I’m still hoping for another first grade quality prop before the season proper starts. I’ll reserve judgement on the pack until I’ve seen a few games but without more go-forward it could be another frustrating year...

Me too.its the difference between us being a play off contender and scrapping for 6th 7th and 8th which is where i feel we are at right now.

I still wouldn't rule out Ikahihifo joining us for 2019

IIRC we’ve kept a squad number free haven’t we? Which would indicate we’re hopeful of a signing either pre or mid season.

Or they could give it to Donaldson.

Exactly what would make our squad for 2019 if it were to happen. Seems a lot is happening with him and he’s besn given a low number at Huddersfield so he will be on the outer. Been rumoured to castleford and to Hull FC too.

Out of the rumoued not wanted brigade, mullally seems pretty determined to win himself back into favour, cannot fault his attitude and sure the coaching staff have taken note and may have earned him some brownie points. But the coaching staff may just want rid regardless of any improvements.
Walters, well he won’t jump ship and why would he, full time contract or at best part time championship contract.
Ormanroyd, not sure he is even a professional standard player, league one standard at best. Cannot blame the later two for sitting tight on their contracts as they ate unlikely to ever get another full time contract and its a career outside RL after this expires, and a fulltime regular job.

Think Walters knows he'll be part time soon, that's why he's a barber these days.

Can't see any other way than going with what we've got. If we had cap space we'd have used it by now. There's a slim chance of freeing some up mid-season - though I wouldn't bet on it - and in any case, who'd be off-loading quality players then?

Players in other teams get injured then they look at cheap fill in options like Mullally walters, thats the only way we will offliad deadwoid mud season.

Cannot run a good line, hope he can cut one otherwise that won’t last either.

Unless Toronto come calling i can't see Ormandroyd or Walters leaving.
Mullalley will want to stay in the area now that he has his own business in North Lane.