With it being that time of year, it's been very quiet regarding rumours of potential signings for next year. In fact I've not heard a single one yet. Anyone else heard anything on the grape vine?

Andy Lynch is nailed on, apparently.

Easy for SL clubs to start planning now when they already know their central funding allocation for next year.
I've never quite understood how us lower league clubs are supposed to do it without making some (potentially risky) assumptions.

Tough one this.

My opinion is to try keep hold of our young starlets, shed some of the middle earning fringers (how many do we thing there are? 5-6?) and bring in an older head or 2. We lack that leadership and wise head sometimes.

Yes a smaller squad leaves us potentially exposed if injuries occur, but to be honest, I would prefer to let the academy lads have a go.

Bringing in 1 or 2 wouldn't be as impactful as the team we saw on weds

It depends

If we are seeing 2020 as another season of building and developing our own players, then we don't really need much of a turnover. Shed a few of the 'squad' type players (people like Ashley Gibson, Jon Magrin etc), promote younger players into those slots - and we should be set for middle to upper level of this division.

Or are we going to make a serious assault on promotion? With Toronto likely to be out of this division, quite probably replaced by London (who aren't going to be spending massively) then we could theoretically be in the mix to get promotion along with them, and probably Leigh, Widnes, Featherstone etc. We'll have more central funding than we had this season, and we've banked money from the Cup run this season - so, yeah, why not see about signing some real quality and giving it a go next year?

Needs to be a slow and steady build doesn't it?

Not Sh!t or bust?

Hopefully. I'd sooner see gradual improvement than us going all in and blowing it again.

Saw Golding mentioned on Twitter a couple of weeks ago.

We do need a Full Back but perhaps a more experienced one.

Agree that there are a few to move on : Gibson, Magrin, Garside (if we keep Roche), Milton. Should free up a bit of money for a couple of signings.

Might be waiting for Toronto impending promotion too. They will be some very good players become available I'd imagine.

Can see a lot incoming and outgoing this year

Judging by who’s been out of favour I can see a few on their way out. I also think we’ll be promoting a few from the 19s. Remember kear was given a squad he had no say in for 2018 and many of them were on longish contracts. A lot expire this season so he’ll want to bring in his own players.

I wouldn’t be surprised if one or two we’d rather keep move on, Ethan Ryan being the prime candidate – I’d be amazed if he stays (and delighted).

We aren't surely going to be in the promotion mix for another two years or so. Ethan gave us a boost with his loyalty in not going to Leigh, so I wouldn't begrudge him electing to try his hand in superdooperleague. Same as Bullseye I'd be chuffed but surprised if he stays.

What's this talk of Bullseye going to SL then?

Agreed on that. Promotion should be for 1st place and relegation last place. Anti tampering deadline after all leagues finish.

Otherwise promoted teams are left fighting for scraps.

The Rhino's are getting increasingly desperate.