Margrin and Ioane i'd be OK with. We need props. Macani doesn't excite me one bit. Would be very disappointed to lose Pitts.

We will have a better squad than next year simply because we will have a quality spine. You can get props, back-rowers, centres pretty easily throughout the year with loan signings. Decent FB'S SHs, you simply can't as we found out. Smith won't make the same mistakes of bringing in random players who weren't improve our squad.

Think Smith will have some aces up his sleeve. Look at Kieren Moss . Ioane has some aggression (I think) which we've been badly lacking. Another big tough, even grubby prop will do.

Smiths making changes, Don't think he's happy with our physical condition and has brought in his brother to do the strength and conditioning. Looking forward to seeing us after Smith has a pre-season with them.

I think that a big clear out at the end of this year will be good for the team. I feel that there needs to be a fundamental attitude shift in regards to the status of the team and that no one is going to roll over for us, a fact that despite 2 years of teams coming to Odsal looking to take the game to Bradford, many established first teamers do not seem to have grasped.

We've a decent core going into 2017 and hopefully Smith will be able to forge his team to push on next year

As I understand it, Alex Forster is missing home, Magrin and macini weren't offered new deals (both London lads) I dont think Ioane is leaving London

Correct on all points! (Except it's 'Foster')



Ioane has denied the rumour.

I don't want us to lose Pitts or Olbison. You'd think that with Addy leaving, Jay would be a shoe in for the 13 shirt and could really make that position his own. Perhaps he just wants a change of scenery.
Olbison is a solid second rower, but forget all this nonsense of playing him at prop. He might not be a stand out player but he's dependable, a decent defender, runs hard and he's also homegrown (can't be too far off a testimonial?). I hope we offer him a deal and I hope he stays.

I wonder if any of the Batley props fancy going fulltime. Doubt we could get Hirst, but Rowe or Lilycrop would do. Plus Lilycrop is ex-Bulls isn't he?

Lilycrop is ex Bulls.

IMO Olbison lacks a bit of size and can get mullered when he takes the ball up. We need more go forward from out pack.

Pitts has a good workrate but for me lacks the size and aggression needed.

Championship rugby is very physical and we've seen our pack get bullied more and more this season. Leigh, Fev, London, Batley and Fax have all beaten us up front.

Major surgery is required. It's a shame we're losing Clough and Clark who are quality. We could do with a couple of players that "play on the edge of legality".

There might still be a few Barlows about...

You didn't say which side of the 'edge of legality', you meant.

Regarding the four London players reported to be coming to us. I assume some of them were there when Rohan was working there and saw something in them. I trust his judgement e.g. Chisholm and Moss but we need a couple of older established players to work with them on the pitch and some aggression up front.

Alex Foster is definitely not at London next season, don't know yet where he's going. I know he's spoke to the Bulls.

I think Lilycrop for all his aggression lacks size also. Rowe is as tough as they come and Hirst was actually in our academy too at one point when Geroge Flanagan was here.

One prop I would be interested in depending on his fitness would be Scott Anderson, experience of grand finals tough and uncompromising and seems to be on the outer at wakey

Was at a function on Friday and was told from someone within the game that we had signed Ben Evans for next year. Interesting that Warrington have anounced today that he will be leaving at the end of the year

Was also told Mitch Achurch has signed. Think Smith had him at Penrith

I've just told my daughter Jay Pitts could be leaving... Didn't go down to well. Doesn't want a season ticket for next year now!