Agree smith could also develop his passing. Be amazed if wire agreed to letting ratchford leave.

Is Galloway on a huge wedge or sommat? We lost Kev, JP & Kylie all in one year, big earners I'm sure. Replaced them with Galloway and Chicko. Can't see Mullally being on decent cash.

...and Ferres - who will be on a much-increased salary next year

Yeah true. Let's use or marquee then!

And garbutt

Ferres, Garbutt, Galloway, Segeyaro and you have to assume increasing deals/amounts for other players like Watkins, Sutcliffe, Lilley, Ward have to be accounted for.

Why do you have to assume increased amounts for Watkins, Sutcliffe, and Ward? they all had long term contracts. Lilley is a certainty, you are right there, but nothing to suggest the others. Watkins was on very big money long before this year. Of course there will also be Gouldens lates contract to throw into the mix.

I just don't get what people see in Ratchford, he is 28 and still hasn't managed to nail down a specific position. His game management and kicking aren't good for a half and his defensive positioning is poor for a fullback. He also has a nasty habit of carrying the ball one handed into heavy traffic.

Yeah I'd agree with that. Whilst it's said on the other thread he's better in all departments than Sutcliffe, so he should be. He made his debut 6 years before Sutcliffe and is now hitting his prime years at 28. Good player but probably should be better at this stage and has an advantage of playing in a Wire team that when they run hot can make players look better than they are. Don't recall him etting the world alight and solving Wire's problems at HB post Briers and they had to go find some NRL guys.

Will still be on comparitive peanuts even after an increase. If he's on anymore than that the CEO has lost it and I doubt he has.

He was on £600 a month last year tvoc. I know your opinion on him, but he was worth far more than that, and will have been compensated accordingley.

I actually think its the other way around. I think he has been moved around so much hes not developed into being great at any one position, just alright in several. a change of scenery would do him good

Plus win bonuses?

You'd hope so, not that they would have occurred all that often in 2016.

If you were full-time - let's say circa 37.5 hrs a week and your gross was £600 a month that would equate to a hourly rate of £3.69 Come on Gary, we're not Sheffield.