Just watching Wire v Hull and thiniking those are 2 sides that have recruited well over the last few seasons.

How long is it since we signed a proper world class big name?

TBF, both Walsh and Masoe were big signings. And before his injury, Walsh looked the part. Meanwhile I think Masoe was inconsistent, but I can't help thinking our pack would be better with him in it today.

Nothing for years before or since, though.

Mose wasn't a big name at all. He didn't make full new Zealand squad ever so opted for Samoa. He is Avg nrl player.

It's not only your Sika Manu and Pritchard Scott Taylor was in very high demand.

It's not only Sandow and Gidley at Wire the likes of Clark and Currie have signed big long term deals.

There's is no chance they're only spending the cap same with Catalans. Carney, Stewart, Taylor all SOO players add that to Inu, Anderson and Richards. No chance.

But I'm not knocking these clubs its ambition.

Fc couldn't sign lee smith as we didn't have enough cap space. We have plenty of local lads on our playing roster who won't be on mega bucks. Pritchard is our marquee signing so I believe fc are playing by the rules

A big chunk of pritchard's salary is being paid by the doggies. manu short of options in NRL so won't be on mega bucks. Our other overseas players won't be on massive contracts

Sneyd was being chased by every man and his dog, Gaz Ellis the whole of SL was fighting for his signature. Tuimavavd and Fanou only young and would get a gig in NRL.

Like I said credit to Hull for showing ambition your now reaping the rewards.

Koukash mentioned in his conference that he offers star money to 6 players who turned him down for better money elsewhere 3 of those are now at Catalans worth over 600k between them and that's not mentioning Todd Carney. So even if Carney is the Marquee that means the other 21 members of the squad share 1.1 million.

And warrington.have announced the signing.of mike cooper too!!!

It's not hard to get up their challenging if you get recruitment spot on in this league. Hull, Warrington and catalan recruited well and they shot up the league this year and now looking top teams.

If we signed 4 good quality players next year we would be up there but our recruitment is utterly shocking last few years.

We all thought Tasi would take some of the work as mose only did it when he felt like it. But God we would kill for a mose.

Tasi is stealing a living. He's soft, no heart, poor attitude and constantly looking to come off. Imo worse signing than Owens and up there with worst signings we ever made.

KC in real hole now and if we lose to Hull KR at home next week he should stand down.

At the magic weekend I was chatting to a an English couple who have lived in Perpignan for the last 15 years. They were saying there is a lot of conflict at the club as they pay their French players peanuts which allows them to outbid other teams for the Australians.

This has been the case for a while.

Most recent example Gadwin Springer.

Unfortunately Cas were smart enough to take advantage.

We don't possess that kind of vision.

Cunningham has to take the blame, and McManus for ever appointing him, other clubs have made good signings from down under, but it is years since the last truly good one for Saints and there were some amazing signings then, who at the club approaching top players at the moment would demand respect? I doubt anyone in McManus, Rush and Cunningham! and for Long I just don't know what he us allowed to do? if I was him I would get out, unless he is just there for the money.

This man....