Cant see how letting these 2 go will free up that much cap space.Darrell Griffin was on a big contract so with his leaving maybe thats eased a few salary cap worries.Would much prefer we kept Hood who turned in some good performances last year and seemed to have a knack of giving us a lot of go forward when he came on.

Tommy Lee is VERY average if you compare the likes of the following names. The hooking role now is one of the key disc's in the spine. Look at all the successful teams in world rugby all have class hookers. Tomkins was our first choice and Wigans third. If we want to be top Eight material then Lee isn't the man its THAT important of a role today. He falls behind Aiton, Burrow, micky mac, powell, Roby, Clarke Dwyer, Haughton, Even Henderson, Pellisier, Milner, Mcshane and possibly White. Even Leigh have a decent hooker.Tommy is average who lacks creativity IMO I know some names have now moved on i'm simply going of last season.

Re TL. It' s not always your best talent that makes your best club captain.
I would guess TS IW may nominate a group of senior players.
Lastly, don't be too surprised to see Tomkins back.

Same conversation referring to earlier and Sheens said Tomkins wouldn't be retained, I would therefore be surprised if he was back anytime soon. Lee might be average in comparison to Roby, Clark Aiton etc but he's a workhorse and we're a noticeably worse team without him at 9. His defensive work cannot be overlooked.

Totally agree.

I wasn't TL's biggest fan when he joined but I have to hold my hand up and say I was wrong. He's been great for us, and he offers workrate, decent hands, a great kicking game, experience, and a unifying personality in the dressing room.

What are kyd said.

Think at the back end of the season his kicking game was exemplary. He's the type of grafter who plays with pride that the club needs.

From what I gather he's the leading choice for the captains armband and best choice for me.