Leeds Rhinos • Re: SL RD 7 | Hull KR (A)
Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:
The frustration about the signings from the Championship is the deficiency this shows in the academy set up. We spend so much money yet we have to bring in low grade Championship players to augment the squad - surely that is what the academy is there for. Are any of these signings better than Broadbent - really?
We haven't signed any centres from the championship have we? Is Broadbent better than Newman, McDonald or Martin as centre. Definitely not. Academy (champions last year) players tend to be 18 or younger. Smith, quite rightly, doesn't think throwing 18 year old lads in with fully grown men is a wise way forward. Better to develop them in the reserves or on loan. Which of our championship signings do you have a problem with? McDonnell came from the Championship and forced his way into the first team in a very short time; McDonald looks our biggest attacking threat; Ruan had a great pre season and is starting for Bradford; Roberts scored a belter away at Leigh and also got one last week; Hooley had a shocker in a gale force wind at the most inhospitable ground in the league, but a bit premature to judge him on that. Which players would you have signed for this year?
Statistics: Posted by ArthurClues — Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:13 am