I'd say 4 or 5 signings to be honest. Our youth have plugged some of the gaps already, with Percival, Walmsley and Greenwood who have already made the step up as first team regulars.

Some of your points are good points but some aren't. To say we have no pace in the three quarters are wrong.

We need a general at 7 and two big props. In an ideal world we would sign a 6 too but that isn't as important.

Agreed, although we'll probably need a winger too (if we can't get any then perhaps give Meli a 1yr deal). Something like the following would have us back in the mixOUT
Gardner
Meli
Wellens
Perry
Puletua

IN
Paea
Amor
Dobson
Broughton

I think we need 3 props really, it allows us to move Laffranchi to the second row. We still haven't had any rumours of players coming in from the NRL, so there could still be signings from there. If these rumours are true, things are looking up for next season.

I reckon we'd be alright with that lot. That would give us the following props:
Paea
LMS
Amor
Walmsley
Clough

Laffranchi could then be rotated as a 2nd row and move into the front row whenever the need arose.

Of course this is all based on pure speculation, but I reckon two rough and tough props and we'd be fine.

But we have a squad full of dead wood, fortunatly for us most their contracts are up end of this season so we need to get shut and use the money to make those shrewd signings. We dont need to and couldnt replace each player as we have the likes of Walker and Greenwood coming though but we need to sprinkle some quality and size in the squad

We're really not. In past years, we've bemoaned the lack of quality in the outside backs as the reason we've been trophyless in years. Now it's arguably reversing. Our 1-5 could very half decent next season. But we have no 6-7 and the only quality we will have in the pack are Walmsley, Roby and Sia.

We need at least 4 signings IMO to catch up to the other sides, if they all remain still and don't improve, which is unlikely. Two halfbacks is a must, an absolute must. Then TWO props is another must. We're losing Puletua and presumably Perry, so they need to be replaced. Laffranchi is an absolute waste of time and so is Hohaia. It's unlikely we'll be winning a trophy before they both leave.

The problem that Saints & most other Super League Clubs have got in recruiting top class players is that Salford will outbid anyone of you.

I wonder if Brown said we would get a lot worse before we get better when he took the job? Because we are worse now than under Rush or Potter.

But how much of that is due to the injuries we've had? You simply can't judge is this season yet.

Perhaps, but we didn't look that good before Lomax and Roby etc etc got injured.

Last year even after the poor start which got Royce sacked we only lost 8 all season; we are not even half way and we have lost 6 already.
If we carry on at the same success rate we will end up with 29 points and 7th i.e. where we are now - and I can't see any light at the end of the tunnel for the next month at least.

Me either , I just cant see us picking up points at the moment

Dear Gods.... Here we go yet again... Every bloody season.... When will they learn?

Shall I remind you all of this thread once we've comfortably finished in the top 4 at the end of the season again (as I have to seemingly every year) once the injuries have eased and the games start to actually matter?

You're assuming the injury situation will ease. It didn't in 2011 and it may not this season either. I hope it does, obviously, but it can't be assumed.

You and your rampant positivity has no place on my forum. Get out.