I think TP's heart has gone, but I agree with you about Ashe if he was going to make it, he'd be a 1st team regular by now

Keep Flanagan, Greenwood, Hand, Percival, Swift, Tilley, Walker. Let the rest go.

Greenwood and Percival are the only ones I'd give deals to. The rest haven't really done anything to suggest they are worth keeping, including Swift. I just don't see where he'll ever cement a first team spot.

Would you not keep Flanaghan?

Out of the more senior players/ first team regulars flash is the only one I'd keep here

OOC: Nathan Ashe, Mark Flanagan, Adrian Gardner, Joe Greenwood, Jordan Hand, Anthony Laffranchi, Francis Meli, Mark Percival, Josh Perry, Tony Puletua, Dominic Speakman, Adam Swift, James Tilley, Anthony Walker, Paul Wellens, Dan Yates

The keepers from that list: Mark Percival, Anthony Walker, Joe Greenwood

I'd assume Laffranchi will get another year as it's in his favour.
I'd assume that TP is retiring

These I'd only keep depending on circumstances. Swift as a wing replacement. Meli if we did not get another winger.

Yates and Speakman I'd assume it's too early to tell. So they can't be on a lot. Probably 2 more years.

Although Flanaghan has been a decent performer with Wilkin contracted to 2015 I think, for me it's a case of we already have one of those and come 2015, I can see us getting a tackling 2nd rower from within. I'd also say if Laffranchi has a year in his favour, that gives us 4 2nd rowers. Sia, Manu, Laffranchi and Wilkin, before we even hit the reserves.

Laffranchi 's extra year is in our favour and we'd be mad to take it up

I thought it was in the players favour. My bad if that's not the case, but I still think the length of Wilkins contract makes keeping both Wilkin and Flash a bad choice.

Turner and Percival have now signed extensions: Turner to the end of 2016 and Percival to the end of 2015. So Saints have just said on Twitter. Article on website.

When you think about it, though, the concept of the third year option being in the employees favour would be a little bizarre, wouldn't it?

Yes, it did strike me as slightly odd.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20716844 Found it. Seams to be in the clubs favour. As a 2nd rower I'd keep him over Flash, but not as a prop.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/20716844 Found it. Seams to be in the clubs favour. As a 2nd rower I'd keep him over Flash, but not as a prop.

He's a better all round player than Flash, I'd say, but we've got too many second rowers to justify using up a quota spot and a big wage on another one. Flash offers better value for money and doesn't take up an overseas spot. We should let Boof go and get ourselves a big, nasty, 'orrible prop.