Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:49 am  

Jesus, like reading Facebook on here.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:53 am  

I'm sure the current coach with a weaker squad got us to the GF last year by some miracle.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:00 pm  

Swoggy Loiner wrote:

Another poor season on the cards. Out of all the young signings from lower league sides, only Ruan looks half decent and he can’t defend. Warrington will pump us first game.

That’s the spirit!

Jeez

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 12:41 pm  

Swoggy Loiner wrote:

Another poor season on the cards. Out of all the young signings from lower league sides, only Ruan looks half decent and he can’t defend. Warrington will pump us first game.

Not sure why you have mentioned the young players these are for the future not now.Smith has already stated this.You have already written this season off before its started.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:12 pm  

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fanstanningley wrote:

Martin Olpherts Edwards Fitisua maybe even Handley.

I said ‘good’ options…..lol….
Will hopefully be a forwards battle because Warrington are a hellaofa lot quicker than us with our injuries…..

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:18 pm  

Shabino wrote:

[exturl][/exturl]I said ‘good’ options…..lol….
Will hopefully be a forwards battle because Warrington are a hellaofa lot quicker than us with our injuries…..

Peter Matautia and Stephan Ratchford are their centres.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:21 pm  

fanstanningley wrote:

Not sure why you have mentioned the young players these are for the future not now.Smith has already stated this.You have already written this season off before its started.

Think as well the aim is to improve standards in the reserve set up. To me it makes a lot of sense having a set of decent standard players in early twenties mentoring the younger players coming through. Dual reg and loans are fine up to a point but they're always going to be coached by guys whose principal objective is winning with developing players something of a distant second.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:33 pm  

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christopher wrote:

Peter Matautia and Stephan Ratchford are their centres.

Yeah but they got Dufty, Ashton, Thewlis too…..

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:44 pm  

Shabino wrote:

[exturl][/exturl]Yeah but they got Dufty, Ashton, Thewlis too…..

And we have Handley and Tindall who are both quick.

Re: Injures/ Suspension 2023 : Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:16 pm  

christopher wrote:

That’s the spirit!

Jeez

Let’s be honest, we’ve been terrible pre season and that was about the strongest squad we’ve got available that Smith put out on Sunday and they were garbage. I’d fancy our chances with a fully fit 17 including Newman, Macdonald, Oledzki and Bentley, but that’s not looking anywhere near likely.