Season long loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68555868

Season long loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68555868

Hmm. Wonder if Ryan Sutton has recovered from his Shoulder surgery?

Obviously Rowley isn't going to be down in the mouth about it on the presumption that he was offered and accepted a player with whom he's had (positive) previous but it does paint a different picture of the player than our 'experience'.

Good luck to the bloke Rowley seems confident of being able to get a tune out of him.

Gil Sans!!

Non-Quota player too, which would still leave us with a quota spot and possibly two if Drinkwater leaves at the end of this season.

Salary Cap room for a second signing could be an issue though, but I heard we started the season with Cap Space for an additional player and we have released Kasiano and Dudson since then.

Wasn't the thought that Sutton's performances had dropped off or injuries had caught up with him?

He'd be on a fair whack as well

Depending on how we’re using it on other players, he could be marquee and count £100k on the cap. I guess we are using it on King, Williams and one other? Dufty? Vaughan?

Is he worth that though, is the sub question.

Id be very underwhelmed if we signed Sutton and perplexed if we gave him marquee money.

I wouldn’t be fussed either, just using it as an example for cap space really.

I'd still like McMeeken in the squad next year, solid hard yards no nonsense prop, tried, tested and proven. Prop/second row, would demand a high wage though but i think he'd be worth it.
As for this year, Harrison, Vaughan, Bullock, Musgrove, Philbin, Wood and weirdly Crowther at prop might be all we need who knows. Plus Lucas Green in the wings. Still Got Nicholson and Tai to add in to the mix as well so we're not looking shabby at all.

Good one, UR!

Question for those putting forward mcmeeken as a potential recruit,

People weren't best pleased about the last props that catalans allowed to leave, how come mcmeeken isn't being held in the same regard

Powell is trying to recruit him for Wakefield, so we should take heed of that too.

McMeeken should have been a huge target for London for this year. May have had to pay a fee to release him from his final year, but an international signing who came through their academy, born in the south is exactly what they needed.

It’s a mountain to climb going from a circa 10 point Grade B to catch Wakefield who I think would claim the 12th spot based on the 2023 grading, but there are points available for on field performance and attendance etc. but you need marquees to even get close to clawing some back.

The Brewdog partnership may help, I think they are giving away free beer on Sunday to try and drag people through the gate, but you need to see some recognisable faces and they need to be competitive if people are going to come back.