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| Quote ="bren2k"Tony Martin was negotiating a deal with a bloke in the crowd at one point - when asked if he was coming back, he shouted, "Have a word with your chairman!"'"
Wouldn't mind Martin coming back.
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| Quote ="Green Greedo"Isn't Jason Chan already signed up for Widnes??
Also after the match saw David Howes go straight on the phone outside the ground,So obviously lining players up from 1 of the clubs!'"
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| Quote ="bren2k"Tony Martin was negotiating a deal with a bloke in the crowd at one point - when asked if he was coming back, he shouted, "Have a word with your chairman!"'"
We should never have got rid of him in the first place! I saw him having some banter with the fans, good on him.
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| Apparently, Leeds are lining up a shock move for Tony Martin (heard it on another forum). If true, then that suggests that Leeds' ambition is very low. On the other hand, he did play really well yesterday, so maybe he wouldnt be that bad afterall!
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| Quote ="Green Greedo"
Also after the match saw David Howes go straight on the phone outside the ground,So obviously lining players up from 1 of the clubs!'"
I'll bet he had to wear panty liners whilst watching yesterday's game.
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| Quote ="Trojan Horse"I was thinking about the Hickey debate today.
For me the pre-season should start here for him.
Hickey has been thrown into games and as a player naturally will want to play if his coach picks him. We have seen glimpses of how he can be devastating close to the line.
He now has an excellent chance to start early and get his fitness up and work on his physicality.
Hickey could be like a new signing for next year if he is handled correctly. Come pre season games he could very well be a machine and back I'n fighting fit form and battering teams down the middle leading the pack.
He has had some stick of late which maybe justified a little but some of that should be directed towards the man who has picked him for games.
He is a pro player and will approach the preseason with the correct attitude I would expect.
This is what I hope will be happening and we could see a good return from his signing.
As for other players, well just one or two QUALITY overseas players will do of a good quality and preferably not to the back end of their career.
I'm sure there will be many options at present but I hope we aim high.
With the positive licence decision, the more professional structure and the imminent upgrade of belle vue we should see a few more players willing to sign with good old trin.'"
This is the bit that worries me, I know he couldn't have arrived "match-fit" as he had no club prior to coming over but as a "professional" I would have expected his general level of fitness to be much higher than it was when he arrived. I understand he has never been the leanest of players but what we saw at Salford in his first game was a shocking sight for a "professional" RL player.
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| Quote ="wakeyjosh"news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/14365045.stm
Could be a shout? Him and Johnson on the wings, and can also kick goals'"
He certainly can kick goals - got to score some tries though for that to be of value.
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| Quote ="wakeyjosh"news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/14365045.stm
Could be a shout? Him and Johnson on the wings, and can also kick goals'"
We've got a perfectly mediocre goal kicking winger ourself at the moment haven't we? Griffin has done an average job most of the year for me, why not make the effort to keep him rather than
There seems to be something about foreign players that posters get all gooey eyed and loose all proportion of how good they actually are.... He's an import so he must be better than a homegrown lad.
Griffin, Morton, Johnson, George - enough to go at for now.
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| Ah vans signed for widnes 2yr deal
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| James maloney from NZW we have been after him a while hopefully in the bag
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| Quote ="REDWHITEANDBLUE"James maloney from NZW we have been after him a while hopefully in the bag
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He's out of contract at the end of the season. Everytime i watch him he plays well, good kicking game too.
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| Quote ="charlie"He's out of contract at the end of the season. Everytime i watch him he plays well, good kicking game too.'"
No he isn't, activated a one year option for 2012 a while ago.
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| Quote ="Schunter"Dean?'"
Me? Oh you mean Chris Dean
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| Quote ="LG83"Ah vans signed for widnes 2yr deal'"
TFFT he is a winker
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| said earlier that we should dump all overseas signings with the exception of 4 and all of these should be marquee signings...
of those who could make a difference, and suit the English game I would go for...
Matt Bowen - full back NQC
Adam MacDougall - centre NK
Alan Tounge - Hooker CR
Neville Costigan - Back Row NK
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| Quote ="spook2011"said earlier that we should dump all overseas signings with the exception of 4 and all of these should be marquee signings...
of those who could make a difference, and suit the English game I would go for...
Matt Bowen - full back NQC
Adam MacDougall - centre NK
Alan Tounge - Hooker CR
Neville Costigan - Back Row NK'"
Agree with the general point, dont watch the NRL so no idea of the players you have suggested so can't comment on them - but you are right. 4 absolute max but proper quality.
I would say we need to go all out for the best hooker we can find and afford, look at the difference Monahan makse at Wire - get that position right and you are well on your way. Next priority would be a pair of big props, 1 proper grafter who plays long minutes and 1 with an offload game. I can't see us getting hold of a hooker from over here so that would most likely need to be an import but props we could probably find without going there.....
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| Quote ="Tommy Duckfingers"Agree with the general point, dont watch the NRL so no idea of the players you have suggested so can't comment on them - but you are right. 4 absolute max but proper quality.
I would say we need to go all out for the best hooker we can find and afford, look at the difference Monahan makse at Wire - get that position right and you are well on your way. Next priority would be a pair of big props, 1 proper grafter who plays long minutes and 1 with an offload game. I can't see us getting hold of a hooker from over here so that would most likely need to be an import but props we could probably find without going there.....'"
I totally agree. For me the key positions for overseas players are props because all clubs need at least 5 and not many manage that from home grown. The others are 6,7 and 9 again because you generally need at least 2 of each and they are all specialists. The only other positions I'd consider are F/B and L/F and they would need to be exceptional.
What is a total admission of defeat is signing S/R, Centres and wingers. If as a nation let alone as a club we can't produce enough players in those more utility positions then I suggest we call it a day for RL in this country.
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| If Hickey has anything about him he will be busting his gut(s) from now until February to get himself ready for next year. If by the start of the season he is still a fat mess of a man he needs to be locked in a dark room against his will, probably with his hands and legs shackled, until he loses some weight. It may be that he is given vitamin D injections along with an allocation of gruel he can have in small but often portions.
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| I'd go all out for Bowen, he's pure class but I think most clubs will be after him. I think Wesser at Souths is also available.
As for hooker, i'd go for Lincoln Withers at Cru.
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| Quote ="charlie"I'd go all out for Bowen, he's pure class but I think most clubs will be after him. I think Wesser at Souths is also available.
As for hooker, i'd go for Lincoln Withers at Cru.'"
He was very lively for them on Sunday and looked very good, but having said that I would probably have looked good at hooker for Crusaders on Sunday!
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| Quote ="charlie"I'd go all out for Bowen, he's pure class but I think most clubs will be after him. I think Wesser at Souths is also available.
As for hooker, i'd go for Lincoln Withers at Cru.'"
The man is a liability!! He has regularly been dropped this season for being as useless as half the morons that pretend to play for Wakefield each weekend. If we do make a move for a player from overseas, that player has to be quality.
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| Quote ="gowerthegroap"The man is a liability!! He has regularly been dropped this season for being as useless as half the morons that pretend to play for Wakefield each weekend. If we do make a move for a player from overseas, that player has to be quality.'"
Spot on - quality. There has been some crazy suggestions for recruits for next year on here, ranging from pretty much everybody in the Crusaders (bottom of the league) team to Patrick Ah Van to even Shad bloody Royston the other day......
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