Marshall apparently running out of NRL options after asking for an early release from his RU contract.

Joel Tomkins coming in would be pretty immense for me as one hell of a cracking centre.

I'd go for Smith & Gleeson heading out. Personally don't see what Rapira brings as we have more than enough back row cover.

Would be a shame if Shannon went. I like his no nonsense approach which has been dogged with bad luck. He's willing to put himself on the line which is all you can ask. Rapira is still up in the air for me. Should be interesting to see what this is...

It isn't Tomkins.

Maybe there is a Wigan connection - Goulding out of contract soon - you never know with the Chairman. Close season could be good again.

Maybe it's that Tomkins is homesick and desperate for a nag named after him

I'd forgotten about that, think it's more infamous than famous.

Heard it might be Kevin Locke

considering Hansen is your best 2nd row and joel tomkins is better I'm not sure why he wouldn't.

he was terrible as a centre its almost ruined him as a player at wigan.

I got a feeling smith one of them. I will be gutted cos on his day he can be awsome player but he has had an awful time at salford. Might be the reason why he was dropped on monday. I hope Rapira isnt one of them as when he plays he's been great i.m.o. It looks like the Dr is looking at one of the New Zealand Warriors players according to Bakers Twitter www.zerotackle.com/nrl/locke-off ... and-13074/

I got a feeling smith one of them. I will be gutted cos on his day he can be awsome player but he has had an awful time at salford. Might be the reason why he was dropped on monday. I hope Rapira isnt one of them as when he plays he's been great i.m.o. It looks like the Dr is looking at one of the New Zealand Warriors players according to Bakers Twitter www.zerotackle.com/nrl/locke-off ... and-13074/

If there are player changes then how is that managed within the salary cap?
Just paying a player off would, if I understand the rules correctly, still count on the cap for the season?

Pay off before a game starts and it's ok, Wire have done it twice I think Hicks and Hodgson. Soon as a ball is kicked though you can't do it.

I have a gut feeling it could be Thomas Leuluai when I read the NZW clue on twitter. He pulled out of their trip to Melbourne Storm this week and he does have a connection to Harris and the ex Wigan boys. If rumours are true about two players leaving and one of them is believed to be Tim Smith, it does stack up.

Harris will obviously want to put his mark on the team and I'm sure he would prefer to go with players he knows inside out.

I suppose there is nothing stopping a club paying the player a small living allowance only this year and then making it up over the duration of the contract.