The younger lads will be people who RM thinks can develop in the reserve team 2 of these have already featured in the first team without letting anybody down so there are a number of boxes being ticked with these lads.

gotta trust the gaffers judgement on players and the type of bloke that will thrive in our dressing room. He's been right so far e.g Maneely, Saltonstall signings plus the master-stroke Craven loan. Sure RM will bide his time till somebody of such calibre and availability becomes available, look at the world beaters signing Higham mid season!

Well done to the 5 lads recently signed. UTFAX

Exactly, regrettably some people, the ones who bemoan our signings are only thinking about 2016, the board and Richard have a longer term view.
Note, all the contracts seem to be for end 2016, full time 2017?

Another three announced this morning, Andy Bracek, Joe Martin, and Ross Divorty. Obviously they will be looking for Martin to progress and push for the first team where as Bracek seemed to end the season as a squad player but as we said before he comes in and will give you 100% and is probably better than a good number of starting players around the league. Divorty has been a main stay of the first team and hopefully with a bit more competition he can come on some more.

Was just thinking what our team/squad looks like for next season and came up with:-

1. Greenwood
2. Sharp
3. Tyrer
4. Heaton
5. Potts
6. Murrell
7. Johnston
8. Ambler
9. Kaye
10. Cahalane
11. Manning
12. Fairbank
13. Grix

Bench Probably looking something like Divorty, Tangata, R. Moore, Mannely

Then the rest of the squad:-
Salty covering 1-5
Martin cover for Full Back
Eccleston cover for wing and centre
Saxton cover for the wings
Smeaton cover for centre and second row
G. Moore cover for the halfs
C. Robinson cover for hooker and half
Bracek cover for Prop and second row
A. Robinson cover for prop and second row
Ed Barber cover for second row

Not looking bad so far. You forget that we had the best FB in the league out for the entire season so that is like signing a new player. We were lacking cover all over the pitch which is a problem that looks like its been addressed. I actually think we are more likely to line up with Moore and Johnston in the halves and with Murrell at 13 early in the season because a lot depends how Grix is recovering. If Grix can get anywhere near the levels he has achieved then we could have the best player in the league in our team which is quite some thought but he is a long way from getting back to that yet. Our pack is very strong with props that can actually do more than 20 minutes which is great and most teams would kill for that.

What a luxury to have with us having our team mainly in place for next season already and now RM can sit and wait to see if any real quality becomes available and have the financial muscle to go out and get that player if he wants ahead of other teams in the league.

Our second 13 would probably do well in this league,with Bennion and possibly others to add.

Having watched Miles hobble across the pitch towards the end of last season perhaps the club feel he may need more time to get up to speed. So that would make sense of keeping Joe Martin , who is definately one for the future, as extra cover.

Exactly,

I might be wrong, I often am but I understood Miles could have played towards the end of last season but it was thought prudent to leave it till 2016.

I guess Murrell will get through less work defensively playing 6 than he would at 13. That is going to give him more energy to organize and create at 6. I would love to see the trio of Moore, Johnston and Murrell play at 6,7,13 because we could be pretty good in attack and our kicking game would have more options, we will have to see how it affects us defensively though.

I would love another barnstorming prop who could play plenty of minutes. Every team would love one of those, we are lucky we have about 4 of them already so maybe Im just been greedy when teams like Sheffield and Fev and even Leigh are lacking in that area. Failing that I think we are pretty good everywhere else so it would have to be someone who would be top drawer at this level.

Exiting times at the shay no wonder bookies have got you at 40/1

Not a prop but sign him up.
Ma'A Nonu.
You will never see a better try.
Bit like Eady in 87' two blokes tried to take him out after a great run, both went for the top, both missed and ended up looking silly.
Ma'A Nonu, sign him up.