can he play 7?

We'll have to wait and see if this is a good signing I guess, but I was hopeful for Davis/Fleming/Tahouri as well....

Well hopefully the step up to full time will help the lad improve.

Look at the signings Wakefield have made,Ben Jones Bishop,LIAM FINN,ANTHONY ENGLAND,2 from THE NRL--TUPOU/ARONA--We have no chance of competing come the middle 8..
From Caisley onwards they should be horse whipped imo for what they did at the BULLS.
Ferres,the Burgess boys,Whitehead,Bateman,they could all still be wearing the BULLS shirt if those clowns hadn't have ruined the club.
Fooooking disgrace imo.

This just underlines my point that the only reason we could (and should) have got promotion was the freak circumstance of Wakefield being in total disarray, and that won't happen again until some other club has a Bulls style meltdown. Unless they do, promotion isn't realistic and anyone who says it is, can I have some of whatever you're on.

Wouldn't we need to see the system operate more than once to categorically state this? Possibly even under circumstances where the Championship team in the MPG turned up with a scrum half, a bench hooker and in slightly better form than a team on £300k cap (Halifax)?

Had we failed admirably, you might have a point. We didn't. On and off the pitch we looked like we hadn't the foggiest and judging by the pronouncements of Ferres and Lowes, little has changed.

I hear we may see 2-3 more signings.

Going by Wakefield's board, they had about 8 players still under contract after the MPG, it's no surprise that they're bringing in a large number of signings because without them, they'd not have enough players to put out a team. They're still odds on for the wooden spoon because the other teams above them last year were already stronger sides and will be even more so come next year. There's also the question of how much squad depth will they have because, although they're opperating under SL rules, there's no way in hell they've got enough money coming in to pay for the full salary cap

Under the terms of the new contract the annual payment to Super League clubs will rise to £1,825,000 per club, which will just about cover the salary cap.

Wakefield will be spending significantly more this year than last. Also probably more wisely with BS as coach. Michael Carter is a good businessman and has steadied Wakefield. They won't overspend by any means, but I doubt they will be too far of the SC. Either way they will be spending a lot more than us

Hopefully quality signings. I keep saying it, but if we can just get a top drawer 7 and big aggressive prop, we'll certainly challenge. We've some decent young players. We were let down by certain individuals and the coaches rotational policy.

if we just bring in players who don't really add to te squad I.E Crossley, Mendieka etc than we can forget even challenging for MPG.

I agree we need quality but I have it on good authority that we struggle to attract quality because 1. We're not in SL and 2. We don't have the cash to pay over the odds to attract players that may get a start with our competitors at SL clubs.

Leigh have more money than us and are able to attract certain "names". Those players will either be brilliant or a disaster for them.

Then we have to come back to the huge question about the amount of money wasted on upwards of 10 players who as well as having barely played last year, are contracted for next.

You cannot seriously sign wingers and fullbacks by the mionibus and then ask people to pay £280 to watch a team with a scrum half that isn't Championship standard let alone SL standard.

What you've been told ought to form the basis of a resignation letter.

True. But I hope the players we bring in are better than what we have already and add to the squad. We've a big squad so don't need to add to depth/backup players. For example Johnny Campbell doesn't really add to the squad as our back line is pretty good with plenty of depth. So would be a pointless signing for me. We need Players that would improve our starting 17, not add to our squad of 30

I agree with you both. I don't see wing/fullback as a priority unless we're letting a few go.

Well, I'd imagine that both Uaisele and Ulugia will be on their way. Neither has really shown a great deal in their limited appearances