Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:04 am  

What are they? Is Tommy Lee staying?

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:09 am  

Logan Tomkins is expected to return to Wigan and rumours still persist that Tommy Lee will also be leaving to join either Huddersfield or Saints. We also have young Gareth Owen out on loan to Sheffield at the moment too.

We’ve been linked with Shaun Lunt over the past couple of months, although I understand he’s still under contract (which shouldn’t be an issue with the Sneyd transfer money no doubt burning a hole in Marwan’s pocket).

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:12 am  

Tomkins is 100% going to back to Wigan i seen Shaun Wane at the races and asked him about Tomkins. I think we should keep hold of Lee as in recent weeks he's been playing really well. Maybe have Lee & Fages as our hookers next year if we've spent up on the cap!

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:13 am  

John Gilbert Reds wrote:

Logan Tomkins is expected to return to Wigan and rumours still persist that Tommy Lee will also be leaving to join either Huddersfield or Saints. We also have young Gareth Owen out on loan to Sheffield at the moment too.

We’ve been linked with Shaun Lunt over the past couple of months, although I understand he’s still under contract (which shouldn’t be an issue with the Sneyd transfer money no doubt burning a hole in Marwan’s pocket).

And the Myler money, which we now know has been put to one side.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:24 am  

I will be the first to hold my hand up with regards to Tommy Lee. Under Harris he has been very good. Works his socks off. Very consistent at the moment. I'd like us to hold onto him as an interchange Hooker. If we're not in the market to buy a hooker I'd like to see Theo used as an interchange hooker. He's another one who's gone up a gear under Harris. It would give you the hard worker with Lee and the speed and flair of Fages to be swapped at crucial times in each game suited to their abilities. I suppose it all depends on what Harris wants from a Hooker.

Unless we can squeeze in a big name hooker i have a feeling he may go with what he's got next season as they're capable of doing the goods.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:51 am  

Hooker is still a specialist position IMO and we desperately need an out and out hooker to take us to the next level. Lee works very hard and could do a job for us as an interchange, but we need a quick dynamic hooker who will get us going forward on the back of the forwards hard graft. I see Lee as more of a 13 – he has the build and gets through some solid graft and there’s always room for players like that in any team, but yet again there were times yesterday when a better hooker would have scooted and got us going forward, instead Lee just took a couple of steps and distributed the ball. If you look at every club (baring London and possibly Widnes) they are all far quicker around the ruck. For me this is still our weak spot.

Theo again could do a job there, like Rob Burrow does for Leeds or Luke Robinson does for Huddersfield, but do we really want him defending in the middle channel and using up so much energy? This would make him less effective going forward in my opinion. I like Theo he’s quick, elusive, his support play is superb and he picks off loose balls all the time, but I’m still not convinced of converting him into a hooker just yet.

Shaun Lunt would fit the bill perfectly, with Lee/Owen as interchange.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:43 am  

Josh Hodgson made 14 runs from dummy half yesterday in comparison to Tommy Lee who made 4. That's what were missing.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:07 pm  

No issues with Tommy Lee, is working hard within the team framework.
how ever as previous posters have alluded to : he's not a specialist hooker , Roby - Clarke- Houghton - Lunt - Hodgson -Higham etc all give their clubs precious momentum .
We are coping but I'd be surprised if Harris wasn't still looking for a proven - experienced signing.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:20 pm  

You're after a Super League based Hooker that hasn't been mentioned on this thread yet, He's also under contract next season for his current team.

Re: Salford hooker options for 2015 : Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:34 pm  

George Agdgdgwngo® wrote:

You're after a Super League based Hooker that hasn't been mentioned on this thread yet, He's also under contract next season for his current team.

It's not going to be Diskin or Cas Clarke. Or Pelissier. Lunt and Houghton have been mentioned in the thread. As has Hodgson. Can't see it being Aiton and hopefully not Moore. It wont be Roby or McIlorum.

Which leaves McShane, Higham, and Clarke.

Anyone else want a guess?