Theo is managed by tmsportsuk - they are no fools. If they win he can sign anywhere for free. If Salford win then any prospective fee is reduced by the events of the last few months. Theo hasn't played & the club have an unhappy player on there books who refuses to play for them. I can see a scenario whereby a small more realistic fee if any at all is agreed & he goes as per his wishes. I see Chase can now leave fee free according to Koukash on Twitter, what's going on there who knows.

I really doubt you'd have done any better than you have.

Having said that, Fages clearly has potential and I hope he does really well for Saints and subsequently France.

In which case we'd be in exactly the same position, yet Koukash would have saved himself thousands of pounds in transfer fees (for Smith and Chase) and wouldn't have had to pay Theo or Sneyd anywhere near the sums he has Smith, Chase and Dobson.

It'll be a great signing if only to reduce Roby's workload.

I doubt it will. He can't defend as a hooker, so I can't see him doing anything other than emergency cover.

You're underestimating his defence, whilst it's not in the same league as Roby' (who is) for his size he is very useful.