Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:04 pm  

Windy winger wrote:

Because we have paid his contract up , silly money as well . That’s why I’d have kept him and make him earn it . It’s all done and sorted already .

Don't think this bit is true

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:11 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

So you don't know then.

Why’s that then … that was a answer to your question, why did we have talks with his management. Maybe think before you jump in next time eh !

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:12 pm  

Large Paws wrote:

Don't think this bit is true

Ok , but why ? …. But I’ll listen to and believe who has told me .

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:13 pm  

My shopping list is the Tardis straight to 2023.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:15 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

My shopping list is the Tardis straight to 2023.

Fighting talk from Hodgson today, don't think him or Pearson want to give us the season, so this is why changes are happening.

Might not work, but at least they ate trying sometime.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:20 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Fighting talk from Hodgson today, don't think him or Pearson want to give us the season, so this is why changes are happening.

Might not work, but at least they ate trying sometime.

It’s not the changes Dave, it’s the original lacklustre recruitment that troubles me, bring back Motu.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:23 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Benjamin Julian would be a good signing for us, he Is out of contract and they have Mcmeeken, Whiteley and possible Ma'u in the backrow, plus a couple of young French backrowers.

Im sure we have been linked with him before.

Good idea.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:33 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

It’s not the changes Dave, it’s the original lacklustre recruitment that troubles me, bring back Motu.

I do think we are moving in the right direction with retention and recruitment, getting rid of expensive and underperforming players, investing in younger better value for money players and investing in the youth, but it will take time.

Hodgson has made two big mistakes though in Reynolds and Gake, although both were late calls and there wasn't much else available.

Needs to get it right this time.

Alex Mellor gone to Cas, not too bothered about that one.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:34 pm  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

It’s not the changes Dave, it’s the original lacklustre recruitment that troubles me, bring back Motu.

I agree with you Rider on this one whichever way you look at it the recruitment by Hodgson apart from Lovodua has been less than poor.
The jury is still out on Evans but you can hardly compare him to Sao or Satae and i dont think he will come anywhere near these two.
To his credit foundations have been laid with our Academy and Reserves but i wonder whether he is in the right job as coach rather than as a Director of Rugby .

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Jun 21, 2022 5:39 pm  

Windy winger wrote:

Ok , but why ? …. But I’ll listen to and believe who has told me .

Because it's not what I was told. Simple as that. We may both have been told a load of tosh.