2025 Squad - Speculation Thread

[shasta]

Isn’t it Chris Goodman now?

Dunno. AFAIK Hodgo is General Manager of Football.

[Kernow]

Dunno. AFAIK Hodgo is General Manager of Football.

I think that got shaken up a couple of months back now. Hodgo is Director of Strategy (pretty sure that means get more home games to begin with) and Chris promoted from one of the Academies I think.

[The InnFORCEr]

Did you take that to mean just outcomes or process as well?

Process which leads to the outcomes

[Transiting]

HJH is going to play THP, whether he likes it or not. At LHP, in no particular order are: Robertson, Hoopert, Hancock, and Pearce. I think HJH will be a very good bench THP. But who starts at THP? I'd prefer Eloff over Pone.

[AndyS]

It's hard to put aside the impression that it's just the same old, same old shit. If it quacks like a duck.....

What could possibly have made anyone think the same old shit was going to change in any way?

As far as RA is concerned, the only point of the Force is as arrivals and departures. They're not likely to get any Rebels player the other teams have any interest in, or even any displaced player who might be of interest elsewhere. At most the Force might get a few players who otherwise have no options other than maybe overseas.

No point complaining about it. If the Force is happy playing RA's game to RA rules, can't expect anything different. It is on the Force to change the dynamic.

[sandgroperrugby]

I have quote from an unnamed sauce at HQ about the maneuvering of Rebels players "we are being fucked, completely fucked"

What’s new in this? The goal is getting the heartland strong again and proving their decision and logic of shrinking to greatness was right all along.

Will be interesting to see where this ends up in a year.

[GIGS20]

But who starts at THP? I'd prefer Eloff over Pone.

I too would prefer Eloff over Pone, but wouldn't be opposed to both.

I think, assuming both Eloff and Pone sign (and assuming fitness) I'd go for HJH to start unless we're expecting to be put under the torch in the scrum. Eloff would be a better scrummager, but HJH is a more rounded option IMHO.

No that pun wasn't intentional