I agree mate you can only have one of those half backs other clubs sign Sneyd , sheff keep Abdul and we are chasing average halfbacks , may as well offer Richardson a job as well as a player and offer him the project to stay
Owens has to go as he hasn't really got a position anymore and will want to much as a squad member
@7-vikingnomad that totally depends on who we sign to replace them, thats if they are leaving and going to Salford.
2 rumoured players at half back are Else, aged 26 previous clubs Swinton and Rochdale currently at Midlands and Hansen, will be 30 in Jan, previous clubs Swinton, Sheffield, North Wales and Halifax now at Rochdale.
If as stated Richardson wants another go at SL and we sign both of the above I would keep Gilmore. Or sign another half back with a mixture of SL/top end Championship experience.
Midlands are currently 8th and Rochdale 15th, but for the re-structure they would both be playing in League 1. If we want to be consistently top 4, I think we could maybe only sign 1 of those 2 in a 24 man squad that would include 3 half backs.
I would 100% keep Lawton as he offers attributes in terms of size and a threat outwide/close to the line that no one else in the squad currently offers in the same way.
At the moment its only rumours, but at this stage of the season its interesting to speculate on who is coming in/going out, all part of being a fan.
I would 100% keep Lawton as he offers attributes in terms of size and a threat outwide/close to the line that no one else in the squad currently offers in the same way.
Lawton is an interesting case....he has been in the game for about 14 years but has only just about 100 apps...and consider how much game time on the field he has actually had in those games and it doesn`t amount to that much ....yes his size and threat...OK ..but defence ?.
....is he an expensive luxury?.....and when he does get involved in escape sets his error rate is high....
Nope not for me.....if as a player saw him coming on my thought would be as a forward...oh dear more work for me to do.