If I was Ferres I would go to someone like Brambani, Thackrey or Gareth Moore, ask them what wage they would need to come out of part time work and pay them it.

R these players not contracted to clubs already ?

Sheffield have been playing Jacks at hooker off the bench. Their half backs are definitely not playing well, as the whole team aren't, hence their terrible form

I have been calling for us to have a go for Mullaney or a while...

I don't think it was him that was homesick, it was his girlfriend I believe. I can't find anything that suggest he is currently playing rugby so I would hope we have at least picked up the phone! Who knows maybe we have?

His last tweet 29th Feb
Good to see the boys @OfficialBullsRL get off to a good start to the season. Promotion this year boys #COYB

Think Mullaney is a none starter. He Cant exactly commute from Oz. It would either mean coming over and leaving his GF in OZ or moving his family half way round the world again. Considering he went because she was homesick, i don't think there's 's chance he's coming back sadly.

He has been a huge loss. What i would give to have him back though.

Can't see Mullaney coming back either, sadly enough.

As others have mentioned he's been a huge loss. He attacked with purpose and always looked a threat when he carried the ball. No one is really doing that for us at the moment. Our attack on Monday was woeful.

A well paid, 8 week short contract at the end of the season, visa & GF permitting, may be an option. We should at least ask

Let's hope he hasn't got himself a full time job then or else that scuppers that idea,

Oscar Thomas, anybody?

No pre-season

No season

Hasn't played for a year

Whatever he has done for us I don't think that's a great idea.

If you work back from the M8s we have about three weeks to sign someone with any expectation of them being bedded in by then.

If Mullaney was still here he'd be out with a torn hamstring anyway. Great player, terrible injury record.
I would really like to see us line up with Campbell at 1, Gaskell at 6, Thomas at 7 and Addy at 13.
Not necessarily this weekend against one of the better sides, but certainly at some point during the regular season, and just see how things pan out.
Can it be any worse than what we've been seeing recently?

Those calling for Thomas at 7, surely he's not the right kind of player that we're after?

If Gaskell goes down injured, I fully expect Thomas will be his replacement. But Gaskell and Thomas as a partnership just doesn't work for me. You're still lacking that organiser, you're still lacking your game management. Yes Thomas may take the line on a bit more, but we already have plenty of individuals, we don't have someone who knits those individuals into a team while out on the field.

Anyone got a time machine to go back 10 years and nab Paul Deacon?

Things are so desperate I'd pop back 5 and get Ben Jeffries!

Are we desperate enough to take Marc Herbert yet? That's the ultimate acid test.

Actually if we had a timemachine we'd be better off going back to the reign of Hood and letting him know how effed up we've will become if he doesn't sort it the eff out! Maybe shake him by his lapels until his jowls wobble off.

And not sign Harris....

*ducks for cover*