If Aiton was to leave at the end of the season who would come in and would be a good enough replacement?

It seems to me likely that he'll go.
Hard to blame him if he's been offered substantially more money but is he likely to win anything with them?
Such a pity when it appeared that our pack was looking pretty strong.
I guess it all depends on who we get as his replacement.

Buderus was no Diskin.

this is last big contract he will possibly get and will go for who offers the most money and length of contract. would love to see him stay been great this season him and cuthbertson have linked up well together

You'd expect Michael Monoghan to recognise a good hooker when he sees one.
I guess that Ian Henderson is leaving.
Coming from PNG the heat in the south of France shouldn't bother Aiton.

Just hope our plan isn't Burrow to hooker.

If we lose Aiton without replacing him that must be the plan, with Robbie Ward getting more game time with a view to him becoming the principal hooker in 2017.
Unless someone else comes through from the U 19s.

Exactly, Diskin wasn't fit enough to lace his boots.

Hope the rumours about Houghton are true ,then . I would rather have him than Burrow at 9. Giving R Ward a chance from the bench is fair enough but we need a proper hooker.

Luckily he could lace his own boots on the many occasions that Buderus wasn't fit to lace his own. Like the title run in of 2009.

Lovely stuff..just what the world needs: another Buderus vs Diskin argument



It does seem the rumours about Houghton now have some foundation.....but I too would have liked Aiton to have been offered enough to encourage him to stay. He has proven his worth.
However, of course we don't know what the salary cap strait jacket might have imposed IF the oft speculated, yet to be announced, "marquee" signing manifests itself.

For gawd's sake - either way - let's please not revert back to Burrow as starting hooker. All the recent good stuff done with the new ever better looking future pack and then potentially negate a lot of it by once more reintroducing our square peg back into the round hole.

While aiton has been very good this season, he is hardly irreplaceable. Personally would prefer he stayed but if he doesn't want to stay good riddance.