Olpherts

[Tigersbarmy]

I got slaughtered on here for saying egodo was trash . I never saw him have one good game . Olpherts is a vast improvement on egodo

[Tigerwood posse]

All this and he's blind don't forget.....

He is!! 200% truth ... I will swear on anything, it’s a solid Gold fact!! ... just because you don’t believe it, doesn’t make it not true, Hope Powell doesn’t ask him to switch sides or he will have to come clean!!

[Lofthouse Tiger]

So how come you are so in the know yet everyone in RL isn’t?

I don’t doubt what you say as you appear to know but it’s rather odd that the powers that be at Salford and Cas don’t know what you do.

Or do they?

He has had a cracking start to his Cas season, albeit only 2 games but give the guy a chance and some credit for what he has done so far.

[Tigerwood posse]

So how come you are so in the know yet everyone in RL isn’t?

I don’t doubt what you say as you appear to know but it’s rather odd that the powers that be at Salford and Cas don’t know what you do.

Or do they?

He has had a cracking start to his Cas season, albeit only 2 games but give the guy a chance and some credit for what he has done so far.

I know because my daughter went out with him for 5 months and guess what, it was discussed numerous times, like you would if you’re a couple, it’s a fact, 100%!! ... she got sick of him screwing around (like sportsman do!!! and why not I guess, I’d do the same if girls were falling over themselves to be with me because I’m a little bit famous), so she finished with him!! ... believe me or don’t believe me, but he knows he’s blind in one eye, but if he sticks to the side he played on last night, he’ll be OK, if he plays on the other, we will see a lot of passes going into touch or hitting him in the side of the head

[The Badger]

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Phil Clark commented that Olpherts was a great signing.

[tigerfeat]

Interesting that Bibby looked the better player at Salford Olpherts couldn't get a game last few months
Watching them Friday I glad we got Olpherts same as a lot of Powels signings underwhelming when you first hear about it but often ends up being right

[cogito ergo sum]

Barry Mac only has one eye, and he did ok.
I suppose Cas exercised due diligence and Olpherts had a medical. They could have saved the fee and asked the forum.
Nature makes up for these deficiencies, like the fella who had one short leg, the other was a bit longer to compensate!

[MrRugby123]

We’ve missed a winger like Olpherts for a few years now, he won us penalties from his strong carries and got us off our line when Wigan pinned us there for the first 10 minutes. Last year we would’ve folded in the first 10 and we would’ve conceded points, I can see a difference in both attack and defence from last year already, hopefully more is to come from us.

[KB80]

Too early to get carried away with Olpherts, but a really good start to his Cas carear. He seems to have been given a big opportunity at Cas and everything I have seen so far suggests he is doing all he can to grasp it.

I think it's clear Powell wanted a bit more punch carrying the ball out from the backs. It's a big part of Feki's hane, one of the strongest parts of Olpherts game, Blair and Matauti aren't easy to put down either.

Hopefully it will give Mcshane, Trueman and Richardson some space to play with around the ruck l, especially as the pitches get quicker.

[Lofthouse Tiger]

Too early to get carried away with Olpherts, but a really good start to his Cas carear. He seems to have been given a big opportunity at Cas and everything I have seen so far suggests he is doing all he can to grasp it.

I think it's clear Powell wanted a bit more punch carrying the ball out from the backs. It's a big part of Feki's hane, one of the strongest parts of Olpherts game, Blair and Matauti aren't easy to put down either.

Hopefully it will give Mcshane, Trueman and Richardson some space to play with around the ruck l, especially as the pitches get quicker.

This :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[nottinghamtiger]

I thought Olpherts would be battling with James Clare for a spot behind Eden and Feki, but so far (and it’s early days) he looks like he deserves his place in the first team.
Will be interesting to see what happens when we have Eden, Feki and Olpherts all fit. But competition for places is a good thing.

[braytontiger]

I thought Olpherts would be battling with James Clare for a spot behind Eden and Feki, but so far (and it’s early days) he looks like he deserves his place in the first team.
Will be interesting to see what happens when we have Eden, Feki and Olpherts all fit. But competition for places is a good thing.

Nobody signs a 3 year contract to be 3rd or 4th choice. The moment he put pen to paper he was always going to be in contention to be a starting 13 player.
I don’t care wether he’s got one eye,one kidney or one testicle what matters is his ability to deal with it and so far so good.

[nottinghamtiger]

I thought Olpherts would be battling with James Clare for a spot behind Eden and Feki, but so far (and it’s early days) he looks like he deserves his place in the first team.
Will be interesting to see what happens when we have Eden, Feki and Olpherts all fit. But competition for places is a good thing.

Nobody signs a 3 year contract to be 3rd or 4th choice. The moment he put pen to paper he was always going to be in contention to be a starting 13 player.

You’re right of course, but one of either Feki, Eden or Olpherts will have to miss out when (if) they are all fit.

[Tigerwood posse]

I think he’s probably responding to the fact he’s a local lad and so nearer home and no travelling and a big thing is actually playing in front of a Proper crowd, rather than empty stands, it must make players play better.

[HuddsTigers]

I thought Olpherts would be battling with James Clare for a spot behind Eden and Feki, but so far (and it’s early days) he looks like he deserves his place in the first team.
Will be interesting to see what happens when we have Eden, Feki and Olpherts all fit. But competition for places is a good thing.

Nobody signs a 3 year contract to be 3rd or 4th choice. The moment he put pen to paper he was always going to be in contention to be a starting 13 player.

You’re right of course, but one of either Feki, Eden or Olpherts will have to miss out when (if) they are all fit.

Will be Eden. Feels like Eden is back up left winger and Clare back up right winger - injuries have changed that already. Good position to be in, where we have 4 decent and/or reliable wingers.

[Mysterio]

It bodes well as I’m expecting big things indeed from Saia too

[nottinghamtiger]

I thought Olpherts would be battling with James Clare for a spot behind Eden and Feki, but so far (and it’s early days) he looks like he deserves his place in the first team.
Will be interesting to see what happens when we have Eden, Feki and Olpherts all fit. But competition for places is a good thing.

Nobody signs a 3 year contract to be 3rd or 4th choice. The moment he put pen to paper he was always going to be in contention to be a starting 13 player.

You’re right of course, but one of either Feki, Eden or Olpherts will have to miss out when (if) they are all fit.

Will be Eden. Feels like Eden is back up left winger and Clare back up right winger - injuries have changed that already. Good position to be in, where we have 4 decent and/or reliable wingers.

I think you’re probably right, though I think we often forget how prolific Greg Eden is. He currently stands at 74 tries in 71 appearances. Nobody else comes anywhere near him in terms of the number of tries he scores.
To put that into a bit more context, that’s more tries than the top scorer from 2019, the top tryscorer in 2018 and the runner-up in 2017 put together (Makison scored 23 in 2019, Barba scored 28 in 2018 and Jones-Bishop scored 20 in 2017). That’s despite Greg having some lengthly injuries.
He also has something you can’t coach - pace. We don’t know whether Olpherts or Feki can match him for that as yet.

[Lofthouse Tiger]

A so spot on Notts :clap: :clap: :clap:

[alftupper]

Eden would be my first choice winger all day long, genuine pace and proven track record.

[gateman]

Eden is the fastest winger on our books, the year he topped the try scoring table he had Gale and Zak setting him up a number of wingers in the league would have finished top with the service he had, his bigest let down is brain farts