Until the squad is finalised this seems like a bit of a guessing game, so forgetting specific names which positions still need to be strengthened? For my money at full back and on the wing we have sufficient quality and numbers but we are still short at centre, Purtell doesn't do enough for me and Blythe is more of a second rower. In the halves I think Gaskell will be a very strong signing to put pressure on Gale and Sammut and there is always Addy to cover. At hooker we are if anything too strong as I think O'Brien may get slightly fed up of being 3rd choice but hopefully he gets an oppurtunity to step up. At prop I think we need one more in addition to Evans, we were very lucky that Nas and Scruton stayed injury free for the majority of the season, although I am hoping Carvell shows the same consistency he has for Warrington all season. Our second row is for me our strongest area with Bateman, Addy, Olbison, Walker, Blythe and Donaldson, if you add into that the aggression and strong running of Ferguson I think we will have a very competitive pack.

So that sums it up for me, one specialist centre, a utility back (to cover centre primarily) and another prop to cover injuries. Would love to get other people's feedback as to what they think our squad is looking like for next year.

Will they field a team of props 1-13 next year? Anderson is building a team in his own image, like Bulls 96-05 but without the trophies

Back in the fifties and sixties players only ever changed clubs when the chairman went up to them and said, "you're playing for X from now on, here's your bus fare", and the last bit was only if the chairman was feeling flush....I guess the boot's on the other foot now

Hope the new assistant will be someone who can motivate and get the players fired up.

I said on the Wigan board I'm very jealous of them. A coach who would die for the club and not afraid to show his passion.