Building for 2013

Quote: beefy1 "Players Out (Not Officially Confirmed)

Olivier Elima - [iCatalan Dragons[/i Confirmed.
Bryn Hargreaves - [iUnknown[/i I'd like him to stay, but read somewhere he may want to play part-time.
Jason Crookes - [iHull FC[/i Gone.
Paul Sykes - [iWakefield Wildcats[/i I actually like him as a player and feel that he gets a harsh rap from our fans, but I understand he's one of the higher earners, so if Wakefield were willing to take him off our hand then maybe it's best for all parties.

Unsure?

Adrian Purtell - [iMay be told he can't play again.[/i Out of our hands. Hopefully we'll see him on the field again. On the other hand, without wanting to sound too harsh, it could relieve Mr Khan of quite a large salary if we don't.
Luke Gale - [iHuddersfield Giants/Castleford Tigers[/i From what i understand, his proposed move to Huddersfield was dependant on us getting the boot.
Matt Diskin - Retirement? Hopefully we can get another year out of him whilst bringing O'Brien along, or maybe dual registering him to get some gametime in the Championship (O'Brien that is, not Diskin. Obviously)
Jarrod Sammut - [iPenrith Panthers[/i Let him leave, he doesn't feature much at the moment.

Others Out Of Contract

Chev Walker Probably won't cost much, an effective squad player. Keep him.
Manase Manuokafoa 100% keep, especially with 2 props leaving. 2 year deal minimum.
Shaun Ainscough 100% at all times, but suspect in defence. 1 year deal with an option of another year. Make or break time.
James Donaldson Loads of potential and has shown glimpses of quality. Keep him.
Jarrod Sammut See above.
Danny Addy 2 year deal. Handy utility player, which may be useful on a tight budget.
Liam McAvoy Keep. Haven't seen much of him myself but I've heard good things.
Jobe Murphy I don't know enough about him to comment.
Alex Ball As above.
Karl Pryce Home grown, shown some decent form, worth keeping.
Phil Joseph 100% but IMO not good enough for this level i'm afraid.

*Edited to include Ollie's confirmed move.'"

I find it difficult to disagree with Beefy's summary. I'd hope Diskin Gale and Hargreaves will stay but it's obvious we could lose at least 6 of the current squad
At the beginning of the season MP made it clear he needed a big squad-- imagine the mess we'd have been in if we'd had last season's numbers when the early season injury list was at it's peak. But if we retain SL status it's highly unlikely we'll be able to secure proven SL or NRL players-- mainly finance but also other teams have had their pick of the best.
The key for me is to retain our youngsters with a core of experienced players to help them improve.
But i'd also like to see us bolster our squad with a few young championship players. One name I'll throw into the mix is Walmsley a young forward from the Bulldogs. I've seen him live a couple of times and also on Premier-- I think he has a good chance of making SL grade. One match I saw was Batley against Leigh and a few of the Leigh players commented afterwards on how good he was, comparing him to their old team mate Chris Hill