Ruan is gonnnnee

Yep, clearing the decks and creating as much cap space for more incomings. I feel he won’t be the last departure announced within the next couple of weeks.

Blease said on the pod tonight kicking isn’t a ‘headache’ for them but they are looking at it. He was quite coy but there’s obviously going to be be some movement in the squad, Ruan is reported as left tonight.

Miller will be the kicker or at least he will get first dibs at it

I have no doubt that Jake Connor is a starting centre and also kicker.

‘Yes we are very interested in utility in the backs who is also a good kicker’

Justin Sangare and Paul Momirovski for me, maybe Toby Warren as it hasn’t gone to plan for him.

Prop - Oledzki, Holroyd, Lisone, Palasia, Jenkins, TNW, Littlewood.

SR - McDonnell, Bentley, Gannon

When you look at that we need another Second Row, with Jake Connor coming in and taking Momirovskis place.

I'd have Littlewood down as back row rotation, giving us McDonnell and Bentley starting, then Gannon and Littlewood competing. As others have said Jenkins and O'Connor can also play there too in emergencies.

I'd still like to see Connor for utility value and Siva replace Mom and then we are in good shape. If we can offload Sangare and bring in Byrne that would also be good business.

If Connor does come, we need to send Jack out for a full season loan where he plays every week. Somewhere like Featherstone or Halifax (assuming they recover financially)would be good.

This is what I've got for player positions next season, I've added Jake Connor because the deal is 99% done. I can only see Momirovski or Sangare being moved on now from the rest of our contracted players as they we're on the list I was given last month however I can only see Sangare leaving if we are able to find a replacement such as Liam Byrne etc like other have said, Brad Arthur wants a big mobile back to select from so with the two new props announced yesterday Sangare is still in Arthur's thoughts but he would be 5th/6th choice you'd imagine now. If Momirovski leaves hopefully it means the Sivo deal is happening and then I'd imagine Handley could be moving to centre or Jake Connor could even start there.



FB- L.Miller, J.Connor, A.Edgell

W- R.Hall, A.Handley, R.Lumb

C- H.Newman, P.Momirovski, N.Mccormack, M.Simpson, J.Smith

HB- B.Croft, M.Frawley, J.Sinfield

P- M.Oledzki, T.Holroyd, S.Lisone, K.Palasia, C.Jenkins, J.Sangare, T.N.W

H- A.Ackers, J.O'Connor

SR- J.Bentley, J.Mcdonnell, M.Gannon, T.Warren, B.Littlewood

LF- C.Smith

(J.Connor covers every position 1-7)

(Palasia & Jenkins could cover back row if needed)

(J.O'Connor covers LF as well)

Has there been any concrete news that Wigan want to off load Byrne?

No. And Mike Cooper has left them since then.

Peter Smith now reporting Momirovski is off home to take up a coaching gig with the Chooks.

That to me means Conner and Sivo will n and that would be us done IMO

I guess that would be a good recruitment cycle, but I would still have liked a big bodied 2nd row to give us a big pack. I think collectively our current backrows are too small, but note either of yesterdays recruits can fill in at 2nd row too. A large out and out 2nd row would have complimented McDonnell / Gannon and Bentley.

I have concerns with Gannon because how is he going to avoid head collisions next year? Is he ruled out for the rest of the year as soon as he takes a bang to the head? I would love him to succeed but not sure how this will be possible.

If Sivo comes in as well, would there be much need for another prop/2nd row? Assuming the starting wingers are Handley and then Hall/Sivo rotation, you've got some big metres coming out of back play, hopefully taking the workload off the props (which are already looking a lot better). I wouldn't be complaining if they went and got another forward, mind.

Unless were looking at some UK based players?