Still crap.

Jamie Soward has just signed a deal with Penrith beginning 2014.

What evidence is there for that assertion?

Tomkins link via Cadoo on the Wigan forum.

rlhttps://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/new-zealand-warriors-set-to-land-tomkins-9137/rl

Well Millward was certainly implying quite strongly that he's on his way on the SL Show this week.

I don't believe it.

Tomkins is much more likely to want to live in the sunshine of Australia, rather than in the damp and dreary Wiganesque weather of New Zealand. .

As did the player himself.

Signed for Tweed Heads Seagulls as of next season.........

Chase is playing his last game over here this weekend by all accounts!!

If that is true then Castleford will be in even worse trouble than they are now.

It's actually getting worse.

Bunch of Poms talking about Sydney.

Sydney born and raised. Born in the greater west, lived most of my life in the north-west, currently live in the inner-west, work in the east. There's great suburbs all over Sydney, and also suburbs you would have to pay me to live in. I am partial to the north-west, Castle Hill in particular. It's away from the city, larger living spaces, low crime rate, extremely well serviced by shops and away from Old Northern Rd and Showground Rd it's QUIET. Genuinely think it's one of the best areas to raise a family in.

It's pretty much the opposite to where I am now in Stanmore. Directly under the flight path, nearly as bad as Marrickville. Also right on the railway. Used to complain that we weren't serviced by trains in the north-west, but they're just crime hubs I can do without. Can't bloody park off the roads around here and you often have to pay for it

While the east has a good reputation, I'd never live somewhere like Bondi. I'd probably be the only Australian living there if I did. Even the nice suburbs are really poorly serviced by shops. Even the Bunnings in Rosé Bay is seriously pathetic.

Northern Beaches? Talk about geographic isolation. If a common mode of transport to and from your suburb is by bloody ferry, I'm not going near it.

Yes, couldn't agree more. Drinking a beer as my ferry leaves Circular Quay, with the Harbour Bridge on my left, Opera House on my right, and skyscrapers in the sunset behind me, I often think about how awful my commute is compared to the Central Line sardine tin I used to catch home in the big smoke

Competing Salary Caps 2014
Top 14 (FRU) 8.5mill pounds
NRL 6.4mill pounds
Aviva Premiership (ERU) 4.5mill pounds
S14 2.6mill pounds
SL 1.7 mill pounds

going to be very hard to hold on to any talent in years ahead