Oh Wray? I see

I would have Lockyer for a season or two, to cover Stand off and FB.

Your completely deluded - I don't think you understand the game at all - u talk about these players like they are better then Ben Jeffries - I am beginning to wonder if your jokin

He isn't ready yet, cause he will b here next season u plonker, they don t spit the dummy out and just quite if they dont play

I will back you up fella. I have heard a lot from you in advance.

And the irony of !Ryan! saying anyone knows nothing about the game is not lost on me.

Even though I don't think SO is BJs natural position he was the best in MM weekend.

Can you read? I didnt say crossley wouldnt be here next season..reddie said wray wont be..crossley is peed off about not playing..if u knew him u`d know his brother..brothers talk..they talk to there coaches..coaches talk to each other..coaches talk to refs etc..seen as i used to coach and now ref of course i know what im on about..if i didnt i wouldnt be able to ref/coach.

Ask m.e if i know what im on about or rhinoms on leeds board etc..i told him about peacock resigning 2 months before it came out..and webb...matt101 knew about crossley as well..crossley was gonna leave over his deal before they upped it..i knew and told m.e...matt also knew..heck even tiger beer didnt know and she gets told everything by mr duffy.

Some people get told stuff and let a bit out now and then..others just see whats in front of them and think everythings rosy..now and then take ur head out of sand and sniff the air..u`d be surprised whats out there when u know where to sniff.

Oh right i miss read your post, i would be very shocked if crossley didn't sign a new deal

Lol, crossley signed a new deal last season, was promised he would be in 19man squad 3 times already this yr, but hasnt been, he`s aggrieved that if he had of gone to huddersfield etc instead where he was gonna go, then he would be playing consistently by now, he feels as though he`s been sold short as had loads of offers on tables but his heart was firstly playing rugby and secondly on bradford, he thought he could get that at bradford with maccas " I`ll only play players on form, fully fit" quote, but alas he hasnt and its affected his confidence badly, to point where he wishes he wasnt here anymore.

well i do agree with you - i think he is better than james and i was suprised they recalled james when we had the injury problems instead of playing crossley, i hope he gets a run this season

James is a better defender than Crossley.

I would hope that we offer new contracts as a matter of urgency to Jeffries, Newton, Lynch and Tadulala. I think that it would be far harder to find replacements of anything like the same quality than to stick with what we have. I don't pretend to have any inside information about which of those would be likely to accept a renewal.

I'll be most disappointed if we don't also retain Cook and Halley, who are proving their worth and have the advantage of counting as home grown. Sykes, too, has been doing the business for the last couple of matches. If he keeps it up, I'd feel the same about him.

I don't know enough about the off-contract junior players to make an informed pronouncement, but if Donaldson merits the hype, I hope we keep him, and likewise for Straugheir - on the strength of him covering centre, where we're relatively week. I just don't know about Tate.

Brilliant as he occasionally is, I can't see that keeping Solomona can be justified in financial or fitness terms, not to mention the fact that he blocks an overseas-trained spot. Also for overseas considerations, unless Rinaldi turns out to be a complete revelation, I don't really think I'd want us to retain him.

With Matt James, I'm relatively happy whether he stays or goes, though I suspect the latter.

That leaves Menzies and Morrison. It's a tough decision as they are both wonderful players, but currently, I hope that we retain one of them for a year. My preferred option at the moment would actually be Menzies for reasons of fitness and versatility. It may seem harsh, but I feel we ought to be able to manage in the back row with just one of those two - plus Langley, Worrincy, Cook, Burgess (if not needed at prop), Nero (if not needed at centre) and several juniors who could be brought through in the ideal way to a quality back row, without the sheer number of players blocking progress that we have this year.

The other reason I would favour retaining only one of Menzies & Morrison (and neither of Solomona & Rinaldi) would be to strengthen our ability to recruit from overseas. I can't imagine a British centre or stand-off being available who would radically improve on what we have, so it would be good to have space for a couple of overseas players (by the way - what is next season's quota?).

Finally, I hope Deacon proves his fitness and regains his form. If he doesn't, I hope he has the grace to bow out.

I concur mate
P.s Is lynch really off back to cas??

Arguably, Hvaing both Morro and Menzies would strengthen our chances of recruiting from overseas as quality veteran Australians would attract others. I think Morro deserves another contract after the commitment and heart he has shown for the club, both I think should get to finish their careers in Red amber and black.