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I think Poaching and Cummings leaving has more to do with keeping training fresh rather than them not being deemed influential. The playing personnel can’t change every few years so the coaching staff needs to otherwise things can get stale. There’s only a certain amount of training techniques they can know so some variance from different coaches can’t help IMO to keep training interesting. Look at Fergie at Man u he might have been there 20 odd years but his staff are constantly changing, doesn't mean they weren’t influential just means they need to keep evolving otherwise you plateau.

I too have heard Chase is Leeds's main target, and if you look at Leeds's latest accounts they clearly do have money for him. With Westerman gone, it's less clear if Cas need to sell.

Also, Chase wouldn't fit into our squad unless we got rid of Burrow. Now seen as Burrow clearly isn't going to Bradford (as they've signed a 23 y/o Scrum Half yesterday), where would he go? Really can't see him going to Cas. Home town or not, he still wants to win things.

Burrow is going nowhere, it's just silly season talk.

sorry my bad

How do you know Burrow still wants to win things ? A comfortable living with less pressure might hold more appeal in his older years....i know it does me.

And why would Chase only " fit in " if we dispensed with Burrow's services ? Some might say Burrow is in fact a better impact hooker off the bench than he is a scrum half .... Inc me.
Improving the squad if possible is always surely better.. ....esp if we know the club is going to be devoid of its major talents early season due to knee ligament damage. Cross is one answer; Chase is a possible other.