NickD Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 hour ago, graham fisher said: Moi Moi? You might as well get Macca Aizue back as he’s younger and cheaper btw Trout is a prop,well that’s what Ned said last year. I’m sure he is. It’s just some of us old folk remember when props used to be big lads intertersringly id be very happy to have Macca back despite what BSJ is going to say. I liked him and to be honest, given our recent prop situation let’s have him and Moi Moi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldram Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 hours ago, graham fisher said: Moi Moi? You might as well get Macca Aizue back as he’s younger and cheaper btw Trout is a prop,well that’s what Ned said last year. Aye, and I'm the Archbishop of Canterbury. I liked Aizue by the way. Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. George Bernard Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato ram Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 14 hours ago, graham fisher said: Well I’m glad we’ve managed to retain him. So am I. I thought he got better and better as the season went on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham fisher Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 So it’s now official,Gareth Moore as gone,apparently he’s retired. He should have gone 12 months ago imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, graham fisher said: So it’s now official,Gareth Moore as gone,apparently he’s retired. He should have gone 12 months ago imo. Is that retired on full pay .... or have we mutually cancelled his contract?? If we have we are flush with cash as his contract was significant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 18 November 2018 at 2:09 PM, Haven 1 said: Strong rumours from up this way that moi moi is on his way to Dewsbury Hey Haven 1, what makes a rumour strong or weak? This "strong" one seems to have fizzled out. What do you reckon now? Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Reality check!!! The two hardest positions to recruit are ..... half backs and props!! ...... we need half backs and props!! The chances of us getting and experienced quality half back and a barnstorming prop are not great!! the likelyhood is we will have to settle for potential which in my opinion is better than well over the hill ...... slightly over the hill is OK though because we only really have Sykes and Knowles with the experience that our young team will need to guide them through what might be a tough season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 6 hours ago, the old nine ole said: Reality check!!! The two hardest positions to recruit are ..... half backs and props!! ...... we need half backs and props!! The chances of us getting and experienced quality half back and a barnstorming prop are not great!! the likelyhood is we will have to settle for potential which in my opinion is better than well over the hill ...... slightly over the hill is OK though because we only really have Sykes and Knowles with the experience that our young team will need to guide them through what might be a tough season! Spot on TO9O. There are still a lot of players yet to sign with clubs but no real quality. An old head and some young lads are the probability in my view. When you sign young players you may unearth a gem, or not, but the risk isn't too great - I hope. Add to this there is always a possibility of securing a couple of season long loans (wishful thinking?). What is without doubt is that we will need to be very patient next year, and supportive when things don't quite go to plan. Realistically we would be hoping for 10th, and desperate to avoid the bottom two places. We won't fantasise about top five just yet. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I see we have signed a prop .... Jordan Andrade ... just googled him he looks big and powerful!! But I also note he has been at Salford, Halifax and Bradford ..... as well as the publicised All Golds and Oxford! So the question is why didn't he make it at the Bulls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, the old nine ole said: I see we have signed a prop .... Jordan Andrade ... just googled him he looks big and powerful!! But I also note he has been at Salford, Halifax and Bradford ..... as well as the publicised All Golds and Oxford! So the question is why didn't he make it at the Bulls? The question is valid. He is a gamble I understand who we have given the chance to prove himself. I doubt that he is on a large contract, to say the least. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham fisher Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 What we need next season is patience & plenty of it. Lee is hopefully signing players that want to play for the club,we’ve signed a few unknowns that have something to prove so let’s hope they’ll do that with us. At least next season we won’t have Gareth Moore as a distraction,will he play or not. Apparently their was a big turn out Monday night at training with a few trialists,some known to us and some promising young players from super league clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy's mate Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 One thing fans don't have GF. Touch Rugby W(h)inger and part-time Super Hero (Thursday mornings by appointment) BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Piggy's mate said: One thing fans don't have GF. He's right for once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Quite a week ...... signings galore! I see from Rams twitter that there will be another new signing today!! I wonder who it will be and what position he will play ..... please no more second row/ centres .... or wingers!! Dare I hope for a prop/ half back!! .... not many of those about!! ( Jordan Abdul haha ) Brad Delaney would be good news ..... as would an experienced, but not over the hill, front rower .... anyone heard anything? I would imagine with the speculative nature of our recent signings there is some cash available for a marquee type signing ... someone who could help Sykes and Knowles realise the potential of some of the young locals we now have in the squad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, the old nine ole said: Quite a week ...... signings galore! I see from Rams twitter that there will be another new signing today!! I wonder who it will be and what position he will play ..... please no more second row/ centres .... or wingers!! Dare I hope for a prop/ half back!! .... not many of those about!! ( Jordan Abdul haha ) Brad Delaney would be good news ..... as would an experienced, but not over the hill, front rower .... anyone heard anything? I would imagine with the speculative nature of our recent signings there is some cash available for a marquee type signing ... someone who could help Sykes and Knowles realise the potential of some of the young locals we now have in the squad! I think that it will be more akin to one of those tents you used in the scouts TO9O. Possibly a half back, but nobody to get excited about (Thurston REALLY has retired.) Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batley Bob Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Jason Walton maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham fisher Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, Batley Bob said: Jason Walton maybe Going t’over valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batley Bob Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Nooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Oh guess what another second rower!!! if we carry on like this we could have a first thirteen of 11's and 12's !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Well think that makes 15 players now, so at least we have a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham fisher Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, the old nine ole said: Oh guess what another second rower!!! if we carry on like this we could have a first thirteen of 11's and 12's !! Ah but don’t forget they’ll be able to double up as water carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, graham fisher said: Ah but don’t forget they’ll be able to double up as water carriers That is my big worry ..... you sign a lot of unknowns .. the odd one makes it the others become accomplished water carriers! The Elephant in the room!! ... We don't have a scrum half!!! .. unless Sam Day is going to do it!! last year we had a problem at scrum half early season and look what happened ...until we signed Delaney!! the previous season we had problems at scrum half .... look what happened until we signed Moore!!! Please lets not make the same mistake again! As they say ... if you do what you always do you get what you always got!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Wakefield Ram said: Well think that makes 15 players now, so at least we have a team We have more than 22 at training WR. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 30 minutes ago, the old nine ole said: That is my big worry ..... you sign a lot of unknowns .. the odd one makes it the others become accomplished water carriers! The Elephant in the room!! ... We don't have a scrum half!!! .. unless Sam Day is going to do it!! last year we had a problem at scrum half early season and look what happened ...until we signed Delaney!! the previous season we had problems at scrum half .... look what happened until we signed Moore!!! Please lets not make the same mistake again! As they say ... if you do what you always do you get what you always got!! You seem to be implying that this is deliberate TO9O. We thought that we had Moore, but now he has retired; we did talk to Thackeray, but Sheffield offered him silly money; we did make offers to others, but these have been rejected. The coaching staff are acutely aware of the need for a scrum half but they aren't exactly hanging around on street corners waiting to be signed are they? Maybe you could suggest a couple of targets for LG to pursue. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the old nine ole Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said: You seem to be implying that this is deliberate TO9O. We thought that we had Moore, but now he has retired; we did talk to Thackeray, but Sheffield offered him silly money; we did make offers to others, but these have been rejected. The coaching staff are acutely aware of the need for a scrum half but they aren't exactly hanging around on street corners waiting to be signed are they? Maybe you could suggest a couple of targets for LG to pursue. Absolutely not .... just pointing out the obvious!! ... and do you really think those in the know actually thought Moore was going to play this season!!!!! even with the most optimistic rose coloured spectacles it was always going to be a fragile situation ... so a contingency or at least cover would and should have been a priority! I don't ever profess to be in the know ... I have no inside information...I haven't spoken to the coaching staff, so I don't know about anyone we may or may not have made offers to!! ... I am just a speculative interested fan who participates in the close season banter!! ...... and where would I find a good scrum half?? ....... Brad Delaney looked alright to me!! Ah.. just noticed on the Barmy Army page that those in the know are intimating we will be alright in the halves ... announcement imminent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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