New to board. Very disappointed by the loss of aydin and Batch who are both waki lads but it happens and I would like to think the club has a plan and the younger guys such as Eseh can fill the gap left behind in the not too distant future. Just out of curiosity would most people be ok with losing Batch and Aydin if say Murphy and Hall can get long term extensions and the thought of Eseh / Shaw getting more game time

Yep. That's exactly what I'd hope for.

Well let’s be true here that KR are a poorer team than we sre. Haven’t they finished below us in 5/6 last seasons. They’re pretty much a more struggling team than we are. Not really ambitious but must be the money talking.

They have a good one with Batch though.

That is exactly how it is!

It's a fine line balancing the budget...I liken it to selecting a dream team at either football or rugby...you start with a big pot....pick some quality players then before you know it you've hardly got any of your money left and still have about 4-5 players to fit in so have to go back and lower your sights a little...

Aydin is an improving player but he's well down the pecking order and the people who control the budget can only assign so much to each player...Hall and Murphy should be the two big priorities to tie down to longer contracts as they are both players you can see attracting plenty of interest from many clubs in the coming seasons...if keeping those two with much improved terms means having to let Aydin go then I can live with that decision. I'm also not that sure he'll get more first team opportunities there than if he'd have stayed...we'll have to wait and see...

Think they must have jumped at the money and you can not blame them.
I don't see KR much if any better than us but they must have sold the club and a new coach to them.
On reflection I think we should have kept them and shown our intension.

Incorrect.

He was quoted as saying Batch was his mentor so wanted to go with him.

Not sure why people think Hull KR is o much worse prospect than us.
Nice facilities, great crowds, new coach who is well regarded.....and clear have more money.
And they have an academy. Hull and Hull KR played today.

For all those brownie points they still have finished below us in 5 of the last 6 seasons. The exception being the anomalous % table.

They have just had a "well regarded" coach call it a day due some mystery behind the scenes shenanigans.

I guess they are playing catch up regarding the academy as they did go with a joint Hull area one when FC were the preferred end choice of any decent prospect. Then they were one of the teams who weren't given an elite licence. The age group of the likes of Aydin and Batchelor where they must be light?

I'd forgotten about the elite license thing.

If you look at this years final league tables the KR Academy side have ended up about half way so that's not too bad.
Their reserves side were almost rock bottom with only London and Newcastle below and I guess this is where they have a shortage of "Aydins" ?

Teams can only carry so many "project/potential" players. That's even truer in the forward positions.

Here's a choice - you can keep Eseh or Aydin;

Who do YOU keep, and invest in for the future?