Yes, I read that too.

It does show that we still have money available in the Salary Cap.

Don`t know enough about Adam Clune to be disappointed or not?

He’s played quite a few first grade games for Newcastle, but has been deemed not quite up to it. Would have been excellent in SL though in all likelihood. Hey ho….

Well on a positive note it shows we ARE looking for a new halfback i suppose. We've got time to find one and i wonder if this shuts down the Brandon Wakeham rumour?
I don't think Riley Dean is at the stage yet to lead us around the park so i would like to see an extra halfback come in. But if we don't get a new halfback i suspect Ratchford will start alongside Williams with Dean rotating with Ratchford every so often??

Until Wrench returns from his injury, I suspect Powell will play Ratchford at left centre.

NURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can`t see Powell playing anyone else there, unless we sign another centre, and since we are after a NRL halfback, the new centre signing would have to be Non-Quota.

As we are looking to sign Wardle, we are obviously looking to fill the left centre position.

With a half back and a centre being chased, plus Dufty, its looking like Ratchford will play the utility role most people hoped he would when he signed his new deal. Hopefully we can get two more signings over the line.

I would have liked to sign Wardle too, but with the communication from Huddersfield about him, then that deal doesn`t look very promising.

If we do sign a centre, and it`s not Wardle, I expect it will be a low profile recruit, possibly from the Championship?

Wrench is expected to play there, when he is back from his injury

Huddersfield clearly weren’t happy, but I can’t see Wardle going back there, it might take a transfer fee now, but I’m still hopeful

Just read a post on the Wigan site from a Hull FC fan saying that there maybe a player exchange deal between Hull FC and Huddersfield, with Jake Connor back to Huddersfield and Wardle moving to Hull FC.

Maybe Tony Smith wants rid of Connor?

Adam Clune isn’t great for me, too slow.

I’d love to see us make a play for a Brodie Croft. Salford are always likely to accept a decent transfer fee

Brodie Croft will be back in the nrl within the next 12 months, it's pointless. Agree about Clune though, bang average player who can't even get a game for a terrible Newcastle team.

Jake Clifford would be a better option from the Knights

Now that Holmes has left, I suppose it does leave the door open now to bring in a centre and hopefully a half back, time will tell! Wrench will miss a large proportion of the year given his serious injury and I would prefer we brought in a skilful out & out centre rather than putting Ratchford there or a second rower.

1. Dufty
2. Ashton
3. Mata’utia
4. ?
5. Thewlis
6. Williams
7. ?
8. Vaughan
9. Clark
10. Dudson
11. Currie
12. Nicohlson
13. McGuire

14. Kasiano
15. Walker/Ratchford
16. Bullock
17. Harrison

Few rumours circulating about Gildart and Drinkwater coming in, I’d be pretty satisfied if we did bring them two in. As usually we are leaving it until last minute to compete our recruitment

I wonder if Holmes moving on is to accomodate Gildart? And Drinkwater squashed the rumours about coming to us. Unless like Bodrick it is just a cunning plan to throw us off the scent Be very interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks