Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:48 pm
BigTime
First Team Player
Joined: Jul 24 2021 Posts: 2135
Knocker_White wrote:I noticed that guy too, isn't it Hughes' son?
Ok he’s there to get a bit of conditioning. Fair enough. So it remains no further new signings. Bit disappointing and a bit surprising. Last time we went up we didn’t bring many in but we did bring some key ones Abdul, Smith, Morgan. This time we’ve clearly gone down a different route.
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:42 pm
RfE
Club Captain
Joined: Feb 05 2018 Posts: 1027
BigTime wrote:Ok he’s there to get a bit of conditioning. Fair enough. So it remains no further new signings. Bit disappointing and a bit surprising. Last time we went up we didn’t bring many in but we did bring some key ones Abdul, Smith, Morgan. This time we’ve clearly gone down a different route.
At least last time we weren’t faced with definite relegation. Once Abdul got his move back North sorted out he more or less gave up on us. Pity we couldn’t have persuaded Sammut to stay that extra year….
Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number-- Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you-- Ye are many -- they are few.'
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:11 pm
The Curtism
Player Coach
Joined: Jan 23 2007 Posts: 2378
RfE wrote:At least last time we weren’t faced with definite relegation. Once Abdul got his move back North sorted out he more or less gave up on us. Pity we couldn’t have persuaded Sammut to stay that extra year….
That's not true.
Don't regret the rules I broke, when I die... BURY ME IN SMOKE
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:51 pm
Victor
First Team Player
Joined: Jul 21 2020 Posts: 705
The IMG ratings do throw up a lot of issues. The one that Derek Beaumont mention with regards to catchment area. Do any of our fans live in Merton? I personally do not know any. I know fans from all over, but within the Borough. No! This has cost us IMG points however as Derek says. There is not much that we can do about it, although our nomadic history has not helped. The way things have worked out, our promotion and poor rating has thrown a spanner into the works for what was supposed to be an easy transition to the 2025 Super League season.
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:56 am
Knocker_White
Academy Player
Joined: Jan 09 2023 Posts: 234
Interesting story going around linking us to Manly hooker Karl Lawton. Must admit I've not seen a massive amount of him but seems to have a decent bit of NRL experience with 80 odd games. Not played much over the last few seasons however. I would assume Dean will be the 13 again next season and I believe Lawton has played some time in the backrow, so perhaps where his longer term future lies given Sam and Bill are already signed up.
Interesting story going around linking us to Manly hooker Karl Lawton. Must admit I've not seen a massive amount of him but seems to have a decent bit of NRL experience with 80 odd games. Not played much over the last few seasons however. I would assume Dean will be the 13 again next season and I believe Lawton has played some time in the backrow, so perhaps where his longer term future lies given Sam and Bill are already signed up.
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:13 pm
BigTime
First Team Player
Joined: Jul 24 2021 Posts: 2135
Yes sounds interesting. Good to get some extra quality in and if he takes a knock we have three alternatives already signed who can take his place. Davis, Davies and Leyland Jnr.
Post subject: Re: Recruitment and retention for 2024
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:59 am
Reboot
Fringe Player
Joined: Sep 18 2021 Posts: 61
Never mind a fringe NRL reject hooker, we need quality in the halves and centres. Meadows and Leyland simply not good enough for SL and likewise Grant and Macani, jury out on Bassett. That said I have no idea who has been retained, maybe the Fijian 7 ?
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