Last time he got away from the spotlight/groupies/etc (playing club footy up in Cairns) people said how much more mature he acted. Hopefully this'll be similar and the SL will have a new star.

Not done and dusted yet. The RFL have to ratify his transfer.

Escare has signed a new 4 year deal with Catalans.....Jean would've posted this but he's locked himself in a dark room with a box of Kleenex upon hearing about the news.

I don't know why Catalans signed Benjamin Pomeroy when they already had Darryl Millard and Vincent Duport . Pomeroy is much too slow for a centre. Duport is a far superior centre.

With William Tonga coming to Catalans I would rather see the Catalans release Pomeroy than Millard -- a man who can play centre or wing with great finesse.

Pomeroy would be much better released and signed to play alongside Waisele Ligani Naiqama at London Broncos, where his lack of speed would be less of a handicap, and his size could help score tries and help lift London Broncos back into their rightful spot in Super League.

What a backline!

[iMorgan Escare

Michael Oldfield, Wiliam Tonga, Vincent Duport, Darryl Millard

Todd Carney
Thomas Bosc/Scott Dureau[/i


Todd Carney: best No. 6 in Super League by a mile.

Escare, Tonga, Duport and Carney will shred the opposition defences.

Watch out Wigan! Watch out St. Helens! Watch out Warrington! Watch out Leeds! Watch out Huddersfield! Les Catalans will be hot!

I'd argue Lima has been the bigger disappointment and most replaceable.

Earlier in the year Millard was rumoured to be Hull KR bound (but I think they're now up to quota maybe?) and Bill Arthur mentioned he was leaving in a game around a month or 6 weeks ago - not that either are concrete evidence of him not getting a new deal of course.

As for Pomeroy, I too thought he was a bit ponderous but at times he's been ok, anyway I think London are spent up on overseas too.