Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:43 pm  

bishops finger wrote:

Chuckle all you like but he has effectively walked out on us. He wanted to leave and we let him,

So how the heck is that walking out. Did you conveniently forget that Liam Watts was a contracted player to Hull Kingston Rovers?

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:49 pm  

If James Green lives up to the potential he's shown at Batley over the last few months, then losing a potentially top player in Watts won't be a blow. This kid has it all for a prop - size, ability to break a tackle, and one of the best offloads I've seen for a long time. The only thing he's lacking slightly is work ethic, which is perhaps due to a lack of fitness. If that improves, he's a possible future England player.

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:22 am  

Jim Bergerac wrote:

If James Green lives up to the potential he's shown at Batley over the last few months, then losing a potentially top player in Watts won't be a blow. This kid has it all for a prop - size, ability to break a tackle, and one of the best offloads I've seen for a long time. The only thing he's lacking slightly is work ethic, which is perhaps due to a lack of fitness. If that improves, he's a possible future England player.

I've been really impressed with the tiny amount of him i've seen.

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:42 am  

To fast-track a player from outside with little or no SL experience doesn’t make sense to me, unless he is ready for SL but unable to break thro at Warrington, and, there is the possibility of a permanent deal.

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:44 pm  

Easty wrote:

So how the heck is that walking out. Did you conveniently forget that Liam Watts was a contracted player to Hull Kingston Rovers?

Yes he was contracted to Rovers, didn't stop him leaving when he wanted to though did it? He wanted out, he's gone, walked out.

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Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:54 pm  

Semantic debates about the nature of the departure of former player Liam Watts' departure on 'his' thread please.

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:57 pm  

Yes boss

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Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:03 pm  

Paul T - HKR wrote:

To fast-track a player from outside with little or no SL experience doesn’t make sense to me, unless he is ready for SL but unable to break thro at Warrington, and, there is the possibility of a permanent deal.

From what ive seen of him and by what ive been told about him, i think that Laithewaite will be a real asset to Rovers in the time he is here. We are getting low on forwards now and Sandercock obviously doesnt think our youngsters are quite ready yet.
Green and Peterson are getting invaluable experience in the Championship in just the same way that Laithewaite did and im pretty certain that when they will get their chance in the run-in aswell.

Re: James Laithwaite in on loan : Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:22 pm  

bishops finger wrote:

Yes he was contracted to Rovers, didn't stop him leaving when he wanted to though did it? He wanted out, he's gone, walked out.

Watts wan't in any position to walk out. If Rovers wouldn't have wanted him out the club he'd still be a rovers player for another season and Wattsy couldn't have done a thing about it.