Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:53 pm  

Ryan Hall is one of my all time fave Leeds players but based on how long Hetherington takes to react is it worth planning his replacement soon? Ryan is currently 29 and although we've youngsters coming through I personally can't take another world class star not being replaced by someone of the same calibre!

Just to make it clear i'm not saying he's past it or should be replaced next year it's more of a future thing and a dig at those who run the club!

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:01 pm  

I see your point mate but wing is the bottom of the worry list right now imo.FWIW I also see Hall playing till his mid 30s and at a good level as his game isn't built around raw speed.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:35 pm  

I think the immediate question regarding wing is that Briscoe needs to pull his socks up to keep Handley out.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:44 pm  

Easy to replace, not an issue.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:49 pm  

I think Handley has shown himself more than capable, and is almost certain to be the next man up.

Personally i think there is no reason he can't be a world class winger, i think people forget how late Hall came through and that for the first couple of years he was the back up to Donald and Smith. It wasnt until 2009 that he became a first choice player.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 6:56 pm  

i'd like him to bulk up a touch but under mac its a damn sight harder to get in than get dropped, depending on who you are

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:08 pm  

Agree re-Briscoe needing to up his game.
Handley is easily ready to step up & imo one we must keep & i know it's frowned upon but i think eventually Hall will move into the SR unless he goes for a swansong in RU.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:50 pm  

As much chance of playing SR as Keith senior did before he retired

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:12 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

I think the immediate question regarding wing is that Briscoe needs to pull his socks up to keep Handley out.

I've seen this on a few threads now possibly both you cannot remember, you may well be right but I think it's a little early I have yet to see him be given any real attacking opportunity from memory, if we manage to get him some ball and he still isn't performing then fair enough but the only time I see him getting any ball is running it back out from our line.

Re: Succession Planning - Wing - Ryan Hall : Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:14 pm  

Kenny236 wrote:

As much chance of playing SR as Keith senior did before he retired

Senior had a serious knee injury then ended up retiring H-T-H.