We need back row bolstering too imo.

Agree. He was hitting form nicely. He’ll be a good signing imo.

Not convinced we are in a mess i just think we were awful against a side who was on fire.

I agree we only have 3 good backrowers and one of them is out long term.

Agreed

Mellor could be out for a few games too. Hope not but Agar says he’s pretty sore.,

John davidson @league weekly.

He's a second rower and we short of quality there.

They absolutely are. They’re miles ahead of every Super League team and if you think 2 or 3 quality players is enough then you’re deluded. There genuinely isn’t a single Leeds player that would get in that Saints team. Saints of last year and the last 2 weeks give most of the NRL a game and beat a fair few of them whereas this Leeds team wouldn’t get close to a single one. Leeds need 4 or 5 quality players in the right areas and Saints to lose a couple of theirs before they’ll be competing over the course of a full season.

As a neutral I think there has been quite a big overreaction on here. The reality is Saints are far better than every SL side and have the best player in 6 or 7 positions (including Wigan, Warrington, etc). Whilst that is the case they’ll batter most teams and will saunter to at least another double, if not a treble, this year. If Leeds were losing by that margin to other sides then fair enough but Saints will do similar to most teams between now and the end of the year. As has been said already sport is cyclical and there’ll come a point when Saints have lost their top players and have to rebuild while Leeds will have already gone through that process. It’ll take time and patience but as the standard of SL is so crap Leeds will get back to the top again. You’ve still got more than a fair chance of getting into the top 4 this year.
I do have to say, though, your recruitment isn’t helping. Matt Prior was a baffling signing and a complete waste of a quota spot. He’s managed to blag an NRL career out of being a ‘workhorse’. In other words too small to make many metres, weak as p*ss in contact and a penalty machine but able to do long minutes. He isn’t good enough for a team trying to win trophies again and won’t be on peanuts either. The likes of Donaldson, Seumanufagai, Lui, Evans and Mellor aren’t particularly inspiring signings either when the team is in need of quality players. I don’t understand the logic in signing Bodene Thompson either, even if it’s only short term. He’s bang average so won’t add any quality so surely there’s an academy player who can do the same job?

There's a difference between not been able to beat the best teams & looking like a rudderless division 2 Team.
That's not tery that's a Squad lacking depth & proper quality with a Coach many have said isnt good enough.
At what point did that become acceptable?
Its all well & good poiinting out the rebuild takes time , but it doesnt help when you add poor signings like Rhys Evans ,retain past it & never will bes like the Briscoes & Cuthbertson.
We have at least another 5/6 very good younger lads who should be in before signing dross.
Alex Sutcliffe proved v ST's we have better players available.
The rebuild will take time but it will take far longer how we're going about it.

That's not likely to change with the signing of Thompson.