Re: New signings : Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:58 am  

Jacob Miller has just been sacked by Hull FC. Could he be hired for 2 - 3 months until Barthau is back, and should he be?

Re: New signings : Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:13 am  

Why ?

Re: New signings : Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:28 am  

gutterfax wrote:

I fully expect London Broncos to defeat 9 of the Championship sides in at least 17 of the 18 meetings next year. The 4 games featuring Bradford or Leigh are the one where I expect us to win a minimum of 3 if we want to win the league.
This isn't arrogance BTW,. It is purely about London's team being full time and having access to top tier facilities.

I will be more than happy to eat my words should we struggle in 2015, but the reality is, if we want to stand a chance of getting to and then winning the million quid game, we need to be defeating part-timers week in week out.

Broncos were full time in 2014, but they got mullered on an almost weekly basis and from what I saw of both teams I would have strongly fancied part-time Leigh to beat full-time London; there just didn't seem to be as much quality in the London team as in the Leigh line-up. I think London's success this season will stand or fall on how well the club has recruited and how well the players gel; it might be that the quality of players you have recruited for next season is much better than this season's squad, and if it is I'm sure you'll do well, but simply putting your faith in the fact that the players will be full-time might be a mistake.

Re: New signings : Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:36 pm  

Gutters is right, they should have the professional attitude and we as supporters should expect to win against them, I don't want to be disrespectful to them but I've never known this club to have a ruthless streak or attitude, with the good progress we are having as a club we shouldn't then sit back and relax now, we have to get a good draw in the middle 8s to stand a chance of going up.
Even though the salary cap difference means we probably won't go up. Like I say no disrespect to the semi pro clubs but I want the pressure and expectation to be on broncos to perform every week

Re: New signings : Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:56 pm  

sogspurs wrote:

Gutters is right, they should have the professional attitude and we as supporters should expect to win against them, I don't want to be disrespectful to them but I've never known this club to have a ruthless streak or attitude, with the good progress we are having as a club we shouldn't then sit back and relax now, we have to get a good draw in the middle 8s to stand a chance of going up.
Even though the salary cap difference means we probably won't go up. Like I say no disrespect to the semi pro clubs but I want the pressure and expectation to be on broncos to perform every week

The club need to instill a winning....nay...a ruthless mentality into the players. Failure is not an option. If we don't qualify for the million pound game, then I at least want to know that the players left everything on the park.
And when they are winning, I want them to not stop until the 80 is up....points difference could well play a major part in the middle 8 shake-up.

[brian2]

Re: New signings : Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:05 am  

Its going to be all about the start. the first 3/4 games - if we go well and get solid wins confidence will grow and we can get onto a roll. The fact that we have so few players who have been through the last couple of awfull years is probably a bonus new players without the baggage!

Re: New signings : Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:37 pm  

PC Plum wrote:

Why ?

To fill the hole left by William Barthau's injury.

Re: New signings : Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:52 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

To fill the hole left by William Barthau's injury.

Do you not feel we have enough cover ? Is it worth signing a 'prospect' for 2 months who then disappears. Forget it. For me, another big experienced prop and outside back.

[brian2]

Re: New signings : Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:13 am  

His record at Hull and at his Aus club would suggest he is going backwards? I suspect he would cost a lot and i think we can get through with what we have? i am all for another prop if we are going for more players. The last couple of years have suggested we are not big enough or ugly enough............................................

Re: New signings : Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:31 am  

I wonder if James Greenwood might get another year with us. Must be about 8th in line at Wigan now.