Tiaki chan

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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:53 am We are obsessed with signing under sized project forwards.
Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
Stop it. He's only signing theyve not whinged about YET. And not even pulled a Wigan shirt on yet. priceless.
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craigo wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:10 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:45 pm
craigo wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:27 am

Not had a real quality one since Feka.
Feka did less minutes than Mago
Bigger impact though
Thats true. But he would be a waste of a sub in the modern game
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keptinthedarkfans wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:21 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:53 am We are obsessed with signing under sized project forwards.
Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
Stop it. He's only signing theyve not whinged about YET. And not even pulled a Wigan shirt on yet. priceless.
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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:53 am We are obsessed with signing under sized project forwards.
Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
This thread isn’t about him.
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Re: Tiaki chan

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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:23 pm
keptinthedarkfans wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:21 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm

Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
Stop it. He's only signing theyve not whinged about YET. And not even pulled a Wigan shirt on yet. priceless.
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He didn’t look too bad to be fair. He’s an improvement on Ramon Silva
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He ran at 8 metres a carry last night and put himself about in defence. It was what, a 15-20 minute spell at most? In that short amount of time I thought he showed a bit of what he’s about.

I wouldn’t get carried away with him either way, I don’t think he’ll have been brought in to be a starter and will be fighting for a spot with guys like Hill and Nsemba. I also wouldn’t be hung up on his size. Catalans played him through the middle but we might not. I do think he’ll prove a shrewd bit of business over time. I think in terms of energy and attitude, he may be viewed as a long term replacement for Isa.
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nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:06 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:53 am We are obsessed with signing under sized project forwards.
Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
This thread isn’t about him.
Nope it's not, but I replied to what you said and it kind of debunks your theory
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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:39 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:06 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 3:44 pm

Sam Walters is 6'6 and 18 stone
This thread isn’t about him.
Nope it's not, but I replied to what you said and it kind of debunks your theory
It doesn’t because we have…

Granted Chan and Walters may come through, what we are lacking is proven experience and not project players.

Cooper, Mago, Ellis - they are our 3 most experienced props for next year. This is my issue and point.

We have Havard, Byrne and Hill as our younger props…

There’s an imbalance imo.
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Re: Tiaki chan

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nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:54 pm
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:39 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:06 pm

This thread isn’t about him.
Nope it's not, but I replied to what you said and it kind of debunks your theory
It doesn’t because we have…

Granted Chan and Walters may come through, what we are lacking is proven experience and not project players.

Cooper, Mago, Ellis - they are our 3 most experienced props for next year. This is my issue and point.

We have Havard, Byrne and Hill as our younger props…

There’s an imbalance imo.
It needs sorting and fingers crossed it will be. The club are being quite open in saying ‘there’s more to come’ regards new players. We need an experienced prop and an experienced second rower, to add to Keighran (and the 3 announced already). If we can start the season with an experienced prop, Byrne, Ellis, Havard and Walters in a 5 prop rotation, that will do for me, especially with Cooper to come back. I very much doubt Mago will be here.
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