Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 11:26 am  

I honestly didn’t think we would make the Dufty signing due to the utter needlessness of it….can’t get my head around it if true. Even if it were Tedesco or Papenhuzen it would still be a strange decision….as it is to top it off Dufty is pretty rubbish these days and is only coming to SL as a last resort. Woeful decision Warrington, one of the worst and there’s been some tremendous competition.

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 11:29 am  

We’re just a foffin mess at the moment, I’m lost for words.

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 11:41 am  

If this is true i am seriously done with this club until things improve. Absolute shambles from top to bottom at the minute. We can all see where we need to strengthen, and we target a position that we have plenty of talent AND cover in?? Id act surprised, but i'm not.....

Seriously contemplating staying away Thursday and watching Everton!! How bad is that!!

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 11:46 am  

If this is true then it must've been agreed by Powell - in which case "Powell Out"!

Ridiculous decision, this club is a bl00dy shambles

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 11:57 am  

Longbarn Wire wrote:

Seriously contemplating staying away Thursday and watching Everton!! How bad is that!!

You could win on Thursday if the disciplinary committee has a quota to fill this week.

Dufty might seem like a strange signing because of Thewlis, but if you ignore that and assume one of them will play elsewhere like centre or on the wing (Charnley posting videos of himself made by his agency all over social media incidentally) he could be a good signing. The talent is definitely there with him, he has scored some sensational tries in the NRL and at times has looked unplayable. He's lost confidence and is playing in a terrible side, but if you threw Jai Field or Bevan French into the team instead of him they would do no better.

There is a good chance he comes over here and scores some worldies and Sky are hyping him up for Man of Steel. That is as likely with Dufty as him flopping like Austin did and being another player to add to the list of bad signings.

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 12:27 pm  

Yeah i'm not excited by the dufty signing at all to be honest. This screams to me that Ratchford is definately gone this seasons end. Just hoping he will come over and find his form and be a Ben Barber (without the problems) for us.
Mikaele i've got no complaints with at all, hard hitting aggressive Prop just what we need
Any idea if we're bringing him over this year or for next year does anyone know?

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 12:29 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Dufty might seem like a strange signing because of Thewlis, but if you ignore that and assume one of them will play elsewhere like centre or on the wing (Charnley posting videos of himself made by his agency all over social media incidentally) he could be a good signing.

There is nowhere that Dufty can play that isn't already covered by established talent or academy prospects.

It doesn't really matter if he's a good player or not, he's not what we need. Especially when you consider we're in a salary-capped sport with a limit on overseas signings.

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 12:30 pm  

Or thane wrote:

Yeah i'm not excited by the dufty signing at all to be honest. This screams to me that Ratchford is definately gone this seasons end. Just hoping he will come over and find his form and be a Ben Barber (without the problems) for us.
Mikaele i've got no complaints with at all, hard hitting aggressive Prop just what we need
Any idea if we're bringing him over this year or for next year does anyone know?

Dufty makes Ben barba look like the world's greatest defender!

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 1:27 pm  

Moe syslak wrote:

Dufty makes Ben barba look like the world's greatest defender!

ha ha ha definately a gamble this one as he's been crap for a while now As soon as we were linked with him i said Why? Daft signing in my oppinion and one that isn't needed.

Re: Matt Dufty : Mon May 16, 2022 1:55 pm  

Earlier today I was quietly hopeful for next season.

Well, I’m afraid I won’t be around for 2023 at this rate. I’ll be off watching our academy products at other clubs and being proud of what talents we unearthed for opposition teams.

This is truly the worst thing I’ve seen happen at the club for many a year. Poor Thewlis.