When I say all parties I mean we normally announce all our signings together and we don't officially say anything until all players clubs are no longer involved. From that reasoning the longer we don't announce anything the better quality the clubs/players involved are.

The silence from the club at the moment could mean 3 things.
1 - not every deal is complete.
2 - players are confirmed but at least some are still involved in play off's
3 - everything is confirmed but the board are embarrassed to announce the players involved and the first we'll hear about it is when the team sheet is read out for our first game.

I like the thought of that one. It's going to be worth going to the first game...

I'll say it yet again: there is always the strong possibility that the club, having been made to look prats over Bird by the immigration gestapo, may well be choosing not to announce overseas signings until all the visas and work permits have been issued?

I work 80 hours a week and I havent had a day off in two months.

oil rigs? Seriously - if your ramblings on here are not exaggerated I would advise you to stay away from heavy machinery. and/or customers.

No, in a top class buisness in Castle Bolton, but that's made up just like everything else I say.

In Catal Huyuk?

Lets keep this on topic please.

No, in Castle Bolton.

But let's do what the man says baby and keep this on topic.

given the general lack of enthusiasm from a lot of posters when we were linked to walker, then I'm a bit bemused by how negative some people are being now we're denying interest. Surely on the positive side this now means we have a quota spot available, and I can think of at least two high profile quota players who may be available unexpectedly ( meaning we may have withdrawn from walker deal to get a quota spot back).

On semi leaving I think thats been inevitable for a while now and I for one wouldnt have been happy if the club had paid him an inflated wage/long deal to retain him in competition with a union side who can probably offer him a longer deal.

Thing to remember this year is that we're in the unusual position for us of not being involved in playoffs and hence theres a good possibility that any potential signings are still involved / only just knocked out. In the past we been involved till a later stage of the competition. given past history this year I wouldnt be surprised if clubs getting 'bad' news re james/semi leaving out of the way before announcing a signing or two.

Has Matt Orford announced a new deal at Manly? Maybe a sweetner for Burgess in 2010? I know he is out OOC but maybe a word in his hear to convince the Ox that now is the time to come over...

I'll save any comments until our signings are announced. And if I think they are an improvement I will say so. If I think they are as the last few seasons poor and we are being told they have strengthened the squad, I will also say so. All we can do is wait and see what we are told.

We surely have something to announce this week regarding players coming rather than leaving!? Even if we have a couple of players coming from the NRL that we're awaiting Visa confirmation on.. that cannot be it surely?

thats pretty much tack Im taking. cant see point in slagging club off about signings which are only rumours. I'd imagine in a few weeks at most our full recruitment will be revealed and at that point we can have informed discussion.