Rumours of his impending arrival (depending on visa's etc) too late?

I'd say we need him and possibly 3 or 4 more NOW, then who knows? it may well still be a very tall order though imho..

Well the Leigh board say WHEN FIT he was their best back. Would be a boost but i still think we're too many points behind, particularly when all the bottom clubs still have to play each other.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

New management, same old mistakes being made. Panic buying of overpaid, injury prone, aging players that nobody else wants. It's Dane Nielsen all over again, complete waste of finances.

Disagree

If the club are serious about avoiding the drop, they will have to take a gamble or 2.

You would hope that any signing would only be until the end of the season, therefore we're not stuck with them next season.

Tonga would be great at this level, and may bring some needed mental resolve.

How is signing a crocked centre going to help?
If we are going to sign anyone, we need FORWARDS.

Don't get me wrong, we need "FORWARDS"

I'm not expecting Tonga to be the last arrival.

Is (a fit) Tonga better than any of our current options? I would say he is far better than what we have.

When I watched him play in the Southern Hemisphere his defence was solid, the guy knew how to put a shot in. Going forward he was just as impressive!

To be honest the full squad needs improving, so any "quality" addition will be an improvement.

My shopping list would include 2 half backs, a centre, 2 second row forwards and 2 props.

Would be a useful addition IMO - IF FIT.

You have to wonder what the Lee Smith signing was all about if we're now after Tonga as well.
Not only that, but according to love rugby league, Tonga has played a grand total of 3 league games for Leigh this season. Three!

It all just smacks of desperation to me. The games we stood a realistic chance of winning have been and gone and we lost two out of the three. We're as good as relegated now, these panic buys aren't going to save us. Why not save the money and use it to build a stronger 2018 squad?

Agree with Bullseye. If fit he will be a useful addition. Centre is an area where we are particularly weak. Lose one of Mendeika or Oakes and we have to put Bentley or Ryan there, making them much more ineffective. Keeping the left hand side of Bentley, Oakes & Ryan is vital. Also an "aging" player is exactly what we need. We have plenty of players who are athletic but no one who can keep a cool head.

yes we need forwards, but i think we definitely need a centre too.

Now this I agree on, but we really are that desperate and it's now or never as far as this season is concerned

Too late, Visa might take 2 weeks!!!!! Spend the money on 2018.

Well we're not exactly in a position to be choosy are we? It's a gamble due to his injuries but any signing is a gamble... see Dane Chisholm!

We desperately need some experience and leadership in the side. He'd be a boost if they can get it over the line before the weekend, especially since we will likely be missing Moore/Lilley and maybe Oakes for Fax.

Far from sure that wasting any more money on this best forgotten season is, in any way, worthwhile.

Let's not forget that all our first team were told to look to the their futures (ie look elsewhere for next year) a month or so back, so why, if there is any spare change down the back of the sofa, are we not using it to sort out a squad for next season in division 3?

But are we?