Larroyer will be with us next season.

Not seen anything from the Davies lads to suggest they're anywhere near good enough as yet.....

Agreed. The squad at present looks very average. I would love to be proved wrong. Saying that last year's squad looked very strong....

Yes,more to come in yet but there are serious questions all over park.
Fullback-Grix really disappointing last year considering his pedigree-RCS wasn't up to it last season.
Wings-retained players ordinary-Broughton/gamble
centres-nothing new and big cry out for years.Thought Blackmore would be ok but seems he's going to Fev.
halves-Gilmore/uninspiring gamble--are we replacing Murrell ?
props-basically re-signed the pack that wasn't good enough at end of last season.
hooker.don't have one till Moore's ban ends
second row-looks really strong now---one plus point
loose-are we replacing Grix or is it make do Barber/Fairbank again ?

The Davies boys shouldnt be anywhere near the 1st team for me. I'm sure they'll come good eventually but one is too small for the pack and the other simply isn't good enough at hooker.

Sammut up for grabs again?

Wouldn't mind seeing barber at loose.

HB, Hooker, Centre for me.

Still no flair in the team

SG, knowing Ben Kaye was departing would have definitely given it some thought and made plans accordingly.
Does anyone know if we are signing an establish hooker and If no one comes in, apart from Brandon who else do we have that would play there?

It reads like you guys are playing fantasy league. Gotta cut your cloth. According to the material you have to work with.
Missing out on a big payday with the cup run, everyone expected much more than was actually paid out. Finishing outside top 5 meant even less.
Everyone has an opinion and is entitled to give it, I am sure S G would have liked more too in the piggy bank.. Give them a chance, last years squad were world beaters before a ball was played.

All very true but we are very unlikely to go with just one hooker so the question that still remains is.
Will the other 9 come from within or from outside and in both cases who will it be, someone’s got to play there.

Thought Carlisle had signed

I believe its the same situation with Joe Keyes in that he is under contract with his current club for next season but maybe seeking a move.

Keyes would be a welcome addition but don't think we have the resources to fund that.We tried to sign a Bradford player last week who turned us down to move to Doncaster for more money....that's the reality of where we are.

Who? If true that is really depressing.

Winger Josh Rickett(think he scored 4 against us in a reserve match back end of last season) lives local too and we've tried to sign him before.
Doncaster must have a bob or too(Rangi Chase won't have been cheap).Maybe Bentleyman is helping them out from his meaty pension.....

Lol!!!!

On the other hand though Hudds it shows that we make an offer we can afford and if it’s not accepted we pass and it does show we are still looking if it was only last week.

Back to the 9 spot.

SG commented that on some positions you may be able to play a utility type player but others you definitely needed a specialist and imho hooker is one of those spots.

So much comes from the play the ball, distribution and speed in and around the ruck.

There are other factors of course but just thinking about some of the players Fax have had in the recent past, when the 9 can play a bit then so can the team.