like you I share your understanding of gotchas semtiment. But completely agree with you. senior is still one of if not the best sl centre, if it's up for debate then I'm sure a few would disagree but there is nobody in sl who obviously better.

Donald, Buderus, Bailey and Ali for me.

Senior and Diskin have been great servants to Leeds but both especially the latter are regressing far too quickly.

Salford are calling.

Keep Diskin and McShane

Let Buderus go and use the £££ wisely on the squad.

what about letting both hookers go and signing Lunt who has turned down a new contract?

Or keep loyal Diskin.

Cut ties with Buderus.

Let Burrow be bench number 9. Where he can pick up and run and be most effective and maybe sign a new 7. To assist keeping the halves and the team fresh.

The only person mentioned by the OP and not commented upon (on this thread anyway...as far as I can see) and could be just about the most important decision is.....Bluey

I appreciate GH does things on the quiet behind the scenes as opposed to creating/commenting on gossip and speculation but half way through the season and no public announcement on whether Bluey will be here next season or not?

I would have thought,ideally sorting out your coach is something that needs to take place before player recruitment/retention can take place given his role in some/all of those player decisions.

My thoughts exactly, surely if we were to get a new coach it would be up to them who to retain and who to let go. There's no point in building a squad that Bluey wants if his future is uncertain. Until we know who the coach is for next year, I don't see a point in making these decisions just yet.

Ohh I wouldnt say Senior is out of contract

1. Brent Webb (2011)
2. Scott Donald (2010)
3. Brett Delaney (2012)
4. Keith Senior (2010) for now
5. Ryan Hall (2013)
6. Danny McGuire (2013)
7. Rob Burrow (2013)
8. Kylie Leuluai (2011)
9. Danny Buderus (2010)
10. Jamie Peacock (2011)
11. Jamie Jones Buchanan (2012)
12. Ali Lauitiiti (2010)
13. Kevin Sinfield (2011)
14. Matt Diskin (2010)
15. Greg Eastwood (2012)
16. Ian Kirke (2011)
17. Luke Burgess (2011)
18. Carl Ablett (2014)
19. Ryan Bailey (2010)
20. Jay Pitts (2012)
21. Kyle Amor (2012)
22. Mike Coady (2012)
23. Kallum Watkins (2012)
24. Luke Ambler (2010)
25. Paul McShane (2012)
26. Thomas Bush (PT)
27. Chris Clarkson (PT)
28. Lee Smith (2013)

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Simon Worrall (Toulouse Loan) (2010)
Dane Manning (Featherstone Loan) (2011)
Ben Jones Bishop (Harlequins RL Loan) (2012)

Or keep loyal Diskin.

Cut ties with Buderus.

Let Burrow be bench number 9. Where he can pick up and run and be most effective and maybe sign a new 7. To assist keeping the halves and the team fresh.

"Loyalty" is too sentimental to be part of the decision....GH is running a business. Diskin has been a great servant, but we should aim to keep Buderus for another season if possible (obviously the 'cap' will have some influence but surely the wage demands will be lower for a player of his age). I like the imagination of using Burrow as impact hooker from the bench. McShane still has to be the priority though....will he be happy loaned out for another year ??

Not sure about Senior: he still looks the best by far in SL at times, but as others have said maybe next season will be one too far for the club. I'd still be tempted to give him another year depending on the situation with Watkins' injury. If Shenton does join the club maybe Senior could make the belated move to/cover for the second row.

As others have pointed out though it depends on the decision on the coach..doesn't look too good for Bluey (at the moment).

Is this a season too far for another Grand Final victory ??? Should we now not focus on the CC and build for a crack at championship in 2012 ? It might be asking too much of the players to achieve both this season. I'd be happy with another Wembley victory....I still have fond memories of 1978 (my first ever experience of RL).

I would be tempted to let disco and buderus go and keep mcshane, and sign cameron smith from melbourne! wishful thinking. I think senior is a tough one, even if Watkins hadnt been injured, not sure from what i have seen that he is up to the task yet. Think if we are gonna give the youngster a go, if possible to keep keith on minimal contract to assist in his development?
would keep Bailey, And i would let ALi and Donald go. Think we have a lot of good second row players,
And i know i will probably get shot down for this but Ali playes awsome when he wants to but sometime looks complete dis interested. But i appreciate he is a BIG LUMP WITH SKILLS WHO CAN AND HAS WON US GAMES.

[iSo...not only are you writing 2010 off but 2011 as well

i have just watched superleague super men, peacock talks about ongoing discussions over a new contract ( was stating morley just signed a 4 yr deal at 35 )
as a minimum i would def retain senior diskin and possibly ali. Bailey has not progressed enough to be given a contract extension buderus is a good player but offers the team very little ( mcshane ready to be elavated to 1st team ) donald could be retained but i would test the market first. the more pressing issue is the coach i would hope to hear some news soon that mcclennan has been retained. we need stability and over the next few years we can make significant changes without doing it all at once and distrupting the team.