For me, I think he is very good. Admittedly I've only seen him a couple of times but when I have I've been impressed. He is a tireless prop who isn't scared of putting in the hard yards. I think he's only about 22 too.

The Leigh fans speak very highly of him and do see him as being their James Graham. Carried their pack with passionate efforts.

It's whether he could make the step up, signing a championship player and expecting to replace James Graham is a near impossible task. I think it'd be a huge risk, if he was the only prop we signed for 2012 and Puletua goes.

If Puletua goes as well we definitely need to sign a top class prop. As it is, I don't think Graham is replaceable and Chris Hill certainly won't fill that void alone. However, we do have the likes of LMS and Clough who are young now and can make the step up.

If we keep TP and use him as an out and out prop then signings of Laffrinchi, Waterhouse and Hill may be enough. If TP goes we're going to have to do some serious recruiting.

thats probebly why you havent won a major trophy since 2006

Somebody from Hull KR talking about quota spots and major trophies.

Hopefully Tony Puletua will re-sign for a couple of years in a few weeks which will make our recruitment easier. Perry, Puletua, Clough, McCarthy-Scarsbrook is still a fearsome pack. I would like too see Chris Hill signed from Leigh as I think he is a special talent having watched in a few times this season, he is a real honest, hardworking, passionate Prop who would compliment what we allready have at Saints. I think its time we let Flannery go and bring in a top class Loose Forward which we havent had since all Sculthorpe injury problems started around 6 years ago. Last but not least it would be great to have a wide running Second Rower in the mould of Joynty or Gilmour. If we got them sort of players I think we could be a real force to be reckonend with next year.

Wellens
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Pryce
Lance Hohaia
Perry
Roby
Puletua
A New Second Rower
Soliola
A New Loose Forward

Bench

Moore
Wheeler
McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Clough

Sorted.

I can't see Pryce being here in all honesty.

You can only dream of challenge cup final victories.

Is wilkin leaving or something?

It's just debatable whether he'd get in the 17 if we brought in two outstanding back rowers.

Very debatable in my book!!! Wilkin is a good player dont get me wrong but if we brought in two outstanding backrowers like you said I doubt Wilkin would get a sniff to be honest. There maybe a place on the Interchange Bench at best.

Wilkin was superb until he was injured when in the England camp. He was loving being at loose, so he said in the press, and looking forward to developing his game there this season. Ha! No chance with our injuries. But I think he should stay there. We don't need to replace him. He has a lot to offer us. We just need some beefy blokes who can plough the furrow for the halves and backs to work. We aint going to get a prop who passes like Graham does or who has the level of fire for Saints that Graham has but if we can get second rowers who can act like props (like TP) then that would be just perky. I don't care what age they are because I'm sure we will have some young guys coming through eventually, just not right now.

I asked the question last week if anyone knew if Laffranchi had Italian passport.

You 100% know he does?

With perry, roby, LMS, TP, clough, waterhouse, Sia, Laffranchi, wilkin in our pack I think we'd go very very well but I'd like to see another prop to go with Perry, TP and LMS.

It seems we have a quota spot left. I'd like to see Bryce Gibbs from wests who is a younger, tough prop that would very well at saints.

If we go for a English prop, then Mason is the only off contract prop available unless we took a punt on carvell but he's getting on now and had alot of injuries over the years.

I'd jiz in my pants if we brought hohiai, waterhouse, gibbs and Laffranchi.

Wellens Gardner Shenton Meli Foster Hohaia Lomax Perry Roby Gibbs/Hill Soliola Laffrinchi Waterhouse
Puletua Wheeler Wilkin LMS
With Gaskell, Clough, Ashurst, Dixon, Makinson, Magennis etc

What a squad that would be