bomhead wrote:TrueBlueWarrior wrote:bomhead wrote:
yes that's exactly what I am saying 'because Leeds signed Cuthbertson to replace Peacock that makes all our recruitment awful'..... if you think that's my point you are the silly one! leeds are loosing a star and have found a star to replace him we have lost stars and as fare as I can see we haven't. other clubs as well as leeds have done this also the best recruiters are Castleford they have no money but look deep and find great talent.
I am not saying our whole youth structure is flawed but I think it is on the decline - dom , budgie (who is gone) and George have all been great finds - Charnely and Lockers are done as fare as some people think on here which I don't I think they could be utilised better in the squad.
Clubb, Bateman, Gelling, flower are good CHEAP signings but these are past signings who have we signend of worth this season?? I am talking now not years ago now this season - we signed bowen if you ask me there are far far faaaar better fullbacks around - he was a class player but he is to old and I feel for him - if you think bowen was a good signing compared to other options that we had like everyone else then that's laughable.
you are living in the past our club this season has not recruited well and has lost some of its better youth in my opinion.
Cuthbertson isn't a star! If he was he would be playing in the NRL!! So come on add some more evidence to your argument about all the 'star' players SL clubs sign because on pedigree we arguably got the best in Bowen!!
Tell me what Castleford have won/achieved recently with their great recruitment and youth policy?
Charnley and Lockers are done?
Past signings? They are still part of our recruitment and have been very good signings!! Does the fact they are cheap not make it better recruitment? Also we have just signed Sam Tomkins!
Tell me better full backs currently playing in SL that were available that are better than Bowen when we signed him?
What youth have we lost please do tell?
This hole you have dug is only getting deeper!!
Charnely and Lockers are done as fare as some people think on here which I don't I think they could be utilised better in the squad.
I don't think you read so good pal :baaa:
so Cuthbertsons been put forward as man of steal and they are dying to get him playing for England and he isn't a star.......most players who play in SL wouldn't be stars in the NRL take ST for example. if you don't think he is a star in SL and been a good signing then that's your opinion I think lots would disagree.
we had a none discloser agreement with Sam so he had no choice, we had first refusal and you would sooner sign a load of cheap players than one or two brilliant ones.... are you IL in disguise? the only reason Sams come back is because he was home sick not because we have actively gone out and signed him sam with JT - not making it in union and Moose not making it in THE NRL they approached us we didn't actively seek them out and uncover them and before you say it yes we did many moons ago at youth level.
there are a lot better FB about than Bowen we could have looked into the championship as well as SL and the auz championship leagues rather than signing a player of good 'pedigree' (we can't use him for breeding hahahaha)I cannot remember what FB contracts were available that year but I would bet that younger better prospects were around.
fare enough cas haven't won anything but that still doesn't stop them making so good signings on a shoe string.
ive named two already - dwyer, wilde and what the original topic is about hughs now and Budgie has gone we might not be able to have kept him but he has still gone. if we are dragging up the past Chris Hill is from wigan but our club showed no interest in him I bet you think he isn't a star either. What about Matty Russell fare enough he is injury prone but he is still a talent and logan far better than Sam P as a hooker.
When did I say you said Charnley and Lockers are done? I just laughed at the statement so think you need to read things properly!
A star is Inglis, Thurston, Gallen, Cronk, Smith etc. not Adam Cuthbertson, he is a good SL player nothing more nothing less!
What are you going on about Sam and cheap signings? You said we haven't signed any one of quality recently, I said Sam T, end of discussion!
So now you are looking into the detail of a signing rather than the actual signing, you surely are confusing yourself. We have signed some quality players recently and some that haven't worked out pretty much like every other club.
Name the full backs better than Bowen that were available when we signed him please! Still waiting for names! Just for clarification pedigree has more than one meaning such as distinguished, excellent, or pure ancestry.
Would you have Hughes before Tomkins, Farrell, Bateman and Lockers?
How do you know we didn't show an interest in Chris Hill? We don't have a right to sign every player that is available. For one we have a salary cap to keep to and secondly how many do you want in our squad? Players become available and only 1 club can sign them, we win sometimes and we lose.
So you want Russell at FB before Bowen and ST, clearly you have lost the plot. Logan is still our player as is Powell, did you watch the game last night by the way, Powell didn't do to bad!!
Finally, let's clear this up, our youth set up is no longer good enough because we missed out on Dwyer (2nd choice hooker at Wire) and another player that no one has ever heard of?
Sorry one more thing, can I ask when did you get released by Wigan?
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