ones def going -

grix , wood, connor, josh johnson

maybe's -

crabtree, wardle

incoming -
gaskell, clough, ferguson,

then you have the newcastle knights players-

mamo, randell, stockwell, mullen



we dont have much cap space so you can see why maybe crabtree is trying to be offloaded as he will be a top earner, he is a legend of the club but if it means a change then so be it.

stone knows how his ex players can perform, the ones that have come over here from that team he coached have done pretty well in super league too

kurt gidley at wire
housten at widnes

How many overseas players can we have Brearley we already have Ukuma, Ikky, Hinch and Symonds?Ukuma may qualify under the Kolpak rules I'm not sure

anyone know if wakefield are keeping fifita i think hes the type of prop we are missing. also wouldnt mind that tom johnstone from wakey i rate him. obviously we need to strengthen in the fb and hooking areas just not sure whos available.

Not all those will be coming or going i suspect!

dont know.

mamo would come under maltese residency though

is ukuma staying? one year deal up now...

no not all coming , expect the bulls 3

and one or more of the newcastle knights lot

I'll be completely underwhelmed wth Gaskell. Why do we insist on signing average halves from lower placed teams?

we have been after gaskell for a long time, would have been here sooner if it wasnt for nathan brown not letting him join when in charge at saints.

we need a squad of players.... look what happened this season when we went into it light

maybe we can sell more season tickets and sign someone like thurston though

I'd sign Jamie soward from London quality half back apparently super league clubs r fighting for him also I'd give pelissier from Catalans a chance

Gaskell looked to be a very young promising player when at saints. NB didn't want to let him go to us as a rival when we tried to sign him and instead he went on loan to Salford. We tried again to sign him and he then went to Bradford- you have to give him his due- he agreed to honour his Bradford contract rather than "do a kopczak" and stuck with the club when he was relegated so he's certainly shown some loyalty. He's still only mid twenties- and with a good coach could develop further - he was the undoing of us at Salford I seem to remember!!

Granted he's a talented player. But he seems a bit of a crock of late and I'd rather we sign a decent full back or centre, rather than a half back who can fill in. He's basically an older, more expensive, more frail Jake Connor! I'm not saying we need to sign Thurston, I'd like us to spend our money smart...

Yeah I'd rather see Sam Wood promoted unless we can sign some real quality

I suppose I can see the Bradford 3 as squad players, and Gaskell could be a first choice if he stays fit, but if these are signed as first teamers it's not a good sign. And has Rick Stone been involved in these signings? Doubtful!

No he hasn't- these were Anderson's doing. As you say we don't know whether they were signed intended as cover or first team. Given the panic loanings and injury issues which exposed a painfully thin squad I would hope the former.

Thing i remember most about Gaskell when i first saw him for Saints , and something else he has in common with Connor is he looked very slow off the mark. Pretty glad we have got shut of connor now to be honest, his pace is awful, if you watch the try against Leeds where their player waltzes round him it literally looks like he is stood in treacle. No matter how good his skills are that lack of pace is going to hurt you in the backs