Lowdesert

Yeah, I checked on those two as well. After a phone call it seems they were taken up by someone from Bedfordshire and a ‘Claire’ from Bath.

Education might be the key. By that I mean improving the standard of education available to a young player through pro clubs. I say this based on quite a few instances I know of (one a relative) of young persons opting for a better standard of education over staying at the pro club for a lesser qualification (for them) and the chance to play pro RL. There has been some improvement in options but not being involved now I am unsure of factual Club offerings.

Why would Shelton want to go from running Hulls academy to Wakefield?

Didn’t Wane make a comment that, that try was ‘never a try’? I thought he did.

Good overview. Maybe the warmer climate at Catalans has suited TJ’s leg muscles more but he certainly put in a shift as well as outpacing his opposite number in the first half. The only player who I would like to have seen more involved in attack was Newman. Just didn’t happen for him.

Some good points mate but if we’re looking for perfection humans are the wrong species to deliver it. I thought Moore did ok. He could have quite easily sent off the Tongan forward for his running in at the melee late in the game. No mention of that in the nrl press or from Woolf. id say we are making the game all about the referees and not the players. Do we really need the referee to tell players when to roll away? Are coaches absolving themselves of any responsibility to coach playing to the Laws?The control of the ruck should be absolutely down to the Laws of the game not an ‘interpretation’ imo.

From the NrL website https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/10/23/i-dont-feel-like-they-beat-us-tonga-lament-mistakes-in-first-test-defeat/ Couple of points from this. 1. Woolf also made comments on the way the game was controlled and 2. Tonga knew Lewis was a ‘runner’ . Im quite happy with the bleating

Cfa? tbf to les, it’s semantics and just what you specify. The ‘training ground’ next to Odsal certainly was weird soil, stones, gravel and regularly caused infected cuts. Obvs some time ago so it could’ve been improved since then.

The geotech survey will tell you whatever you request. Toxicology, angles of repose, soil types, archaeology etc etc. The issue I have is that just saying the soil is contaminated is guesswork.

A geotechnical survey.

My statement still stands Les. This element has been discussed a few times though. Any geo survey worth its salt would have identified exactly what the ground comprises of. No guesswork.

Just depends with what and to what level but it doesn’t mean it can’t be remediated.

I don’t think Wane is looking that far ahead!

4 of them, if we count Welsby as I think he’ll come into the halves as games progress anyway. Lewis can be there for years if he concentrates on his game more.

Haven’t Salford signed nene McDonald?

I think several of us on here think the ruck is a mess. To compound it, players actually look at the referee to await the signal to get off/clear it.

Squad should be announced today. Right wing berth?

One that should be nailed on is London.

That and the timeline that that exists to bring in new and capable enough players. Some SL teams will be starting pre season in 4 weeks.

Ray Warrens passion. Vossy ain’t that far away either. Absolutely no commentator who speaks at a)100mph and b) for the sake of it.

Yes and no. Grading has always been on the SL and RFL agenda. Remember stadia standards? Academy standards and Dave Rotherham? Which other decisions? I think IMG will come to regret their time in rugby league. They are now getting blamed for the decisions of a club made prior to them signing an agreement with the RFL.

I doubt they will. They are being well paid and will eventually do something to justify that. Social media enables everyone to say what they like when they like or copy/paste someone else’s comment and make it their own. Iirc img are providing ‘advice’. It is up to the chief execs to take it and action it if they wish. Remember the biggest percentage (imo) of consultants mantra is - ‘give me your watch and I’ll tell you the time’. To judge whether that is valid we have to see what new ideas or suggestions have been brought in. Do we know?

I’ve heard Wire are appealing the appeal. Anyone know any truth in this?

I hope they play and sing Els Segadors!

Kane Evans was a disastrous signing and Fonua, 2nd time around was nowhere near the standard he had been. 20 players all coming off contract was poor planning. Other than that…..terrible. 8 Academy signed into the 1st team squad for this year though. - 2024 I should’ve said!