Not convinced the club have made the right move here.

Whilst Latus has improved into a passable 'squad filler' and Beaumont clearly has ability, I can't help feeling that given their respective ages and skill-sets, they will never really offer the club any more than they do already.

I would much rather the club had spent this money on promoting the younger James Green into the full-time squad.

He is a giant of a kid with the potential to far eclipse anything Beaumont or Latus could ever hope to achieve in Super League.

Who said they won't?

As has been pointed out on numerous threads, you cannot have 25 top end players in a squad, the cap won't allow it (as designed). Every club has to have players that will be able to fill a role as required and by that criteria you will only get the mediocre ones to fill these roles.

Agreed on Latus, would rather have kept Foxy but Latus obviously cheaper otion

Which is why I'm saying spend the money on trying to develop someone with genuine potential like Green over cheap 'squad fillers'.

i have to agree that while the academy is now bearing fruit. I would rather see quality rather than mediorcity. james green and kris bell are ones for the future.

And like Sheldon said, who says the club won't do this with Green (Who I've heard nothing but rave reviews about)?

I agree with the extension for Sam Latus. He may never be a superstar but he has proved that he isnt out of place at Super League level, and at 21 there is plenty of improvement left in him aswell.
Not convinced with the deal for Beaumont. Especially as it is for 2 years. Without being rude to Rich, James Green is twice the player he is. All that is going to happen is that Rich Beaumont will take up an overage spot in the under 20s for the next 2 years and possibly slow the development of Callum Taylor and Lloyd Ofori.

Latus has earned his deal. As i've said on the other forum he has played predominantly on the wing but given his build could play anywhere on the pitch really, which makes him useful in the squad. Beaumont the juries out on. He played two games and looked lightweight to me. Im not sure if he has been injured since?

i have been impressed with latus of late and feel he warrants his new deal. Beaumont i'm not so sure about on the evidence i've seen, but i openly admit that, that evidence is pretty scant to be fair so i will reserve my judgement til i have more to go on.

Do you really think that???

Let's just hope latus will be 4th choice winger next season and he doesn't keep hall out of the team. Underwhelmed tbh two very average youngsters who will make nothing more then average sl players IMO

Yes as a runner. Obviously not in the halves but, back row, centre, wing no probs.

I bet if they read your comments it will fill them with confidence, I would sooner trust to the club to identify the players to keep or release. If they make nothing more than average super league players then that is the fault of our coaching team. Take a look at the giants they have done well by having a large squad of young lads with little experiance & a few top players & they have come on to such a point that they are still in with a small chance of the title. I would be happy to follow that at this club the last thing we need is a quick fix & a small squad of high paid players as any injury gives us no room for manouver.

Hate to disappoint you but this is an rl forum I'm not going to hold back my opinion just because it might up set a player I don't come on here to pretend these two signings are taking us a step closer to old trafford. And why would it be the fault of our coaching staff if they go on to be average players? They both have very little natural ability but are very hard workers players

Your opinion is just as valid as mine, but the coaching staff must see something in them to make a contract worth the effort. If they do prove not to be up to it then it is certainly the coaching staff at fault as that is what they are paid to do ( identify talent & coach them up to the required standard) & they have to do it inside a tightly controled budget, they have to make the sum of the whole greater than the sum of the parts, something that the Giants have achived & what we should be following. That is my opinion, It is also my opinion that if I cant say anything constructive about a player I say nothing unless I could do better (so I always say nowt).

Well it's mY opinion that free speech is aloud especially on a rl forum so I will say what I like thank you very much

You're such a tit.

Is there any real need?

Other than expressing my opinion because 'free speech is aloud on a RL forum', no.

I'm sorry was you involved in our conversation? I was simply pointing out that people's opinions should be considered no matter what. Something the other guy disagreed with. No need for abuse

talk about players getting upset by whats said about them how do you think jason netherton feels he would have to dig really deep to find a good word said about him

If Sam Latus is now one of the 1st choice wingers for KR with this new deal having let an international winger go, we might as well bring his brother Jack back from Hunslet as the next 1st choice full back, as he will be cheap too!

Don't think he's being muted as a 1st choice winger though is he. We've got siginings to announce and already have this guy from Sheffield, Hodgson and Hall.

Doesn't count for too much, but that was where he played at school to a pretty decent standard.