Letting Steve Menzies walk away from the club was Potters only mistake!

It's crunch time IMO that we either play Addy/Olbison/O'Brien and then have to count them towards the cap or go for the make or break option and bide our time for that star player.

I know what I would do and it would see future prospects like young Addy getting more game time and experience.

we have plenty of time to give the likes off addy,obrien and olbison game time before we need to worry about them counting on cap. what we need to avoid is playing them too much in the early stages if we want to keep the maximum cap space available for a signing. If we can manage to have one playing each week then we get through season without any of them breaking the 10 game barrier. And even if they did have to play that many games they wont be on ridiculous money so all it would mean would be a reduction in the amount we could afford to pay a signing (and the further we get into the season the less time we'd have to pay a new signing so its a tradeoff anyway).

I think we need to wait till we see our fully fit 17 out until we say we need a signing.

Any side missing its first choice 6,9,13 and a first choice centre will struggle. That's no excuse for todays showing, but we would do alot better with those players on the field.

The thing is, 1 new player isn't going to transform us into title contenders. If we're to bring somebody into the squad it needs to be the right player or at least for a suitable contract length. I'm sure Potter will do plenty of research on potential targets before rushing in and signing a Tupou.

a solid squad with good youngsters has alot of advantages but if the chance arises to sign a quality player we should take it. a mediocre or solid addition is pointless but somebody like tahu would be a major step up in quality in the centre position

I don`t think we are short of a centre, the main player we need is another half back.

You mean the Tupou that we broke by poor man management skills.

An interesting point. There are players that come over here, who are obviously quality, who don't perform until they get the right coaching/management. Richards at Wigan & King at WIre spring to mind. Also what Brown has achieved with a number of players at Hudds. All Aussies taking over from British coaches (I suppose you could put Richards progress partly down to Noble). Would Potter have got more out of Tupou?

Agree with that, got to bear in mind we still haven't seen a full team yet really.

Been trying to workout what that 17 is and at the minute (assuming Briggs/Herbert prove their kicking skills), Ah Van isn't in it for me. Walker is a better centre and Ainscough and Raynor better wingers.

What has he done since?

Despite ruining the abilities of a number of players and signing a right bunch of crap and making a World Champion Club a laughing stock he inexplicably got the England job...

Oh, you mean Tupou?

Suprised no-one's mentioned Michael Dobson if you're looking for a halfback given Hull KR have allegedly released him to bring in Willie Mason. Would be hilarious to see them lose one of their best players having tried to skirt round the rules re. overseas-quota places