I'd also rather not bring a new playmaker in mid season unless its to cover an injury <cough>Moore<cough>

If you are bringing a player in to strengthen the squad they need to be in now so they are ready to step in. Particularly with a half who would need time to settle in and get up to speed with the plays etc.

Having Gaskell now gives us real options in the halves and at hooker.

If Robbo or Brough gets injured who do we have who can step in . Grix does not want to play there ( not in defence anyway). Leroy is not really a half, who is there ?.

I genuinely think that this season may be a real chance for silverware and possibly the last before the other teams start rebuilding.

Wigan are young an inexperienced and a little light in the forwards particularly with injuries.

Leeds are an ageing team who still have some weaknesses.

Saints have terrible injury problems

Hull have problems in the halves.

( we have already beaten the teams above).

Wire are not the same without Briers.

Salford have not bought SBW yet


With a bit of luck and an extra addition such as Gaskell we have a real; chance of a final or silverware.

Having Gaskell means that Robbo could do some time at Hooker to rest Lunt. It gives us another option at SO with Brough moving to SH or having a rest. It allows to make some changes so players are available fresh at the end of the year.

For me Gaskell could be the last piece of the jigsaw and or the last throw of the dice to get us a trophy this year before we start having to sell players.

That is true hence why I suggested he might be suited to a move to someone like Salford as he probably thinks he is too good for Champ 1 and his frustration did boil over a couple of times with a bit of referee baiting including giving a penalty away for dissent.

If he takes his chance good for him but he could well be at last chance saloon for Saints and perhaps like Moore he will move on and seem a different player or do a Lunt and make himself invaluble to the team.

you have changed your tune from the pre season!

anyway dont think gaskell will be coming for what its worth, roby out for upto 10 weeks so back in nathan browns plans

Still smacks too much to me of bringing another Moore into the team when it isn't needed

Can't see this happening as we're more likely to be selling our stars than signing any due to our crowds being poor this season.

Ponner If that was the case then it was rather stupid to let our "biggest star" go for a big fat nothing!!

Where has Brough gone?

now theres a thought!

poor season tickets sales too which was prob another reason we had to let eden go

and we may not see the spare salary cap money get spent. cant blame ken davy if so.

But this could be our best chance of achieving something this year.

IF KEN reads this speculate to accumulate on Gaskell and you might win a trophy this year which will bring the fans back .

IF it does not work he can always sell Brough next season.

Doesn't take much to get on the negative vibe does it?

Maybe NB will loan us Gaskell for the rest of the season- it's the kind of deal he's stupid enough to agree to.

The Gaskell jury is definately out on the Saints board about 50/50 whether they rate him or not, l think its best for Ken to hang on to the spare cash, and see if anything else developes, we surely carn,t be so desperate, as to splash cash on a relatively youngster , we have two in the squad, anyway it will be up to Baloo.

Gaskell not in squad this weekend - even given the injury to roby- looks like Gaskell is the new Lunt!!!
His agents phone should be red hot!