Another year of LMS and Amor? What have we done to deserve that?
Another year of LMS and Amor? What have we done to deserve that?
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Walmsley, Lees and LMS are our only confirmed props for next year assuming Ashworth does indeed leave. Even if we sign Paasi we still need at least one more and you won’t do better than Amor and LMS in super league as your 4th/5th choice props whether people like them or not. Signing both LMS and Amor for another year gives us time to look at other options and assess what moves we can make once the financial implications of Covid are fully realised.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Good to see LMS next year, as Woolf says, he's one of the hardest workers in the club.
I’d rather go with Batchelor as the fifth prop behind Walmsley, Lees, Amor or LMS and Paasi than keeping on both Amor and LMS. Batchelor offers a younger alternative and more versatility than Amor and is a younger alternative to LMS, who can cover a couple of positions when we’re really short mid-game.
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Because he was named at prop against Salford people suddenly seem to think he’s a viable option there, despite never having played prop and actually playing loose forward in the Salford game. Now prop might end up being his best position, who knows? But if people genuinely think he’s a better option than LMS or Amor at this point they need to give their heads a good wobble.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Both players will be useful when we are 18+ points up against a Wakefield and short of some high fives.
In the big games not so much.
I don't see what they give that Batchelor and Norman wouldn't.
Assuming on average money, they also take up and additional £140K(2*£70K) ,which could be used elsewhere.
Both have done their usual trick and gibbed another contract each, watch them make plenty of noise on social
media while tanking on the field.
Don't even know where to start with this.
Norman has never played in Super League and Batchelor has a handful of appearances for us. Batchelor isn't even a prop yet you're suggesting we replace two seasoned pros who have been good for us, won trophies with us and have lots of SL and big game experience and replace them with two inexperienced players who we don't even know are good enough to play at SL level, never mind for Saints.
I'm all for giving younger guys a chance but you shouldn't just weaken your squad just to throw someone in at the deep end.
Originally Posted by Despondent Dave
I am happily surprised by this. I thought given his age that this would be his last year. He is playing like he can carry on next year but so is Zeb. Having plenty of props is always a good thing.
I could agree with you but then we would both be wrong.
Yeh it is a bit strange. They have both been good clubmen to be fair and hopefully can set a good example to the youngsters and new signings coming through. I have my doubts about that though because both players were in that group of Cunningham favourites happy to turn in sh***y performances and let KC hang the kids out to dry in press conferences.
It looks a season too far for Scarsbrook. He’s strapped up all over. And Amor..........well Amor has always been shyte.
We certainly don’t need both next year.
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Given the choice I’d rather keep LMS over Amor for a one year extension, but at the same time I would still want another prop if we kept LMS
Are you suggesting we keep players on out of sentiment and not based upon their performances of late, because it’s certainly coming across that way? LMS and Amor have had their peaks and their troughs, often depending on who we’re playing against. To re-sign both seems a poor option based off their performances this year and the fact they’ll be another year older next year.
Our front row lacks a real go forward, Walmsley aside. We’re hoping Lees rediscovers some form from 2019 still and hoping LMS and Amor can suddenly have more good games than bad against the top three or four sides next year at 35 and 34 years old and we’re bringing in Paasi, who’s all but sat out a year of his career.
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It’s a no from me. He’s been an okay player for us, nothing more, nothing less but it was probably time to move him on.
I’m not entirely sure what his role is anymore. Is he a prop or is he a second row?
He’s been a brilliant high fiver and back slapper though.
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Perfectly happy with LMS and Amor getting another year, as long as we are getting a front line explosive prop to give Walsmley more support. Hopefully that’s Paasi, but I’ve never seen him play so can’t say.
If Batchelor and Norman offer more than LMS and Amor then I’m sure they’ll push them out of the squad like Bentley has done to Peyroux.
I think Iggy Paasi would complement big Al for us, it would be great if Saints got this prop over the line.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lf6XBN_XygA
No, I'm suggesting you don't weaken your squad.
If there were better players available on the market that can improve the squad in those positions then fair enough, but maybe there isn't right now. Post lockdown Amor has been our 2nd best prop and LMS always gives us something different from the bench.
At this stage, Norman and Batchelor are not better options for us than Amor and LMS and by releasing both of those players and replacing them with those two would make us weaker next season.
Originally Posted by Despondent Dave