I suppose its early days in the recruitement process for next season but can't help feeling totally underwhelmed at the prospect of Brown & Mennell playing for the club. Need players with quick hands and real pace to break down the opposition. Considering next season is our most important for ten years and the best we can get is these two!

Exactly,

I personally think despite Featherstone quashing the Finn rumour, he will be a Halifax player next season. They had to come out with something based on what March said, based on the lad's testimonial and in the run up to the play off's, they had to say something. After the season is over there will be an announcement that 'The player wanted to play for his hometown club blah blah and Halifax paid an undisclosed fee blah blah.......'. If not and you are running with Murrell and Brown its not exactly the nippiest or most prolific partnership you have had, and that is no way a dig at Murrell who has been excellent since he joined.
Whilst Thackery was not the most creative he did chip in with a lot of tries this season again, and I don't see where those would come from.
There is nobody else really about or available and I am sure KH knows where as a team you have been missing something and cant see him thinking that Brown would be the answer to that.

I don’t think we will see Finn at Halifax next year unless Fev have another change of heart. From what I hear, they gave him permission to talk to Fax and a deal was done between Fax and Finn, although Fev had still to release him from his contract. Sean Long has then advised the Fev board that it would be ridiculous to lose such a player and he rates Finn very highly, so they have therefore decided to retain him on Long’s advice. What Bastian has to say about this might be another matter!

Anyone thinking that Thackery has played his last game for us? Seems strange that all he did was turn his ankle but hasnt played since and now we seem to be hitting a bit of form it would seem silly to bring him back in.

Greg, I think Karl will bring him back at some point, but, as our mutual friend says "only Karl knows"