The club needs to have a conversation with Cuthbo. He's been way off form for quite some time now, and then suddenly is pulling out the kind of performances we saw when he first joined.

I suspect the reason is a combination of injuries clearing up, and some new direction from the coaching staff. On current form yes you might keep him until his contract runs out (which was too long again).

Peteru is probably the hindmost overseas player at the moment, but he had a bad injury and was in decent form before that.

What I wouldn't want Leeds to do is pull back from some of the tough calls that are needed, because the team seems to have collectively got its bum into gear.

Prop and a 7 for me still as a minimum for 2020, and both need to be very good players not squad fillers.

Some of the salary from Ferres, Golding, JJB etc will be going to existing players. We've recently signed long-term deals with Newman, Handley and Walker - those contracts will have salary increases budgeted in.

They can't reappropriate Golding wages, he hasn't left!

Our cap has been horribly mismanaged if we're spending the same as sts and co, we're miles off the top few squads. That means some seriously average players are being horrendously overpaid. Particularly when you add the marquee allowance x 2.

If we get the X3 marquee allowance it would help but it’s a short term fix. To be fair, we haven’t been lucky with form and injuries to some top-paid players for a number of years now. Our two England players both been knackered by injury - that’s not the club’s fault.

Having said that there has been plenty of recruitment that IS.

Yes, but it also hasn't helped having to recruit from a point of weakness either for the past couple of years.

After 2016 our stock fell through the floor, 2017 we went with basically the 2016 squad to prove that 2016 was a blip and that GF win papered over the cracks, 2018 we started even further behind as even more of our strike players retired / moved on and the cracks became chasms, before you know it here we are in 2019 only now recruiting quality but having to overpay for players as we cant offer them the GF's , CC's and playoffs.

Think the recruitment /retention has improved since Sinfield took over, theres a couple of bad decisions, but mostly the players he's brought in are going well. Think its huge for a team to make the most of its overseas / non fed players, all 7 should be first team regulars if your doing it right, Sinfields brought 5 in...Merrin, Hurrell, Ava, Lui, Martin... and theyr all proving to be important players for us...Martin and Ava look very astute signings especially.

Agreed, I also believe Sinfield wanted Martin for the start of this season but it didn't come off for whatever reason. I reckon with his goal kicking alone we would have won a few more matches.

They can if he's not in the first team squad.

Someone mentioned Luke Gale , please god no , we are not that desperate . Overrated and very possibly finished at the top level , no thanks .

They cant Pill

Gale is 30 or 31 hes missed a full season ,he will be at Cas next season while hes still under contract. No one will take a chance on him till he proves his fitness