Are contracts really worth the paper they are written on? Tomkins Senior signed a 5 year with Wigan before departing over to Union a few months later. Junior has also signed a similar one, but not even the most dyed in the wool Pie expects him to honour it.

I'm not convinced either,that the simplistic idea that somehow the length of a individual players contract contributes to the team getting to a GF. I would have thought the skill sets that gained him a place in the squad, allied with a switched on Coach would be a better route to Old Trafford or Wembley.

I'm not suggesting sacking them, I'm suggesting offering to release them so they can find gigs elsewhere. If we've assessed Smith & Clarkson as not good enough in the long term, and Peacock as not worth it any more, then I think they'd agree to leave so they can find another gig. Certainly sitting on the sidelines doing nothing for a year doesn't look good to any new coach when you do become OOC. As for Peacock, I'd certainly want him on the staff, so offer him a coaching job at his current pay rate and get him out from under the SC.

in all seriousness, how many of do you think that GH would let go freely to other clubs with them being signed up:

2012

Ryan Bailey, Daniel Smith, Luke Ambler

2013

Brad Singleton, Jamel Chisholm, Jared Stewart, Weller Hauraki, Ian Kirke, Lee Smith, Kylie Leuluai, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow

2014

Luke Briscoe, Richard Moore, Darrell Griffin, Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jamie Peacock, Ben Jones-Bishop,

2015

Paul McShane, Liam Hood, Stevie Ward, Brett Delaney

2016

Chris Clarkson, Ryan Hall, Carl Ablett, Zak Hardaker, Kallum Watkins

I would go with Ryan Bailey, Daniel Smith, Luke Ambler, Jamel Chisholm, Jared Stewart, Weller Hauraki, Ian Kirke, Lee Smith, Richard Moore, Darrell Griffin, Ben Jones-Bishop, Paul McShane.

For me Kirke and Hauraki can go now the at the end of the year return Lunt to Huddersfield ,release Kylie and we know Webb is leaving i'd retain Smithy simply because of his veratlility but if a reasonable ££££ offer came in id consider it.
I'd be looking to get Mcshane ,D.Smith ,Singleton ,Ward ,Chisolm and keinhorst as much game time as poss and hopefully look at Roche and Watson.
I'd look to get Olds and a few others out on dual reg.
IF we can sign some quality in the BR i'd happily release Delaney also if we sign another top Prop then 1 of Griffin and Moore ,or retire JP early.
Re-Sign Bailey ,recall Mcshane and Amor.

If there is to be players to bring to the squad who would you bring in? I would bring Amor back, and sign Walmsley, Sarginson and Kopzcak, aswell as giving Smith, Singleton and Ward the chance to shine.

Smith, Hauraki, Kirke and Clarkson out irrespective. See if any club will take Delaney off our hands, doubt you'll have any takers which says it all.
We have too many purely workman like players in our back row. What I'd give for a player like Tony P at St Helens. Elima is available and better then we currently have.
Bring Amor back and try to get an Ali like replacement in the back row. Top class FB or Centre required. Select McShane or get shot. Play Hood.
Tim Smith is meant to be looking good at Wakefield and ooc if you want to move Kev from 6 and back to LF.

I don't know what sc space is available and re-Walmsley IF we brought him in he'd be another "Amor" imo in that he'd need to go back out on loan to a SL side.
I posted elsewhere that i like the look of Oliver Holmes at Cas ,Sarginson is struggling at the Broncos so where would he play here??
Scott Taylor and Jordan Cox at HKR look good players aswell and if we could get him i'd go for Liam Watts.
If we could afford him i'd go after Mateo at the Warriors he's a player in the Ali mould and still pretty young.

At minimum, and trying to cause as little disruption to ego as possible:

In: Elima, Millard, Clark, Fullback, Coaching staff
Out: Smith, Kirke, Clarkson/Hauraki, McShane

First team, then 25-man squad

Fullback

Hardaker
Watkins
Millard
Hall

Ward
McGuire

Peacock
Clark
Bailey
JJB
Elima
Sinfield

Burrow
Ablett
Griffin
Amor/Singleton

(BJB, Chisholm, Hood, Amor/Singleton, D.Smith, Delaney, Clarkson/Hauraki, Moore)

I remember talking to David Hughes of London Broncos about Feleti Mateo when he was there. Hughes view was that the kid had the world at his feet and would make a great player, but that he was far too good for the Broncos and would be gone soon. He left for Parra shortly afterwards and Hughes has been right about him so far. Good player, although maybe not in a position we have a need for at the moment.

bailey is costing us to many penalties, Peacock & JJB are no longer at there best and we need to give Singleton game time at Leeds or Dewsbury.

If sinfield continues to refuse to play at Loose Forward, drop him. No man is bigger than the club

You don't think we need a well above average backrower?

McNamara was after Mateo for England (?!) earlier this year, but the player rejected it to go for Origin. Chances of him coming over slim to none.

The chances of him getting Origin are also slim.

To none