In my opinion if no more players are introduced to the club we wont make the playoffs next season either. Sorry for being depressing but we are so far behind the competition the four names announced wont make the difference. The player market is slow this year and that is a problem for clubs like our's that have a shortage of talent.

Funny that in T&A other week, it was saying how we can expect both resignings and signings. i think we'll sign 2 more.

yes it is difficult to reconcile Hoods signings and resignings with Micks comments. resignings no problems, new signings I guess his emphasis is on "at this stage" so if Platt and Sykes get other clubs or a forward comes available that would be a new stage.

article also says Ainscough, Briggs and Olbison are back so interesting to see how the squad shapes up

Certainly the a problem we now face is the decline of the senior forwards. Lulia looks a great signing, Purtell fingers crossed, if Potter believes in Sammut and Gale then whilst I'm not convinced, I'm willing to see how it pans out. However, in Langley and Scruton we have two senior forwards whose fitness record over the last two years is a major concern. Add into this that Lynch is not quite the force of old, Hargreaves are Sibbit are honest squad men and no more. We have a good bunch of young up and coming forwards and both hookers are good players but unless we get the unlikliest run of luck with injuries this is a pack will not take us into the top 8

im not unhappy with the squad, but i feel at the moment, anything other than scraping the 8 seems unrealistic. That is cutting it a little fine, and will also mean another up and down year. IF we can add to the squad with a couple of quality additions we may be able to build on the crowds we have got back.