we need to do a leeds and get our young lads tied down on 5 year contracts an build a team around the likes of bateman, whitehead, burgess, crookes etc if offers do come in (and im sure they will) i suppose we will see where we are and if we want to be successful or a mid table selling cub

I'm pretty sure they already have and like all contracts won't be announced until later on. Probably around season ticket renewal time.

that old chestnut

I'm sure Mr Peter Hood has to be alot more polite in the way he phrases things, but I would hope he's thinking of a more polite version of pi$$ off, he's ours. And that goes for any club wanting Crookes, Burgess, Whitehead, Bateman, Addy, Olbison, O'Brien etc.



Crookes, Whitehead and Bateman are the priority for me. Crookes is OOC soon so he needs to be signed up ASAP.

Someone at the club told me it is a big money signing, already sealed, for MickTheGled to do hospital radio in Warrington.

Well said Ethan.

Isn't it amazing that people are listing Crookes along our most precious properties? IMO he's progressing well, but lets keep his feet on the ground. He's not got the potential of Bateman.

If he kept his feet on the ground he'd only have scored two.

Maybe more a case of crookes being first ooc hence slightly more urgency in his case. I'm sure were talking to all the players being mentioned though re extensions.

Potter's commented after the HKR match that at 21 Crookes is now doing what he needs to do to be a SL standard player. If he keeps up this kind of work ethic he's definitely worth another deal, he's obvioudsly keen to sign one with us as he's already said as much in the T&A.

I'd be interested in finding out who the predatory clubs are. Hopefully it isn't Leeds, although we did recently pinch Luke Briscoe from Hull.



Warrington (having asset stripped Salford), Huddersfield (ditto Wakefield) and Hull (new owner splashing the cash) would be my guesses.

Which clubs have very wealthy owners, who seem prepared to buy success?



I don't put Leeds quite in that category, since (unique in SL) they have a corporate owner and are owned by a plc. And that plc's owner is careful with his money. And I am reluctant to put Saints - and its highly-capable owner - in that category either.



I always assumed the Briscoe deal was really sealed a bit before the contract was signed, across El Presidente's dinner table with his soon-to-depart-Hull missus, to be honest - but that is only my speculation.