they were trying to mould dan smith into a loose forward but it just seems to never get going!

sounds like ikahihifo is staying which is a boost for the pack

Tom and George Burgess are both OOC at present. Could we persuade one of them if Seb did go??

they wont be coming back to sl for a good few years yet

With our 2 oldest players gone in the off season, our oldest players are now Paul Clough, Ukuma Taai and Akuila Uate at 31 years old.

jordan turner playing at loose forward could be a great move

he can kick goals too

I wonder if anyone at the club is wondering whether they should have offered Connor a few pence more. What a mistake, we're potentially weak in one of hb centre or FB, problem would have been solved

He was already offered more than anyone his age has ever been, he turned it down, the club tried desperately to keep him.

That doesnt mean anything, it's about ability not age

He made a mistake he and the club regretted at the time. Probably the making of him as it happens.

Stop spouting the party line. He was offered peanuts ( yes it was more than anyone else his age at the club but 20 peanuts is not much more than 10 peanuts).

Our chief exec thought we could keep him on the cheap and that if anyone tried to sign him they would be put off with the compensation fee.

It all backfired when Hull knew how to get a round it so they could offer him more and have to pay no compensation.

Connor wanted to get out of the deal but could not and the only way we could get him back was to pay Hull money to re sign our own player.

Gross incompetence by the club.

Thewlis has made some bad decisions in his time, especially the Jake Connor fiasco. However, you have to give credit where credit is due and this off season he seems to be really working with Woolford to make sure we have the best squad possible.

Everything I asked for has been done so far. A new half, Brough going etc.

Can we put the icing on the cake and bring in a loose or a big prop????

Spot on Durham at most clubs you would have gone for that alone, don’t get me started on communication lack of marketing kit launch etc etc. Shame as I feel Woolford has a lot to offer