No probably just wishful thinking. Eseh is from Leeds and we were reported to be in for him before he signed for Wigan - with you guys having so many props there is some sense in him coming to Leeds as we look short.

You always start with "jim... " whenever you tell me off.

Again I'm not saying we will or we should, just that it wouldn't surprise me in the right circumstances. It does look like is goose is cooked after we signed Hall f course.

And yes I have been out in the sun, pruning my wisterias.

It would be madness for the club to resign Fuss.We need to use his quota place wisely.

Such a shame we didn`t try and get Johnstone instead of Hall for next season.
Personally think he offers more long term value.

Johnstone is a cracking player.

Don't think we want to spend marquee on a winger, which is a wise move given we need big forwards abd have centres / wingers coming through

You are probably right.
Also depends on how much we are paying Hall.
I guess we have something in the deal that he gets a fair wage when he moves into a non playing role once he packs in playing.

Probably a fair amount and a job offer after it ends but not a big wad of cash

Must-haves for me would be:

>new starting prop to partner Oledski, similar quality (close to international)
>new back rower to replace Martin. Different body type with more whack and aggression.

Quality, not quantity, is what we are crying out for now our youth system is on the verge of producing again.

This would give us a pecking order at prop of:

NEW SIGNING > Oledski > Holroyd > Lisone > Sangare > TNW > Hudson

And in the back row:

NEW SIGNING > McDonnell > Gannon > Bentley > O'Connor > Goudemand > Littlewood

Nice-to haves:
>another prop in the Eseh mould to put pressure on the rotation props and cover injury/form
>a replacement 7 for Frawley (this is difficult now we might be blocking Sinfield another year into his development)

If Blease means what he says about winning, he'll have to make some hard choices this year once he's had a good look at the squad. We shouldn't sign anyone else, possible exception of another prop like Eseh, unless they pass the "could you help us win Super League?" test.

Fusitua and mom?

Not had much of an update since my last one a month or so ago obviously everyone has been rocked by the news of Rob since then and are still healing from the devastating news.

Brad Arthur is leading the race to be new head coach but the club is just holding off at the moment just incase anyone else shows an interest or becomes available.

Not heard anything on in regards to the enforcer we are looking at to add to our pack for next season Josh Papali'i and Jarred Wallace we're both offered deals, Tom Amone has obviously got a deal with Canterbury back in NRL.

Ian Blease has made made his first resigning at the club he's extended Leon Ruan's contract til the end of the 2026 season which I'm pleased about Ruan needs to be given a consistent chance in team because he has the potential to be a handy player for us.

thanks for the update mate. I suspect it's paused with the change of head coach plus Blease coming in.. we will want to make sure we're getting it right.

Good news on Ruan