The danger if we do nothing is that we fall further behind. Our star signing is out for the season. This makes us weaker. Obviously we have to look after his welfare, but we also need to exploit the system if we can. I get that we should be giving the young lads a chance, but this is a full season injury and already puts our squad under pressure.
And if there is a fire sale at Salford, you can bet your life all the other teams will be sniffing round their players. So, the gap to the top 3 or 4 widens without Sivo and if we don't bring in a replacement. Simple as that.
Simmo71 wrote:The danger if we do nothing is that we fall further behind. Our star signing is out for the season. This makes us weaker. Obviously we have to look after his welfare, but we also need to exploit the system if we can. I get that we should be giving the young lads a chance, but this is a full season injury and already puts our squad under pressure.
And if there is a fire sale at Salford, you can bet your life all the other teams will be sniffing round their players. So, the gap to the top 3 or 4 widens without Sivo and if we don't bring in a replacement. Simple as that.
Trebor1 wrote:Yep, spot on, couldn't agree more mate
I agree, but contractually we have to be careful. In a perfect world we might get Lafai (who is in the last year of his contract) or even Ravalawa at St George, but we have to keep an eye on next year and beyond. Do we really want to be stuck with more quota three quarters than we can fit into our starting team for 26, when most fans would acknowledge the pack and potentially half back will also need strengthening. If Blease can come up with a one season deal that's almost like for like I will doff my hat.
If we sign a centre or winger, it has to be a one year deal. If we signed a 2nd row or half back, it would likely be to replace Lisone or Frawley next year.
ArthurClues wrote:I agree, but contractually we have to be careful. In a perfect world we might get Lafai (who is in the last year of his contract) or even Ravalawa at St George, but we have to keep an eye on next year and beyond. Do we really want to be stuck with more quota three quarters than we can fit into our starting team for 26, when most fans would acknowledge the pack and potentially half back will also need strengthening. If Blease can come up with a one season deal that's almost like for like I will doff my hat.
I think one or both of Lisone and Frawley will be gone end of this season
cheekydiddles wrote:I think one or both of Lisone and Frawley will be gone end of this season
I hope that these 2 players prove me wrong this season,But I'd get rid of both of these players as they're a total waste of quota spots
Frawley has a very limited skillset for an overseas half back (Sneyd is miles better by comparison to UK players) Jack Sinfield is also waiting in the wings,But IMO he needs a full season playing at a top club in the Championship in 2025 to help his development, rather than getting the odd game for Leeds.
Although whilst considering overseas half backs, I've always thought that Jackson Hastings would eventually sign for us,Perhaps in 2026?
Lisone is nothing more than a flat track bully and I would drive him to the airport tomorrow. "IF" he gets another contract then i will be astounded as he's a total waste of quota and cap space
"...To those people that wrote this team off... to all those that criticised this team... tonight's for you"
Unless we see a lot more from them this year I'd agree on Frawley and Lisone. Neither of them fit the bill for a top 4 club. In Frawley's case he might go better with more structure, but he is so very limited and lacking in dynamism. Lisone is just a very poor quality quota player.
I don't agree with not moving to replace Sivo. We won't be able to exactly replace him, but he would have been one of our highest paid players, which would reflect his importance to Arthur's gameplan. Being without a big presence like that for the odd game from the usual injuries is one thing, but nobody else in the squad can do what Sivo would have brought alongside Hall.
Arthur may only be here for this season, maybe next. He'll be desperate for us to give the comp as good a shake as we can this year. Deciding not to replace a marquee player is not supporting him to do that. Nor is it - IMO - sending a clear message to fans and the rest of the league that we now mean business. Not bringing in a high quality replacement says that for all the talk we're still content to muddle through. I understand the contractual issues etc, but we've seemingly drawn a line in the sand regarding mediocrity.
Not sure why Roberts/Hooley got brought up. Smith didn't sign them to be starters. He signed them to add depth, which was woefully lacking when he arrived. Its not Roberts' fault that he ended up playing out of position for the one-man injury crisis that was Fusitu'a. Or that he wasn't a star - he wasn't expected to be. We don't need those sorts of signings now as we have a bunch of younger players ready or very nearly ready for a decent crack at first team. To be fair to Smith, we had no depth at all when he arrived.
Once were Loiners wrote:Unless we see a lot more from them this year I'd agree on Frawley and Lisone. Neither of them fit the bill for a top 4 club. In Frawley's case he might go better with more structure, but he is so very limited and lacking in dynamism. Lisone is just a very poor quality quota player.
I don't agree with not moving to replace Sivo. We won't be able to exactly replace him, but he would have been one of our highest paid players, which would reflect his importance to Arthur's gameplan. Being without a big presence like that for the odd game from the usual injuries is one thing, but nobody else in the squad can do what Sivo would have brought alongside Hall.
Arthur may only be here for this season, maybe next. He'll be desperate for us to give the comp as good a shake as we can this year. Deciding not to replace a marquee player is not supporting him to do that. Nor is it - IMO - sending a clear message to fans and the rest of the league that we now mean business. Not bringing in a high quality replacement says that for all the talk we're still content to muddle through. I understand the contractual issues etc, but we've seemingly drawn a line in the sand regarding mediocrity.
Not sure why Roberts/Hooley got brought up. Smith didn't sign them to be starters. He signed them to add depth, which was woefully lacking when he arrived. Its not Roberts' fault that he ended up playing out of position for the one-man injury crisis that was Fusitu'a. Or that he wasn't a star - he wasn't expected to be. We don't need those sorts of signings now as we have a bunch of younger players ready or very nearly ready for a decent crack at first team. To be fair to Smith, we had no depth at all when he arrived.
I agree with all of that, but given that it now seems that Salford are spared, who would you sign?
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