No need to declare it as a marquee signing if room already on the cap. Technically speaking you could sign 5 players on 400k per annum & still have a squad under the cap. You declare 2 as marquee players.

Personally scrap the marquee rule & just increase the base salary cap substantially.

Prior as well although 13 seems his best position to start but spells in the front row. Plus Thompson and Donaldson can spell there if required. Maybe we could see Hurrell put a shift in there as well, think ultimately he will end up moving i to the pack at some point.

My apologies did not mean to cause beef, had a few,

and i men’t for it to be a bit of a polite Joke. It just bugs me when people get this wrong in todays day and age, but so does Burrowsss (Burrow) and Dr Spock (mr Spock)
And don't get me started on Frankenstein.

He is a pacific islander though.

We can declare him marquee at any time in the future as long as we do not go over the total cap. If we do end up moving him onto marquee gives us £70k (if he us on £220k) to bring in 1-2 other players if required over the next 2 seasons. Makes sense to keep a marquee spit open in case real high quality player comes along mid season.

Ava has been allowed to look for a club back in Australia. If he finds a club he won’t be back.

His girlfriend wants him back in Australia to brink up their family together.

It must be an awful decision to have to make. He performed well last season, he was getting some great reviews, fans were talking highly of him, yet his girlfriend wants to stay in Australia and she wants him to be there.
He is in a no win situation, he has a job here for a few years, no guarantee of a top team at home and a girlfriend who wants him to stay with her. Let’s see what happens.

That explains her very public post on social media where she made it plainly clear she couldn’t wait to go back. Be v surprised to see him back here. They’ve some big decisions to make

His girlfriend has been over here with him, it’s his ex girlfriend and daughter that is over there. His girlfriend is homesick.

Might as well get Hall back to play 2nd row then with Hurrell

I will always bow to agar's and sinfield's superior knowledge, but I will be very worried if hurrell was an option in the second row.hall in the second row would've been even dafter in my opinion.

Spot on why play our most likely to cause havoc in the forwards?
He would probably drop more ball in the pack when tackled anyway.
Leave him at RC with Sutcliffe filling in on the left until Newman is fit.
If Ava goes we need another Ava so to speak plus one more maybe from Fev or get Battye signed up to do the hard graft.

Agreed Sutcliffe should be used as cover for centre and back row.