Kearney will be our highest earner. Contract runs out this year. Is on quota so needs his future sorted asap. We do have cover at FB. There have been the odd rumours re leeds interest over the past 2-3years. Just not recently.

Could have seen that as a likely move before Leeds signed up hardaker on a long deal. They've got their long term fullback signed so why would they bring in a high earner to allow them to shuffle their team round to cover a relatively short injury situation. Could maybe see us loaning them kear if they need a FB or Addy to backup Sinfield at hooker. Talk on their board is that Stevie ward will be backup hooker and sutcliffe into the halves.

I would suggest that we are not really in a position to be loaning anyone to anyone! Unless it's one of these "season long" loans that have been so useful to allow us to build a stable team.

I was told a few weeks back that Watkins is off to yawnion for megabucks, which was rubbished on Substandard. That would mean Hardaker to centre, where I think he is better suited. Which is why BJB didn't sod off pre-season. I can't see Sutcliffe being in the halves long-term.

John Kear said on bootsNall that the championship are only allowed one quota player. If that stays the same it will hit the two clubs going down and any who want to challenge the SL clubs next year to go back up. It should be the same for both leagues but if it is only one or two next season, who would we keep?

Would think it depends on who's on SL only contracts. Plenty will be I would think.

Can't see tier 2 quota staying at 1 player when tier 1 are allowed 7. Too big a disparity. Tier two should increase to 3 at least. That said kearney and purtell are out of contract next year anyway and isnt henry only on a one year deal?.

We're going to have a problem next year anyway with our squad as we have quite a few out of contract and we are only going to be able to offer them extensions on basis that we stay in SL. Wouldn't blame any of players who turned down our offer to take up one from a club guaranteed SL next year rather than take risk their contract could be voided if we go down, and their left scrabbling for a deal in Sept when most clubs will have finalised their recruitment.

So we struggle for props the whole season, and within one week of needing a replacement Castleford go and snap up a SL standard prop in Lee Jewitt.

Sort of makes our club look like a bunch of idiots really.

Are you only just seeing that now....

Which one would you sign for?

The initial contract is only for the 2014 season though, so there's no reason he couldn't have agreed a similar deal with us.

The thing is, I don't get why Jewitt hasn't been taken on by an SL after his Salford deal ended. I mean, he's definitely got the ability to play at this level, so why hasn't he been snapped up before? I mean, I can understand him having reluctance to sign on with us, assuming we made an approach, given our shaky SL status, but still.

I have to conclude that he or his agent are vastly over charging for his services. An over charge Bradford aren't willing to pay but Cas are.

Am I alone in struggling to remember him?

I'm more interested in who Salford are going to boot out for Locke and if any are worth picking up

if Salford are up to the cap now it will be a top player or more than one that has to make way for locke as he wont be on peanuts to come to SL