 years ago maybe
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| Back on topic, it’s shaping up well, retaining Hampshire has filled a massive hole imo.
Two priorities for me now is a hooker and another prop.
Be very interesting if we start the season with a quota spot free. Sometimes you can pick up the best deals mid season as we did with Fifita and Salford did with Hastings. I’d have no problem with leaving a space open.
At the end of the day it’s not compulsory to have a full set of quota players. It’s not like they always work out anyway.
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| Quote ="financialtimes"We also have Greensmith signed for next 2 years who is a centre but as 6ft4 and 17st could easily fit in to the second row
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I’ve only included the players who’ve played first team already, but he does look a good prospect from the bits I’ve seen.
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| Quote ="Fishermanscap"Back on topic, it’s shaping up well, retaining Hampshire has filled a massive hole imo.
Two priorities for me now is a hooker and another prop.
Be very interesting if we start the season with a quota spot free. Sometimes you can pick up the best deals mid season as we did with Fifita and Salford did with Hastings. I’d have no problem with leaving a space open.
At the end of the day it’s not compulsory to have a full set of quota players. It’s not like they always work out anyway.'"
Where was the massive hole?
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| Quote ="TheDreadnought"Where was the massive hole?'"
Cover at HB, pretty obvious even to you.
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| Quote ="Fishermanscap"Back on topic, it’s shaping up well, retaining Hampshire has filled a massive hole imo.
Two priorities for me now is a hooker and another prop.
Be very interesting if we start the season with a quota spot free. Sometimes you can pick up the best deals mid season as we did with Fifita and Salford did with Hastings. I’d have no problem with leaving a space open.
At the end of the day it’s not compulsory to have a full set of quota players. It’s not like they always work out anyway.'"
I hear there is a quota player, prop forward been offered to all SL clubs from Hudds, with them subsidising his wages for next season.
Not too sure if we have any interest, he has been pretty anonymous over the last few seasons but was very well rated when he first came over.
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| Yes, HB was obvious to me.
Would have been a real gamble going into the season with only Brough and Miller.
We gambled in 2016 with Finn and Miller, but got away with it, as Craig Hall filled in at the end of the season.
A mate of mine (Hull FC fan) said to me a couple of seasons back, that ideally, you need to be able to pick 2 separate teams, to have a really competetive side. As we saw this season just gone with injuries, I don't think he was far wrong, certainly starting 13 anyway
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| Quote ="homme vaste"I hear there is a quota player, prop forward been offered to all SL clubs from Hudds, with them subsidising his wages for next season.
Not too sure if we have any interest, he has been pretty anonymous over the last few seasons but was very well rated when he first came over.'"
No thank you. Don’t want to do Hudds any more favours after the last player we got from them.
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| Quote ="Eastern Wildcat"Yes, HB was obvious to me.
Would have been a real gamble going into the season with only Brough and Miller.
We gambled in 2016 with Finn and Miller, but got away with it, as Craig Hall filled in at the end of the season.
A mate of mine (Hull FC fan) said to me a couple of seasons back, that ideally, you need to be able to pick 2 separate teams, to have a really competetive side. As we saw this season just gone with injuries, I don't think he was far wrong, certainly starting 13 anyway'"
I would agree but going into last season I think we actually had that looking at the squad, lets not forget we actually ran a reserve grade last season as well, I think we were just unbelievably unlucky with the amount of injuries in certain positions.
Does anyone know how the structure for the reserve grade will look next season? With every team mandated to have one, will they almost run a reserve grade SL? Or will the fixtures just be as and when as they were this season?
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| So this is the squad so far for next year:
Tom Johnstone
Bill Tupou
Reece Lyne
Ben Jones-Bishop
Jacob Miller
Danny Brough
David Fifita
Kyle Wood
Matty Ashurst
Craig Kopczak
Tinirau Arona
Joe Arundal
James Batchelor
Max Jowitt
George King
Jordan Crowther
Kelepi Tanginoa
Ryan Hampshire
Joe Westerman
Alex Walker
Chris Green
Ryan Atkins
Lee Kershaw
Titus Gwaze
Jack Croft
Yusuf Aydin
Connor Bailey
Oliver Greensmith
Josh Wood
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| It's Josh [uWood[/u
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| Quote ="homme vaste"I hear there is a quota player, prop forward been offered to all SL clubs from Hudds, with them subsidising his wages for next season.
Not too sure if we have any interest, he has been pretty anonymous over the last few seasons but was very well rated when he first came over.'"
Ikahihifo? if so not on the past couple of years. Saying that, he's a strange one because before that he looked one of the best Props in the league and most teams would have signed him, with his big meters and tackle busts but I'm not sure what's happened the past 2 years, there's certainly a good player in there and it's not as if he's got old , he's still only 28.
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| Quote ="phe13"It's Josh [uWood[/u'"
Sorry. I even checked that too.
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| Quote ="PopTart"So this is the squad so far for next year:
Tom Johnstone
Bill Tupou
Reece Lyne
Ben Jones-Bishop
Jacob Miller
Danny Brough
David Fifita
Kyle Wood
Matty Ashurst
Craig Kopczak
Tinirau Arona
Joe Arundal
James Batchelor
Max Jowitt
George King
Jordan Crowther
Kelepi Tanginoa
Ryan Hampshire
Joe Westerman
Alex Walker
Chris Green
Ryan Atkins
Lee Kershaw
Titus Gwaze
Jack Croft
Yusuf Aydin
Connor Bailey
Oliver Greensmith
Josh Wood'" personally think kirmo will feature in a few games, if as Chester send in interview he sees arona and kelepi as props leaves us batch westerman and ashurst as starting back 3 with crowther, kirmond, as cover which looks a bit thin, agree with most posters on here that kt is wasted in front row, personally would like to see at least one if not two props more
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| Quote ="Kirmudgeonly"personally think kirmo will feature in a few games, if as Chester send in interview he sees arona and kelepi as props leaves us batch westerman and ashurst as starting back 3 with crowther, kirmond, as cover which looks a bit thin, agree with most posters on here that kt is wasted in front row, personally would like to see at least one if not two props more'"
If he goes with Arona and Kelepi at prop, and assuming Fifita plays, then two from Kopzcak, Green and King will miss out. Kelepi and Ashurst will be in the second row in my opinion, with Batch and possibly Pitts competing for the bench spot.
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| Quote ="Kirmudgeonly"personally think kirmo will feature in a few games, if as Chester send in interview he sees arona and kelepi as props leaves us batch westerman and ashurst as starting back 3 with crowther, kirmond, as cover which looks a bit thin, agree with most posters on here that kt is wasted in front row, personally would like to see at least one if not two props more'"
Unless I misunderstood what CC was saying on Trinity TV he sees Tangonoa as a front rower but I may have got that wrong. Personally I don’t think it matters much as he would be equally effective at both.
I think he said two maybe three more signings but don’t know if that included Wood.
Either way I don’t think he’s interested in any more specialist props unless as I say I got it wrong.
Looks to me like he wants a Swiss Army knife pack with lots of utility and long minutes, which makes sense to me.
I’ll have another listen when I get the chance.
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| Quote ="PopTart"So this is the squad so far for next year:
Tom Johnstone
Bill Tupou
Reece Lyne
Ben Jones-Bishop
Jacob Miller
Danny Brough
David Fifita
Kyle Wood
Matty Ashurst
Craig Kopczak
Tinirau Arona
Joe Arundal
James Batchelor
Max Jowitt
George King
Jordan Crowther
Kelepi Tanginoa
Ryan Hampshire
Joe Westerman
Alex Walker
Chris Green
Ryan Atkins
Lee Kershaw
Titus Gwaze
Jack Croft
Yusuf Aydin
Connor Bailey
Oliver Greensmith
Josh Wood'"
Have you retired Kirmo?
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| Also regarding the pack we shouldn’t forget Arundel. He’s probably fourth choice centre with the arrival of Atkins, added to that the emergence of Croft’s last year and that other young giant who’s just been promoted to first team (sorry forgot name).
In the last few games Arundel played really well on the pack so even more cover in the back row.
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| So, the squad is building nicely, once again there is seemingly plenty of cover - I say that because there 'seemed' to be last season!
Like others, I would much prefer KT in the second row. Not because he couldn't do a stint propping, I'm sure he could, but I think after an off season he would be devastating running out wide.
But - coaches call !
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