I don't, sorry.

He is our most effective prop, but 34 in September, where did that time go, I'd have thought he's a year younger and was being offered two.

However, if it's true that he's going then I'd be disappointed, but expect us to have some quality lined up, rather than our recent make do and mend/project signings.

Our succession planning has been abysmal.

I agree, when you look back at the last dozen or so years we've seen a litany of what appears to be big spending but ad hoc recruitment that's ultimately affected the squad both in terms of balance and quality

Quite a feat considering the ambition and level of investment.

I heard that Mike Cooper is off to Huddersfield. If true there won't be many players left that were here at the back end of the Tony Smith era.

Apologies. Double post

Yes, you are right.

I am now in agreement with other fans who have said that we need a Director of Rugby, who will oversee our long term needs and have some Rugby nous on the Board. (Please don`t reply saying we have Karl Fitzpatrick on the Board of Directors! )

Yes, you are right.

I am now in agreement with other fans who have said that we need a Director of Rugby, who will oversee our long term needs and have some Rugby nous on the Board. (Please don`t reply saying we have Karl Fitzpatrick on the Board of Directors! )

Saints fans on redvee are saying they wouldn't mind signing Cooper for a year or two.

I hope this is nonsense, copper is worth another year MINIMUM. He’s quite simply still our best prop, by some distance, rarely injured and nearly always plays big minutes VERY well. Having said that, given our recruitment the last 5/6 years it probably is true ffs….

Yes, Cooper gone, Apparently Powell sees him as a bad egg.
Not many getting new contracts. A complete rebuild.

I had heard we had to do a Lot to persuade him not to retire at his last extension.

I'm sad if he goes to another team as I would like for him to have ended his career with us.

If this is part of some long term plan of making sweeping changes, the squad is not championship winning material, that includes fan favourites.. we probably have 2/3 players that if they became available saints Wigan or Leeds.

If cooper goes and we sign Luke Thompson as an example then I don't think many will be unhapp? Not necessarily Thompson but someone of that calibre, I think we need two of those.tbh

1 thewlis
2 t Johnstone ooc
3 wrench
4 king
5 Ashton
,6 dean
7 Williams
8Agnatius Paasi ooc
9 walker
10 Andrew fafita ooc
11 Currie
12 p matautia / holmes
13 Reese Martin ooc

14 bullock
15 Ryan Sutton ooc
16 Harrison
17 ratchford / Clark

Add in a few squad fillers too and this side is a step closer to saints and achievable, there are a good few players who could improve us quite a lot and afford us the opportunity to give the younger players more game time

Got to be the funniest thread for many a year.
I've heard!
Rumours have it!
Here's my team. If we sign someone like Les Boyd and sign Brian Bevan.
Fantasy. Bit of fun (and nothing wrong with that) but that's all.

The Huddersfield link with MC is a rumour gaining momentum amongst those that I trust. Cant say its correct but when different folks speak similar words it may be true, some unrest with MC as he was looking for an immediate release, he and DP then had words, read into that what we will. Very sad if true.