I'd quite like to see another centre brought in. Reports I have seen suggest that Purtell is stronger on the wing. If that is the case, I hope we intend to play him there. As has been demonstrated this year, playing wingers in the centres doesn't work!! I guess perhaps it will depend on whether the likes of Sykes/Platt remain at the club.

And a tough aggressive forward like others have suggested.

Think Karls homegrown status is why he's maybe a more likely signing than goulding

Agree, he's also a good centre.

I suggested same re purtell being used on wing when hecwas first rumoured and got shot down in flames. He's been mainly used on wing at Penrith. That said he started out as a centre before he joined Penrith so it's not like he's never played there.

i think the ideal would be wing, but centre is a more important position and looks likely to be one of our best 2 centres.

We need a prop!! I'd take Ben ross from souths!

Only possible if sammut gets dispensation which I think is unlikely given how long it's dragged on. Think if rfl were going to give it we would have heard by now.

Unfortunately Lewis hasn't been available this week to sign it off as he's been on a real tennis fact finding mission for his day job.

Tbf, Saints failed to ask the right questions of the Wigan defence till it was too late. In that first half they looked like us.

This to me tells the story and is a slight worry. the signings dont answer all the questions and leon would be an outstinding addition at the moment

How we miss the likes of them!

What would we give for another Danny Gartner right now?

agree Adey. People laughed about him being trumpeted as an Aussie international when he had only played once, but he certainly did it for us.

Looking at the way the squad is shaping up and performances this season, the biggest drop off against previous performance is Langley, where the intermittent injuries have not helped him when he has got on the pitch this year, hes just not had a long enough run at full fitness and his stats are not anywhere nearwhat he himself would want. So I would see a defensive LF as cover as a necessity, whether from outside,or a current squad player and a replacement for them, for example Koppy with Bailey to replace him as a prop or Elima and Morrison to replace him at 2nd row. something like that. if his injuries continue thats how its going to have to be

TBH, as good as Langley is for us, Im beggining to think we should cut our losses with him if we cant keep him fit.

Langley, Scruton, Sibbitt and Hargreaves, in any combination.