I really am at a loss as to how me managed to get in this position of having 2 key roles up in the air.

I can't say i'm surprised Wires71 ,we've been very late in the recruitment stakes for quite a few years now & have finished up starting seasons with hurriedly signed stop gaps.

Was told the deal was agreed, but JD was wanting some severance pay from Catalan to plug some of the difference in pay. I believe he was on around £140k in France but we can only offer around £110k.

I heard that Catalan have made a deal and that it will be announced he a Wire before the weekend, just all about getting him a kit pic now.

As has been already discussed, this could be resolved by paying a transfer for him, and then Catalan giving Drinkwater the money as a severance fee.

Has there been any mention of a transfer fee?

Can't see Catalans wanting to stump up to Drinkwater if not as he's under contract to them for next season.

My post was being composed whilst yours was, clearly thinking along similar lines.

Deal done. To be announced before the weekend.

The dosh still comes from Wire. Seem to recall the Pies being adjudged to have broken the letter of the Cap Rule though not the spirit (and getting away with it). The above smacks of the opposite.

Josh has become relatively highly rated but, for Bongser, he was crud at Leigh.

Maybe we can both see our rejects playing against one another in the preseason friendly at your gaff?

As I said. The deal is now done and will be announced once he has a work permit.

There was nothing ordinary about him at KR or London imo. He was hot property.

i dont think it works like that, transfer fees can't be used against the salary cap(or couldn't used to be)

oh yes, i remember all those games at london, where he was responsible for such victories against....

I genuinely dont remember him at london, i've seen people mention him being AT london, couldn't remember when he was there, so i've wikipedia'd it.

it was 2014, London won 1 game. and finished bottom and got relegated.

here's their squad
1 Tonga Nesiasi Mataitonga – FB
2 England Kieran Dixon – WG
3 Australia Jordan Atkins – CE, WG
4 England Thomas Minns – CE
5 England James Duckworth – WG
6 Australia Ben Farrar – CE, FB, SO
7 Australia Josh Drinkwater – SH
8 Tonga Atelea Vea – SR
9 England Scott Moore – HK
10 Albania Olsi Krasniqi – PR
11 England Mike McMeeken – SR
12 England Matt Cook (c) – SR
13 England Alex Foster – LF
14 England Mike Bishay – SH, HK
15 England James Greenwood – PR
16 Australia Nick Slyney – PR, LF
17 England Will Lovell – SR, CE
18 England George Griffin – SR
19 Albania Erjon Dollapi – PR
20 England James Cunningham – HK
21 England Joel Wicks – HK, CE
22 England James Woodburn-Hall – SO, SH
23 Samoa Denny Solomona – WG, FB
24 England Mason Caton-Brown – CE, WG
25 England Iliess Macani – WG, FB
26 France Tony Gigot – SO
27 Ireland Jamie O'Callaghan – WG, CE, FB
28 England Carl Forster – PR
29 Scotland Harvey Burnett – CE
30 Malta Jon Wallace – PR
31 France Maxime Herold – PR
32 England Toby Everett – PR, SR
33 IrelandJoe Keyes – SH, SO
34 Scotland Oscar Thomas – SO, FB
35 Scotland Alex Walker – FB