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Post by stevetheballer on Oct 1, 2019 19:14:28 GMT
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Post by MansfieldMike on Oct 1, 2019 19:38:40 GMT
Just the sort of comment we'd expect from a diehard Eagles fan .... why don't you wait until you've seen what sort of impact he has on Friday?
I, for one, am delighted he's going to be available for Friday night.
Welcome Zoran !
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Post by blueskies99 on Oct 1, 2019 20:00:02 GMT
I'll be surprised if he gets any significant minutes on Friday as Rob tends to take his time integrating players into the rotation..... If it ain't broke why fix it.  |
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Post by massiveridersfan on Oct 1, 2019 20:06:10 GMT
Let's hope he is pretty fit at least. Often imports tend to take a while to literally get up to speed - e.g. Cartwright looks slimmer, fitter and even faster of late.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 20:26:07 GMT
Is this the one we all knew they signed months ago, mercury did an article then nothing happened ?
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Post by MansfieldMike on Oct 1, 2019 20:42:27 GMT
Is this the one we all knew they signed months ago, mercury did an article then nothing happened ? This did happen with a player called Jalen Lindsey, who the Leicester Mercury said we'd signed, but the club didn't confirm the signing. He then went on to sign somewhere else in Europe.
It has now happened once again with Zoran Talley Jr, but this time the club has officially announced the signing on their website, and he is supposedly arriving this week.
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Post by blueskies99 on Oct 1, 2019 20:51:48 GMT
Is this the one we all knew they signed months ago, mercury did an article then nothing happened ? It appeared in the Leicester Mercury on Sept 14th. I assume it's "visa issues" that caused the delay. |
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Post by Steven McTowelie on Oct 1, 2019 21:45:35 GMT
Not sure why some are sounding surprised by this given that the news broke weeks ago.
Don't know whether it's the 'statement signing' we so desperately need or not but it should help secure 5th place behind Eagles, Wolves, Rocks and Royals.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2019 21:52:19 GMT
Thays him I remember thinking he looked good
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Post by massiveridersfan on Oct 1, 2019 22:24:44 GMT
Not sure why some are sounding surprised by this given that the news broke weeks ago. Don't know whether it's the 'statement signing' we so desperately need or not but it should help secure 5th place behind Eagles, Wolves, Rocks and Royals. Do you actually believe that or am I missing your irony? |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Oct 2, 2019 6:28:24 GMT
Not really sure what happened looking at the drop off in stats/minutes between his senior year and the year before but I think there's enough there to be excited enough about.
Plus he's a wing with a 7" wingspan. That can't be a bad thing in a Parernostro defensive system.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Oct 3, 2019 18:48:57 GMT
And now we've watched a video clip of him practising with the team and being interviewed so that's a good sign. He wasn't wearing a plastic boot and that is definitely a bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 0:55:41 GMT
Hearing Mo Walker will be out for months now due to the surgery on his hamstring. May not be back until 2020
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Post by baldeagle on Oct 6, 2019 7:29:29 GMT
Oh dear, that’s a real blow both for him and the Riders and, to be fair, for the BBL.
As Friday night demonstrated, with their current squad Leicester will be over-powered on the boards by those teams like Newcastle and Glasgow who have gone bigger this year.
Unless Leicester can find (and find the budget for) a New Brit or EU big man, then I wouldn’t be surprised if they cut Talley quickly and recruited a US big. They have been ruthless before and I would expect them to do whatever they need to win.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Oct 6, 2019 8:47:34 GMT
Oh dear, that’s a real blow both for him and the Riders and, to be fair, for the BBL. As Friday night demonstrated, with their current squad Leicester will be over-powered on the boards by those teams like Newcastle and Glasgow who have gone bigger this year. Unless Leicester can find (and find the budget for) a New Brit or EU big man, then I wouldn’t be surprised if they cut Talley quickly and recruited a US big. They have been ruthless before and I would expect them to do whatever they need to win. I think that sounds about right. Possible we might even cut Scott and Talley to allow funds to be released. I seriously doubt Wright and Cartwright would be cut as they are both performing really well, especially the latter. |
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Post by baldeagle on Oct 6, 2019 8:53:31 GMT
You would be bonkers to cut either Cartwright or Wright. Both look excellent to me.
Not sure about Scott yet although does play energetic defence.
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Post by blueskies99 on Oct 6, 2019 10:46:43 GMT
Hearing Mo Walker will be out for months now due to the surgery on his hamstring. May not be back until 2020 Where did you get this information from? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 12:45:37 GMT
Saw the surgery he had, asked my wife who's a sister what the recovery time his
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Post by MansfieldMike on Oct 6, 2019 12:57:57 GMT
Saw the surgery he had, asked my wife who's a sister what the recovery time his Are you sure he has already had surgery on his hamstrings??? |
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Post by jumbo on Oct 6, 2019 13:08:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 13:11:12 GMT
Yep
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Post by MansfieldMike on Oct 6, 2019 13:45:50 GMT
Thanks, now not sure that some news is better than no news. Now the recovery period will depend on the type of repair. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 14:51:27 GMT
Do you just concede that you wont be fully fit for the cup and focus on his return or re jig the whole set up? I mean dan clark doesnt currently have a club either I believe??? Possible 3 month deal?
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Post by MansfieldMike on Oct 6, 2019 15:14:55 GMT
I guess it really does depend on the extent of the repair. Some surgical hamstring repairs take 8 to 12 months before full fitness can be restored, others can be fixed after only 3 months. It also doesn’t help if the injury is not treated surgically at the earliest opportunity, because scar tissue will build up at the site of the tear, and this may impair a complete recovery.
I don’t wish to seem too despondent, but I would be delighted, yet surprised, if we were to see him play.for us this season.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Oct 6, 2019 16:04:57 GMT
I guess it really does depend on the extent of the repair. Some surgical hamstring repairs take 8 to 12 months before full fitness can be restored, others can be fixed after only 3 months. It also doesn’t help if the injury is not treated surgically at the earliest opportunity, because scar tissue will build up at the site of the tear, and this may impair a complete recovery. I don’t wish to seem too despondent, but I would be delighted, yet surprised, if we were to see him play.for us this season. It's been a while since he incurred the injury so that's not encouraging. However, at least he's had the problem fixed surgically. Would the club have paid for that with insurance? Does that indicate we are going to retain him on contract till he recovers? Surely now Riders will have to look at signing someone else - can't see us faring well against Rocks or Royals with their bigs. So many questions... |
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