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8 minutes ago, Lowdesert said:

No, this wasn’t SARL, it was them quoting Brian Carney on Sky.

SARL must be the worst there is on RL media.  OTT clickbait headings on what 2 blokes on Twitter have said is normal fodder.

But on Fages, it would’ve been the ideal time to go back to France when interest is rising.  I hope it’s not too late!

Fages would be a good signing however he would want top money and it may rock the boat with the other French players

Should be with the Dragons but no chance as his father and Bernard have a long a standing rift:( Same as with Maxime Greseque which is why he was never signed.

 

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4 hours ago, Forever Trinity said:

Going on the defence here but where does it say Wakefield are in a bad state? Just for information the reduction across the board will hit all clubs. The club explores other ways of increasing funding streams, I think you need to look at one or two other clubs before singling out Wakefield.

I think wakefield complained about it more than anybody else

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2 hours ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:


Double post 

 

The NRL are expanding to 17 teams when the dolphins are allowed in and possibly 18 teams by 2027

Thats a lot of players taken back to the NRL and as viewing figures increase they already have a billion dollar tv deal. 

We need to up our game by introducing franchising, and by quitting the nonsense about a 10 team super league as its selfish, insular and paranoid 

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5 minutes ago, The storm said:

The NRL are expanding to 17 teams when the dolphins are allowed in and possibly 18 teams by 2027

Thats a lot of players taken back to the NRL and as viewing figures increase they already have a billion dollar tv deal. 

We need to up our game by introducing franchising, and by quitting the nonsense about a 10 team super league as its selfish, insular and paranoid 

There's always Martyn Sadler's proposal? You can have as many teams as you like big or small!

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1 hour ago, The storm said:

I think wakefield complained about it more than anybody else

No they didn't.  The CE merely referred to it during a Trinity TV interview mainly publicising the appointment of Poching as coach and the season ticket release.  A few sites used the reference as clickbait.

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56 minutes ago, The storm said:

The NRL are expanding to 17 teams when the dolphins are allowed in and possibly 18 teams by 2027

Thats a lot of players taken back to the NRL and as viewing figures increase they already have a billion dollar tv deal. 

We need to up our game by introducing franchising, and by quitting the nonsense about a 10 team super league as its selfish, insular and paranoid 

Are you setting the criteria ? 😉

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5 hours ago, Scubby said:

If they were bold enough I would put in a cheeky bid for Tom Johnstone. Wakefield are in a pretty bad state with the cuts in funding and a bid of £100k (and a high paid player off the books) may be tempting for Trinity - timing is everything.

Might be more worthwhile signing up Kershaw or Hampshire as neither have been retained by Trinity yet.

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2 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

Might be more worthwhile signing up Kershaw or Hampshire as neither have been retained by Trinity yet.

Ryan is a good utility to have in the squad , but he does/did want a confirmed position , doubt he'll ever get one 

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4 hours ago, MC Finchy said:

Winger to replace Hitchcox.

Back up half to cover Ford and Gigot.

Couple more hungry props to replace Casty.

Those are a must for Toulouse. Plus a number of squad players for depth.

As well as they have the luxury of an A team to choose from. 

Marcon and bergal. 

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Although its a good boost for French Rugby League to have 2 teams in SL I fear it will lead to an averaging down of talent at the two teams especially if Toulouse can manage to stay in the Sl for more than 1 season as players will be able to use both teams as bargaining tools to get the best deal where as before Catalans had the pick of the players.

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2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Now the serious work starts , they'll need a good 7/8 players to avoid finishing bottom IMO , but I do expect them to get them and retain SL for 2023

I dont Steve. I didn't think Toulouse were any better than Leigh, so they had better get a move on quickly and get some players signed. 

Why should they retain a SL place when potentially 3 go down 🤔

If it stays at 12, would they really close P@R knowing that they have paid Leigh a parachute payment to go again in 2022? 

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13 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

I dont Steve. I didn't think Toulouse were any better than Leigh, so they had better get a move on quickly and get some players signed. 

Why should they retain a SL place when potentially 3 go down 🤔

If it stays at 12, would they really close P@R knowing that they have paid Leigh a parachute payment to go again in 2022? 

No better than Leigh's full squad no , given the disruptions we had , they'd have fared no better IMO 

Last night Fev looked tired from the start , whereas having played half as many games Toulouse looked fresh 

If they can get enough ' Eurotrip ' Aussies they'll be fine 

As for the structure thoughts ? , Well who knows 

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29 minutes ago, Snowys Backside said:

I dont Steve. I didn't think Toulouse were any better than Leigh, so they had better get a move on quickly and get some players signed. 

Why should they retain a SL place when potentially 3 go down 🤔

If it stays at 12, would they really close P@R knowing that they have paid Leigh a parachute payment to go again in 2022? 

SL cannot afford to stop P&R. They are on a proven downward slope. SL1 and SL2 is a contingency plan should it be called upon. They have no answer to the future of the sport.

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I know it's a forum and we need something to discuss but it always confuses me how people often want Fages to move back to France. He showed great courage and confidence to move over to England at a young age to make a career from the game, and has developed to be a very good player and win multiple titles. Whilst it might be nice for him to have the option to move back as far as I know he hasn't ever mentioned this. He wouldn't necessarily have his pick of clubs but he has a very strong CV and I suspect wants to continue to do what is best for his career and for him, not just running back home at the first opportunity. He's not from Yorkshire. 

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3 hours ago, glossop saint said:

I know it's a forum and we need something to discuss but it always confuses me how people often want Fages to move back to France. He showed great courage and confidence to move over to England at a young age to make a career from the game, and has developed to be a very good player and win multiple titles. Whilst it might be nice for him to have the option to move back as far as I know he hasn't ever mentioned this. He wouldn't necessarily have his pick of clubs but he has a very strong CV and I suspect wants to continue to do what is best for his career and for him, not just running back home at the first opportunity. He's not from Yorkshire. 

Agree completely, the more French players scattered throughout the league, the closer the national team will be to bridging that gap to the top 3/4 International teams. NZ isn't successful just because the Warriors play NRL, it's the 4/5 players at every NRL team, likewise for Tonga.

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On 11/10/2021 at 09:09, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Toulouse have a great squad for the Championship and went unbeaten for over 2 years, most of their squad are Super League Ready, but they’ll still need to make several signings and strengthen to be a force in Super League.

Are there any rumours on who they’re looking to sign? It’s always tough for the promoted side as most players already have contracts for next season so it’s slim pickings. 

This is something I have been saying all along and on these pages that this Championship Toulouse side is nowhere near being good enough for the week in week out rigours of SL, but some and no moreso than yourself Kev have been in denial of that, they will need wholesale changes and no more so than in the forwards to replace some of the gallant but ageing forwards.

The thing is, they would be no different than any club wanting to make the transition from the Championship to SL work in that they need to attract/entice/employ the right calibre of player's and in sufficient numbers within the SC restraints, Leigh didn't do it (albeit they did not finish bottom) Toronto didn't do it (I couldn't see that team improving results wise) so will Toulouse do it, only time will tell, good luck to them they will need it.

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17 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Fages would be a good signing however he would want top money and it may rock the boat with the other French players

Should be with the Dragons but no chance as his father and Bernard have a long a standing rift:( Same as with Maxime Greseque which is why he was never signed.

 

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Yes, I think you made that comment before mate.  The point I was making was that Brian Carney was quoted as Fages has signed for Huddersfield.

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20 minutes ago, LeytherRob said:

Agree completely, the more French players scattered throughout the league, the closer the national team will be to bridging that gap to the top 3/4 International teams. NZ isn't successful just because the Warriors play NRL, it's the 4/5 players at every NRL team, likewise for Tonga.

Big difference Rob, the French players in question are bona-fide national born Frenchmen, who will most likely have learned their trade at 'Home', unlike 'Tonga' who are in the main national Aussies or Kiwi's and have been subjected to a much higher standard and tutorial excellence of the game all their lives.

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16 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Now the serious work starts , they'll need a good 7/8 players to avoid finishing bottom IMO , but I do expect them to get them and retain SL for 2023

Based on the performances i've seen in the play-off's I actually think they need at least 9-10 SL standard players if they're going to survive. The promoted team usually picks up as a starter the best performing players from the team just relegated, which in Leigh's case this year were the likes of Hood & Bell, both of which have already signed with other SL clubs. So it begs the question, where will TO pick up these players from ?

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4 hours ago, glossop saint said:

I know it's a forum and we need something to discuss but it always confuses me how people often want Fages to move back to France. He showed great courage and confidence to move over to England at a young age to make a career from the game, and has developed to be a very good player and win multiple titles. Whilst it might be nice for him to have the option to move back as far as I know he hasn't ever mentioned this. He wouldn't necessarily have his pick of clubs but he has a very strong CV and I suspect wants to continue to do what is best for his career and for him, not just running back home at the first opportunity. He's not from Yorkshire. 

That's right G  but don't forget Yorkshire is GOD's own County😀

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42 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

This is something I have been saying all along and on these pages that this Championship Toulouse side is nowhere near being good enough for the week in week out rigours of SL, but some and no moreso than yourself Kev have been in denial of that, they will need wholesale changes and no more so than in the forwards to replace some of the gallant but ageing forwards.

Can you quote me on this? I’m fairy sure you can’t because I’ve said nothing of the sort. Of course Toulouse need to make some quality signings to add to their squad as they step up from the Championship to Super League. 

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1 minute ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

Can you quote me on this? I’m fairy sure you can’t because I’ve said nothing of the sort. Of course Toulouse need to make some quality signings to add to their squad as they step up from the Championship to Super League. 

Where is the second paragraph Kev, the one that says Toulouse will be no different  to any other team being promoted, in that the recruitment process is paramount to any team staying up?

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18 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Fages would be a good signing however he would want top money and it may rock the boat with the other French players

 

I haven't seen the official announcement yet from Hudds but several months ago Saints let it be known he was leaving for Hudds, supposedly on double the offer on the table from Saints at that time. The Hudds offer was in the region of £200K a year.

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