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| It would effectively be 7 ex Batley players (depending on who stays), if we had picked Fev apart like that then we would probably be happy but we didn't. So a 50% ish success rate on the Batley rejects (Hesketh never happened and Handforth just isn't good enough).
The issue I feel is that we think we are one of the better teams around at this level therefore we should be signing better players and I don't think that Harrison has set the world alight there, we seem to have more props than a Fev pit, and some good ones, but everybody knows we have issues at half back.
Let's see what happens but something needs to be done to get the crowds back in and a big signing to build excitement is what's needed and I'm not sure Liam Finn will do that, good as he is.
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| I suppose it's the old adage that with hindsight everyones a genius and some of the signings could possibly have been different.
Also at the time when KH first took over there was still not much prospect of us progressing so he signed players that he knew and thought would do a job for us.
Taking Hesketh as an example, at this level he had a good record and looked to be a good guy to have on board.
As it turned out he couldn't rediscover his old form that a year or season or so earlier had SL clubs showing interest in him.
KH did not let feelings or anything else get in the way of replacing him.
The same will apply to others that have been given a chance to do a job but as he said after the Fev game either wouldn't do it or couldn't do it.
Now the situation seems to be changing with a chance for the club to progress the BOD and coaching staff are clearly getting as many quality players who are of the right age with the right experience and ability onboard.
It is one step at a time gradually building for now but with one eye on the future.
Any new recruit will in their opinion improve the club on the field for the next step.
If and when we ever get a chance to be in SL then some of these players will be good enough and some won't and at that time better players will be replacing them.
Considering the finacial climate out there, the state the game has been in and how low the crowds have been how fortunate are we to have the people at the top in place that inspite of all of this are doing what they are doing.
I would't swap Fax for any club in this context all things considered.
As they have said we are a club on the up that people want to play for and that is a rare thing these days.
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| I'd be happy with both those signings, Potts is a pacey winger who has always impressed me, Mennell seems to be highly rated and along with Karl Ashall should hopefully create quite a good partnership.
The main place we're needing to recruit in is the half-back position, we've seen what a quality half-back (Murrell) can bring so we need to go big there.
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| Thacks move is all about Money, by all accounts. That pitch wont suit him at all!
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| As per Urban Carrots comments....Agreed! If we are in for Potts and Mennell then personally I would view them as very good positive recruitment. Forget the Batley link. Players have to go where they get paid. Batley have and have previously had Fax players so whats the issue? We need to stay positive and back our club.
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| We've been taking players off Batley for years. Didn't we get Andy Spink and Dean Lawford off them. Amongst others.
Likewise they have Ben Black and Miles Greenwood there, and possibly Byron Smith (not fully upto date).
High turnover of players at this level means that there's always going to be movement betwee. Some clubs
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| Pottsy and Mennell definitely at Halifax next season.
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