Canberra are after Craig Gower now, so may not sign Orford, leaving him free to come back to us.

He's always been free to come back to us. He already has a contract with us so whether Canberra want(ed) to sign him or not is irrelevant. He was always coming back to us unless we agreed otherwise with him and his potential new club.

Expect parra are still sniffing around though. Cant help but wonder if theres scope for a compromise deal between us and orford. He gives us 1 more year, or part off until we find a suitable mid season signing, and we release him from final year off his deal on a free. Strikes me plan is for cain to step up in 2012 fulltime anyway. Or have relations between us and ox broken down too far for that to be an option?

Orford will be expected back if no NRL club is prepared to pay a transfer fee. Doesn't pre season start at the beginning of October? It'll be interesting to see if he's back for that.

If he's not, then he's in breach of contract.

Wouldn't it be weird though if he just sauntered in for pre-season with the rest of the lads, on time and without fuss, as if nothing had happened? Maybe people are worrying unnecessarily.

Anyway, if he IS coming back, then he'll have bought his flight tickets by now. So all we need is a mole in some Aussie airport or travel agency to spill the beans.

He'll be waiting for some last minute flight bargains.

You're soooooo 1970s. Nowadays, they go UP at the last minute.

Matt Orford is a joke and i hope he doesnt come back. Messing this club about is not funny.... he will be getting boos off me if he returns

Boos from you? I bet he will be gutted if he hears them.

But why? He's said he's coming back and the only people who say he isn't is the Aussie media and people on the forums! Why boo him honouring his contract?!

IF he doesn't come back, please feel free to boo all you like!

You make the kind of sense that doesn't.