Left Winger Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Jarc said: Raiders say transfer fee paid, Haven say he’s gone by mutual consent… They will be on here soon sucking on lemons telling us he is not the player he was blah blah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP Beans Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I think it is quite obvious he doesn’t want to play for them. Welcome addition to our pack again 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutralfan7 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Left Winger said: They will be on here soon sucking on lemons telling us he is not the player he was blah blah Tbh I think you guys are getting a better all round player, he's matured over the last couple seasons and will be a great asset for you. Personally gutted to see him leave but was always going to happen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back GB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, Neutralfan7 said: Tbh I think you guys are getting a better all round player, he's matured over the last couple seasons and will be a great asset for you. Personally gutted to see him leave but was always going to happen. Life goes on. Just hope both Barrow and Haven stay up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutralfan7 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bring back GB said: Life goes on. Just hope both Barrow and Haven stay up Be a tough year I'd say mate, got to aim for survival but who knows what plans the RFL come up with for year after! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Cents Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Bring back GB said: Life goes on. Just hope both Barrow and Haven stay up Not looking good for either team according to the bookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Left Winger said: They will be on here soon sucking on lemons telling us he is not the player he was blah blah Already started on their own forum: Two weeks ago, top of this thread he was a top end Championship prop worth a £15000-£20000 transfer fee. Now he's gone...well, he was rubbish anyway, hardly played last season etc etc. They can be very fickle up in Corkickle. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marrafan Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Dave W said: Already started on their own forum: Two weeks ago, top of this thread he was a top end Championship prop worth a £15000-£20000 transfer fee. Now he's gone...well, he was rubbish anyway, hardly played last season etc etc. They can be very fickle up in Corkickle. One person has made a comment. Think you’ll find the vast majority of Haven fans will be sorry to see Tom leave. For many of us it was inevitable but we were clinging to a thread hoping he may come back but wasn’t to be. Tom is a quality prop forward and your gain is our loss. Don’t tar us all based on the comments of one person. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back GB Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, 2Cents said: Not looking good for either team according to the bookies. Surprised at Dewsbury odds. Would have thought they'd be outsiders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulverstonian Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, 2Cents said: Not looking good for either team according to the bookies. Really. Top end agree well top 2 anyway. I think , because of the now squad, we will be top 8 easily Tom Walker is a massive plus but the squad is looking good barring injuries of course. Just need in my opinion another good hooker . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarc Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 29 minutes ago, Ulverstonian said: Really. Top end agree well top 2 anyway. I think , because of the now squad, we will be top 8 easily Tom Walker is a massive plus but the squad is looking good barring injuries of course. Just need in my opinion another good hooker . Admire your optimism but I don’t agree. I think the 4 at the bottom of the odds will be the 4 at the bottom of the league come season end but not sure what order. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSN Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 4 hours ago, 2Cents said: Not looking good for either team according to the bookies. Keighley were 12/1 last year, Sheffield were 40/1 and London were 50/1. I'm pretty sure the year we came 4th we were 2nd favourites to go down so I wouldn't go off the bookies too much. Breaking down who we have lost and signed I think we are slowly building a squad better than last year. We lost Brooks and Evans but replaced them with Silva and Walker, that's an upgrade. We lost Langtree but replaced with James Greenwood, that's an upgrade. We lost Worthington but replaced with Costello, as a centre that's an upgrade. We lost Jack Wells and replaced with Brad Walker, Wells probably a better player but he barely played last season. Saunders, Archer and Corkill went but they aren't good enough for the championship, if we are desperate we would be better putting a Furness Raider in. Sam Clarke has replaced Corkill affectively. What we haven't replaced is Sammut and Mossop, if we can get a decent 6 and back up 9 (preferably a running 9) I think our squad is looking fairly decent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider91 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 29/11/2023 at 21:40, Raider91 said: Signed on; Broadbent, Creswell, Carter, Shaw, S.Toal, Bulman, Costello, Clarke, Johnston, Jackson, Wood, Burke, Silva, Gillam, Greenwood, Stack, Emeslie, D.Toal, Wilkinson. That leaves us with 19 if as expected Brad Walker and Sam Dowsett sign that's 21. Desperately in need of a 6 not convinced Jackson or Walker are champ level 6s. Also need at least another 2 props (hopefully Tom Walker is one) Broadbent, Creswell, Carter, Shaw, S.Toal, Bulman, Costello, Clarke, Johnston, B.Walker, Jackson, Wood, Burke, Silva, T Walker, Gillam, Greenwood, Stack, Emeslie, Wilkinson. Updated, 20 signed on. Presumably if D.Toal testimonial goes well he'll sign on giving us 21. I'd love to see a 9 signed, a out and out 6 and another prop forward and I don't think we have a bad squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of uncle fester Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Don't know how they work them odds out , Dewsbury will be rock bottom ,think haven have recruited quite well tbh ,Swinton made couple of good recruits but lost best 4 players ,think based on players lost Widnes will be down the bottom end ,Donny few good recruits but squad still vast majority from last season,think batley could massively struggle having lost numerous key players ,think were in for another anyone could beat anyone season,bar Wakefield,i think they'll practically wallop everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back GB Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Raider91 said: Broadbent, Creswell, Carter, Shaw, S.Toal, Bulman, Costello, Clarke, Johnston, B.Walker, Jackson, Wood, Burke, Silva, T Walker, Gillam, Greenwood, Stack, Emeslie, Wilkinson. Updated, 20 signed on. Presumably if D.Toal testimonial goes well he'll sign on giving us 21. I'd love to see a 9 signed, a out and out 6 and another prop forward and I don't think we have a bad squad. 2 or 3 more required Edited December 22, 2023 by Bring back GB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Cents Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 18 hours ago, RSN said: Keighley were 12/1 last year, Sheffield were 40/1 and London were 50/1. I'm pretty sure the year we came 4th we were 2nd favourites to go down so I wouldn't go off the bookies too much. Breaking down who we have lost and signed I think we are slowly building a squad better than last year. We lost Brooks and Evans but replaced them with Silva and Walker, that's an upgrade. We lost Langtree but replaced with James Greenwood, that's an upgrade. We lost Worthington but replaced with Costello, as a centre that's an upgrade. We lost Jack Wells and replaced with Brad Walker, Wells probably a better player but he barely played last season. Saunders, Archer and Corkill went but they aren't good enough for the championship, if we are desperate we would be better putting a Furness Raider in. Sam Clarke has replaced Corkill affectively. What we haven't replaced is Sammut and Mossop, if we can get a decent 6 and back up 9 (preferably a running 9) I think our squad is looking fairly decent. Will Brad Walker not be playing #6 and not #13. Understand he plays both positions, somewhat different roles I might add. Otherwise, Jackson will be our starting stand-off. Right now seems Cresswell will be the #9 sub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSN Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 1 hour ago, 2Cents said: Will Brad Walker not be playing #6 and not #13. Understand he plays both positions, somewhat different roles I might add. Otherwise, Jackson will be our starting stand-off. Right now seems Cresswell will be the #9 sub. Potentially although I'm not sure if that's his best position. Cresswell did a job at 9 but Hooker is very specialist role. He tackled well and distributed okay but you could tell the team suffered when Wood went off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogo Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 27 minutes ago, RSN said: Potentially although I'm not sure if that's his best position. Cresswell did a job at 9 but Hooker is very specialist role. He tackled well and distributed okay but you could tell the team suffered when Wood went off. As an outsider looking in, you wouldn't want Brad Walker at 6 regularly. He's a good 13 and arguably he could be your second 9. Before we signed him from Wakefield he was playing 9 from the bench for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 18 hours ago, 2Cents said: Will Brad Walker not be playing #6 and not #13. Understand he plays both positions, somewhat different roles I might add. Otherwise, Jackson will be our starting stand-off. Right now seems Cresswell will be the #9 sub. One thing that yoyo-ing between the 2nd and 3rd tier over the last ten years should have taught us is the need to have an experienced No.6 at this level. Not sure Jackson and Walker are the answer in that regard and I'm hoping Father Christmas has a surprise in store for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring back GB Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Dave W said: One thing that yoyo-ing between the 2nd and 3rd tier over the last ten years should have taught us is the need to have an experienced No.6 at this level. Not sure Jackson and Walker are the answer in that regard and I'm hoping Father Christmas has a surprise in store for us. Absolutely spot on here. We need a crafty halfback to prize open defences 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulverstonian Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 We had one in Sammutt !!! Could only be financed that stopped us re signing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morty Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Ulverstonian said: We had one in Sammutt !!! Could only be financed that stopped us re signing him He did underperformed at times last season as well and he would've wanted a fair wedge to stay 1 Lee Morton Raiders have risen from the ashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLDB Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) Going off what we’ve got I’d go with the following Broadbent Shaw S Toal Costello Bulman B Walker Johnston T Walker Wood Gillam (when fit) Emslie Stack Wilkinson Subs Silva, Burke, Greenwood, Cresswell (till another hooker comes in). Edited December 23, 2023 by RLDB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulverstonian Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 2 hours ago, morty said: He did underperformed at times last season as well and he would've wanted a fair wedge to stay Well tell me his better replacement ? A maverick yes, mad at times but could he unlock a defence from nothing ??? And who is out there to replace him. ? How many tries did he create when he underperformed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ulverstonian said: Well tell me his better replacement ? A maverick yes, mad at times but could he unlock a defence from nothing ??? And who is out there to replace him. ? How many tries did he create when he underperformed He is 37 Feb 24 we need to move on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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