I wouldn't be looking for overseas players! Break the bank to fetch in Stefan ratchford! Sandow and gidley kept him out of the starting 13 at the begging of the season and when they're both fit it will probably be the same again. Matty Russell is playing out of his skin at full back so ratchfords game time would be limited. I'd go ratchford and lilley in the halves. Move sutty to loose forward and put stevie ward in the second row. As for hooker I wouldn't mind someone like Adam Milner from cas or even Brad Dwyer from Warrington. We've got to look at signing British players otherwise we will be changing players in key positions every 2/3 years!!

Sutton's a good player but tends to spend 3/4 of the season injured.

I would like to see us go for Clarke at hooker and let Falloon go.
Also happy to let Achurch go and I think we need to make a choice to release Delaney. He puts in effort but seems to be injured or carrying injuries in a large amount of games.
If we are keeping JJB and hopefully Ferres for another year and have Ablett and keinhorst we just don't need him.

Half back is a bit harder. With sutcliffe and Lilley both needing time on the pitch and some wins to improve confidence it's hard to suggest replacing them.
McGuire hasn't really had a chance yet and still hasn't settled into the captaincy given injuries.
Burrow has a skill set and some utility value but can't fill the gaps we are missing at 7 or 9.
If we signed Clarke and then a HB as well it would mean one bench spot between Burrow, sutty and Lilley so one would have to go and given his age, salary and etc I could only see Burrow leaving as the sensible option.

I'd say that some sort of steady eddie half back in the Dunemann mould would really benefit you.

A decent hooker/dummy half and a couple of decent forwards are also needed.

Leeds Rhinos are the best run club in SL with an academy system and world class sports science facilities second to none. That is the infrastructure upon which their success is based.

Surely it would be unwise to overlook all that by replacing it with a policy of knee-jerk signings? Leeds do not buy success. That's what other less well run SL clubs do. Leeds invest in longer term plans instead. In that regard, they are the SL benchmark which every other SL club must aspire to.

Leeds are not a Salford or Warrington or any other fanciful SL club whose mission statements rarely persist beyond the week after next.

One or two key signings perhaps but no more than that. Please allow Leeds famed academy system the time and space to continue producing the next golden generation.

Patience is required.

Lots of it.

I see you got your e-mail from Gary,William

Right the wrongs of this year.

Hold your hands up and say the likes of Galloway and Falloon havent cut it, get shot and replace. Instead of them falling into Achurch's position where somehow they've found themselves in employment for 4 years and have contributed nothing.

Nope, I'm not on the mailing list so not read it.

I was merely regurgitating the patronising views of the Leeds club and it's fanbase during its era of success.

It's only reasonable the club should stick to their principles of long term strategy based upon investment in academy production rather than attempting to buy their way out of their current malaise surely?

Lots of signings would be hypocritical and lack principles.

You are right William, it has been said by a lot that bringing through your own is the way to go.And it is, or it should be. Thing is Leeds got bang lucky to get so many quality youngsters coming through in one batch that is not the norm, and some always said and knew that it would only really be appreciated once they have gone.

For me, and you have brought this to our attention yourself on a regular basis, the quality of the overseas signings has been pretty poor by Leeds for a long time.We have been able to compensate for this due to having the likes of Sinfield and Peacock and others around, now we don't its painfully obvious we need to up our game in that side of our recruitment.So i don't think the majority on here are wanting a whole host of new overseas signings, just better thought out ones so that the young lads the are coming through, and there are still a few with jury still out, are not hung out to dry.

Priority has to be a quality 9 & another quality BR.
Jjb is playing well but id only renew a deal on either a payp deal or player Coach.
The Delaney situation needs looking at if we cant get him fit then maybe a settlement.

how long has Delaney got left on his present deal end of 2017?