I heard widdop was very much in the works and whilst I can see the reservations I can also appreciate the pros , an experienced player who has played at the highest level who can play 3 positions and adds guile , game management and a good kicking game which is something we have lacked , Keyes and woody and indeed widdop are injury prone but can all play in each other’s positions.

If he comes as part ofthe coaching team as well as a player I think that would be a better option because he won’t expect to play every game as he is on the coaching team.

Brandon Douglas confirmed until 2025!

Quality player Brandon, carries some real clout in A & D, bags of experience with his best years still to come, got to be happy with that.

I like how club, in their statement, say ‘taking away a solid first teamer from one of our rivals.’ That’s a snub to Ashton. I bet he doesn’t a fitted we have signed Brandon. Welcome in board!

I am happy with this signing, and we need more like him in the pack next season.

Him and Calcott could be out main props for a good few years if they both stay fit and keep developing

Alex Sutcliffe to Doncaster according to Matthew Shaw - disappointed with that as he looked good when playing second row and would certainly have preferred him to retaining llaroyer.

As things stand we do not have any real competition for Kav and Gee in the second row so i thought we might have gone for him. Maybe we did and he chose Donny instead or they might be able to guarantee him a starting spot every week.

Didn't see his appearance in Toulouse where he was excellent by all accounts.Did nothing to impress me in the games I saw-looked much like the rest of our pack-even his try at Keighley would have ended up on the ground 9 times out of 10.

Agree with this, the pack (including Sutcliffe) the last few games (bar Toulouse) really let Fax down with only Tangata really standing out.

Tangata standing out? Not sure which games you have been watching, think its been Tangata's worst season in a Fax shirt. His dumb penalty against Bradford cost us the playoffs.

Tangata upped his game after the Bradford game ,larroyer didnt . Oakley and Forster have left , Maher as been a disappointing signing, kav is 35 and gee has shown some defensive frailty all be it on the back of some poor discipline from his teammates. Calcott , Douglas, lannon and perhaps an inform Murray are something to build on . This area specifically is where I’m focused on , no disrespect to some loyal players but if they are retained and the pack remains similar then the appointment off Finn is a sideways move .

I'd keep Matty Gee definitely.

Agree almost completely- think Gee was carrying an injury which affected last part if his season, would hope he'll be back to his best by next season. Maher is unfortunately an expensive mistake who shouldn't play a part next year - slightly worrying that Finn gave him game time at Dewsbury- hoping he was just doing his future employers a favour by covering at least part of his wage. Kavanagh should be better if he gets a full season with Keyes, although wouldn't have been surprised had he been released - Larroyer has been a good servant to Fax but unfortunately can't be retained if the pack is going to get a much needed revamp.