We've just got another halfback.

So we must need a couple more wingers now

How are we just going to 'offload' all these players that are still contracted for next year? I don't think it's that easy - or cheap - to get them off our books.

Given there's 8 non fed trained on that list ( we're allowed seven) and further assuming rfl wouldn't allow us to register players we don't have quota space for, then I suspect releases for some have already been agreed but not officially announced yet. Sheffield going full time may be a destination for some . Thinking in particular of Davies and ulugia who came along with Peterson. With Peterson already moving to Sheffield they may well follow.

It's not that hard. I mean we've already done it with Peterson and Conroy. It's basically a case of letting players know that their opportunities for first team football are very low and they should perhaps start looking for their next club

Players who signed end of last season who signed a 2 year deal are on more money for the second year. Sheffield are losing 15 players from this seasons squad when they go full time next season, let's hope they take a few fringe players from us.

Let's say we have a few players who are on 30k this year and goes up to 40k next season, would they want to go to a part time club on 15k plus winning and losing pay and also get a full time job

I know what I would rather do

Those are bad examples. Both Petersen and Conroy were ooc at the end of this season, so they would not have been able to demand a payoff. I'm talking about people like Siejka, Uaisele, Ulugia, Davies and those others seemingly out of favour but still contracted for next year.

Fwiw I would still keep Ulugia. I think he's worth another shot and we still need to keep some backup utility backs for injury cover. Hard to comment on Davies because I never saw him play. Uaisele and Siejka can go for mine.

The players in bold are the players that I think will move on. Either that, or season long loans at other clubs if we can't get them off contract.

Think with Jimmy signing a young half-back, it will probably mean Brook moves on.

So that'd be 6 from the 29 definite stays, so I guess that'd leave room for 2 new signings/re-signings giving us a squad of 25 with possible room under the cap

Need a bigger squad than 25 I think. 30 Is good.

Unless we can somehow offload some of unwanted players who are on 2-year contracts, we will have a squad of at least 30

Guess it depends on the injuries we pick up, which is unquantifiable, to be fair. I'd be happy with 26 or 7, and definitely no players that Jimmy just isn't going to play. As I said earlier, we seem to be recruiting with a view to probably still being in the championship next year, which does leave us in limbo to a fair old extent and the uncertainty definitely doesn't help.

I hope that the Bulls start a new reserve team like a number of the SL teams are planning to. If that is the case then we could accommodate a bigger squad but still keep them first team ready.

We've had a massive squad this year, which I think in part was over compensation for last year where we barely had enough players to put out a 17 every week. More focus on quality over quantity is needed for next year, I feel, regardless of what division we are playing in

I can't even begin to comprehend how difficult it must be to try and arrange a playing squad when you have no idea what league you'll be playing in, no idea how much money you'll have to spend and no way of giving anyone any guarantees. It's an absolute nightmare scenario, and it's not something I envy steve ferres for having to do at all.