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| Quote: Jack Gaskell "If Sailor is coming then 3 of last season's team will have given way to accommodate him.
Joe Mellor has been released, I assume because Sailor provides cover at half back - although Joe of course was being used last season as backup hooker. Sailor is coming as a direct threat to O'Brien's position at full back and for the moment I don't see how the two will play in the same team unless something happens to either Moylan or Lam who will otherwise be the starting half backs.
Lastly, it must also mean that sadly Big Ben will have to be released.
For all this to happen Sailor really must be considered to be a significant upgrade by the powers that be.
As said before on this thread, there is suddenly no room for sentiment in these decisions. This all feels very un-Leigh like. Just goes to show how far we have come so quickly.'"
I don’t really see Big Ben being a miss. Never ran his weight. Pace is required and someone has reacted.
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| Just saw a posting on Facebook, that was a screenshot of a “X” post by DB, say that we are not able to sign Sailor as he is a currently NRL contracted player.
I went to “X” and found the post by Derek which was only 4 hours old, so late evening on Tuesday 2nd Jan.
I would have liked to have seen him here, and who knows, it may still happen.
I also believe that Big Ben is going to have his best season in UK rugby coming up, so wasn’t overly happy had he not stayed.
Onwards Leythers.
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| Contracts mean bugger all, if the club want to release him. I think they need cap space to upgrade Walsh and others.
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| I’ve mentioned it on another thread, the info about contracts is like a closely guarded state secret, I don’t understand it most clubs have the contract info alongside the player profiles on the website.
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| Don’t really understand why going through the visa process just to give him a bench place (if lucky)was ever on..
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| Quote: atomic "Don’t really understand why going through the visa process just to give him a bench place (if lucky)was ever on..'"
Probably irrelevant, but you think he wasn’t going to be starting full back for us ![Confused icon_confused.gif](images/smilies//icon_confused.gif)
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| Quote: ColD "Probably irrelevant, but you think he wasn’t going to be starting full back for us
Correct! Completely irrelevant. As was the visa process. I didn’t actually say what bench he would be sat on or position..Still drivel on here I see.
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| its unlikely our veteran backline will repeat the heroics of last year we need fresh legs seems like a chance we may lose a couple from elsewhere in the squad the change in visa requirements may help us we cannot standstill
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| Quote: atomic "Correct! Completely irrelevant. As was the visa process. I didn’t actually say what bench he would be sat on or position..Still drivel on here I see.'"
Atomic yet again you seem to be out of step with everybody else. The Leopards were at their weakest when Leutele and Gaz O'Brien were out of the team. A backup Centre and Fullback are essential, and if Sailor had been an upgrade then all the better. O'Brien has been replaced at every club he has ever been at, and still was a vital cog in a successful Leigh side last season.
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| I was hoping to sign TS so i could post rlTHISrl ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif)
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| Still funny Cokey but would have been perfect !
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| Quote: Septimius Severus "Atomic yet again you seem to be out of step with everybody else. The Leopards were at their weakest when Leutele and Gaz O'Brien were out of the team. A backup Centre and Fullback are essential, and if Sailor had been an upgrade then all the better. O'Brien has been replaced at every club he has ever been at, and still was a vital cog in a successful Leigh side last season.'"
Forgive my ignorance. Your point being on quoting me is? We need a FB and ?
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| Quote: atomic "Forgive my ignorance. Your point being on quoting me is? We need a FB and Centre?'"
No, it is the fact that you are a better judge of quality Fullbacks than Chezzy and Lammy. I don't believe they would buy a speedster like Sailor and then leave him on the bench.
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| We have some excellent youngsters who can play fullback or centre and hooker. Use them as backup or they're never going to get a chance. I like Gaz at fullback and I want Big Ben to stay.
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| Quote: Septimius Severus "No, it is the fact that you are a better judge of quality Fullbacks than Chezzy and Lammy. I don't believe they would buy a speedster like Sailor and then leave him on the bench.'"
If you think O’Brien is past it as a FB your wrong. He is the fastest man in the squad,still.. Doesn't take a chezzy or a lammy to see that. But yet you say he needs replacing.Which needs replacing?
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