tbgfc Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, town4me said: I think we need to see a few more good signings yet to be that confident mate. Agree with that still weak at centre and light of a replacement hooker and another prop . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn106 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 19 hours ago, GeordieTownie said: I think strength is a bit of an over exaggeration. The Elbra or Wath Brow sides of a good few years ago would’ve won this league. I watched that Elbra team on many occasions they were good but would be bottom in this league IMO . Not last year but certainly this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearintown Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Way too soon to weigh up our chances with 16 players in the squad . So we need another 7 or 8 just to start with, talk of finishing top is just daft until we see the quality of the other players brought in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenhater Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Whats our 16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopdog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, unicorn106 said: I watched that Elbra team on many occasions they were good but would be bottom in this league IMO . Not last year but certainly this one. Is that the same Elbra team that beat Bramley when they were Leeds Rhinos feeder team and then Hunslet at derwent park in the challenge cup in the same season , Hunslet were in the then championship?? Imo they wouldn't have won this league but would have been a top 4 team without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieTownie Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, unicorn106 said: I watched that Elbra team on many occasions they were good but would be bottom in this league IMO . Not last year but certainly this one. You can’t have watched them that often then. Less than half the Town team would’ve got in that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticklebricks Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 21 minutes ago, havenhater said: Whats our 16? It’s on the 2019 squad thread, next to top on our main page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 11 hours ago, anok4u said: Jacko,calvert and sherwen didnt do to bad either, the standard of amateur rugby is shocking at the minute the teams that are winning cups now really wouldnt have coped with teams from years ago! If you picked a Wath Brow team from the period 98/08 you'd get a team who would give any ream in today's League 1 trouble.They did beatTown,Dewsbury,Skolars and gave a star studded London Broncos a hell of a game in the capital during this period as well as reaching 4 National Cup finals. 1.Curwen,2.Calvert,3.Eilbeck,4.Rooney,5.Sanderson,6.Rudd,7.Hocking,8.Deans,9.Mattinson,10.Teare,11.Sherwen,12.Stewart,13.Troughton 14. Jackson,15.McCallister,16.Clarke,17.Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Davo5 said: If you picked a Wath Brow team from the period 98/08 you'd get a team who would give any ream in today's League 1 trouble.They did beatTown,Dewsbury,Skolars and gave a star studded London Broncos a hell of a game in the capital during this period as well as reaching 4 National Cup finals. 1.Curwen,2.Calvert,3.Eilbeck,4.Rooney,5.Sanderson,6.Rudd,7.Hocking,8.Deans,9.Mattinson,10.Teare,11.Sherwen,12.Stewart,13.Troughton 14. Jackson,15.McCallister,16.Clarke,17.Wilson Good team but the hensingham one in the 90,s with Roper , Quayle, Murdoch, McKinney, Howard Hill , Holgate , Davidson and Knox all super league add Ant Hill and Richard Todd and a few others would take some beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 minute ago, donald said: Good team but the hensingham one in the 90,s with Roper , Quayle, Murdoch, McKinney, Howard Hill , Holgate , Davidson and Knox all super league add Ant Hill and Richard Todd and a few others would take some beating. What did they win ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just now, Davo5 said: What did they win ?? Remember one season before all moving pro the first second and third team all had 100% records in their leagues they where all too good to play around in amateur leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopdog Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Imo the best Cumbria amateur team ever produced was the Elbra team that of 96/97 , closely followed by the Brow team that followed , Hensingham not in the same league. All about opinions though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 23 minutes ago, snoopdog said: Imo the best Cumbria amateur team ever produced was the Elbra team that of 96/97 , closely followed by the Brow team that followed , Hensingham not in the same league. All about opinions though. Would have been some team if you could have combined them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn106 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, GeordieTownie said: You can’t have watched them that often then. Less than half the Town team would’ve got in that team. I said IMO it's all about opinions and I don't agree with yours. I watched them loads of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieTownie Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 44 minutes ago, unicorn106 said: I said IMO it's all about opinions and I don't agree with yours. I watched them loads of times. Yeah true but most of the Elbra team would’ve walked into this Town team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeandawayer Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Dempsey and McGee didn't do much at Town. Where are these signings? Hurry up and release them eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cl1998 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, homeandawayer said: Dempsey and McGee didn't do much at Town. Where are these signings? Hurry up and release them eh. Tell me about it happens every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unicorn106 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, homeandawayer said: Dempsey and McGee didn't do much at Town. Where are these signings? Hurry up and release them eh. Dempsey was a real talent he pulled up trees for Elbra but only showed glimpses of that talent for Town I'm sure he suffered a bad knee injury which held him back. McGhee looked a bit out of his depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeandawayer Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I played against them and they were very talented amateurs but it doesn't mean you walk into a pro team as GT says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieTownie Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, homeandawayer said: I played against them and they were very talented amateurs but it doesn't mean you walk into a pro team as GT says. Town were playing at a higher standard then than they are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeandawayer Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I still wouldn't pick them over their current counterparts. That Elbra team was expertly coached as a team, all good players but not championship standard individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenhater Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I thought Mcgee was good in his town games personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 The only one of that crop of Elbra players who really looked at home in the pro game was Stuart Hoyles. The rest pretty much failed to live up to expectations. I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieTownie Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Derwent said: The only one of that crop of Elbra players who really looked at home in the pro game was Stuart Hoyles. The rest pretty much failed to live up to expectations. They wouldn’t at this level though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, GeordieTownie said: They wouldn’t at this level though. In a one off game in a team that they have played in for years? possibly. In a new team over a season in a league above what they know? No . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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