TBF when we got Scott Moore on loan after he had been shocking for Cas he came and did extremely well for us. Until he got too big for his boots like, then he faded a little. NB likes his project players.

ala Korkidas
To be fair though he's turned some average players into quality players.

Never liked Moore- always too big for his boots, was giving it the big I am in the bar in Catalan after the first game of the season saying how he was miles better than Hudson- put a few noses out of joint that night, especially with my other half after making some disgraceful comment about my three year old daughter, seemingly they are never too young.

And korkidas was nowt to do with nb that was thewlis' great signing!

Thewlis got Korkidas as fit as he has ever been? Thewlis got him finding the floor face down to get a quick ptb? I saw Korkidas get absolutely flogged for weeks and weeks and weeks at Leeds Rd Playing fields and Thewlis was nowhere to be seen...

Agree nb did the best he could with korkidas- but it wasn't a signing made by nb, and I doubt he would have wanted it- in fact he loved him so much he palmed him off in wakey as soon as he could for as long as he could.

kirmond is not good enough defencivly and imo it is totally the right decision to let him go. Prior to his injury he was good in attack and regularly bust tackles. Since his return he looks lightweight and rarely looks like making a break.
If you want to improve the squad you need to move on your weakest players.

I agree but only if you are replacing them with someone better.

Chan is much better. Lawrence is also a better second row now and will only get better.
If the other signing rumours are true Tonks is a big nasty prop (maybe a bit of work needed to get him up to standard) in an area we defiantly need to strengthen.
Lee would be cover for the halves and this is an area that needs to be strengthened to cover injuries.
Murphy is a quality back who can cover centre, fullback and wing.
I would say the signings give the squad much more depth. Salary cap constraints will prevent us chasing big name siginings.
The new signings address positions in which there is little cover. Second row there are plenty of options and it makes sense to offload a couple of players from this position to strengthen elsewehre.

Chan I believe will prove himself to be a big hit. He will break the line and offload.

from full back

Doubt it - he'll have it coached out of him!!

wire have team full of internasionals same cap as us we should do the same not sign players from wakey just to make up numbers or are e paying players over the odds ?

Do you honestly believe that? I'm sure the Australian public felt the same before it caught up with Melbourne

They will be exploiting some kind of loophole IMO. It will be legal, I hasten to add, but when you have the RFL drawing up the rules it's hardly surprising they're as much use as a chocolate fireguard.

There are several such loopholes and they'll be exactly the same ones that Uncle Ken is exploiting.