Quote: Airlie st paper boy "Guys reading from afar i have to be honest and state this signing frenzy is a bit of a farce and will be glad when its over! granted Mr Pearson hasnt helpped with his July Interview but understand his reasons for his actions at the time. I agree a quality injection of personel with the correct quality, youth or mindset was required and more inportantly two halves with a running and kicking game between them, I think we have one of them at the minute and hope the other is shortly to follow then we can put recruitment to bed and focus on the task ahead.
What is really bothering me though is the lack of focus on the brillaint potential shown by the young guys brought into the squad last season, Green, Bowden, Crooks and Lineham and young Cunningham it pains me to see when people post these fantasy teams with the new player automatically in a position, why?! Tom Lineham is a brlliant prospect and Chris Greens form in the last few games was top drawer i believe they both have the potential to be internationals by the end of next season if there progression continues. I think we should focus a bit more on what we have and what they can be rather potential signings.'"
Crookes, Arundal, Holdsworth, Galea, Johnson. Not the frenzy that many were expecting with some on here speculating that up to 10 new signings were coming. Ellis was sorted in March and Pitts & Watts came early / mid-season to alleviate the release of McKinnon, J Ellis & O'Carroll.
As 666 states the youngsters you mentioned have been covered in several posts and will stand us in good stead. By internationals I'm presuming that you mean Knights? and one or two are possibilities but I think unlikely by the end of next season!! raw talent with bags of promise but even Houghton is still to break into the full international squad, and Lynch can't get a look in either.
I'm happy with the recruitment so far and as AP alluded to on Wednesday a couple of signings still to come, one of which is hoped will be a 7, ok not likely to be of Rangi Chase quality, but we tried all we could with that proposed deal.
Top 4 and a decent cup run will do me for 2013, pick up the missing pieces of the jigsaw in 12 months time (rather than signing someone now just for the sake of it, or to appease the fans that may feel dissapointed with the recruitment - AP/PG won't do this anyway) and then kick on again in 2014 with a real chance of silverware.