I think it will be the 2019 season when we see the benefits of Rick Stones team.

Rapira contract ends this season (2year)

The rest contract expires the end of 2018 season:

Ryan Hinchliffe (3 year)
Paul Clough (2 year)
Dale Ferguson (2year)
Tom Symonds (2 1/2 year)
Ukuama Taai (2 year extension)
Seb Ikahihifo (2 1/2 year deal)
Aaron Murphy
Danny Brough
Gene Ormsby (2/12 year deal) - (Most ridiculous signing for me to say we had Darnell ready to play last season and cant see him playing more than 2-3 games all season.)
+ our fringe Youngsters such as Jared Simpson, Mikey Wood & Liam Johnson who I feel will probably be released by then aswell.

So only Rapira playing for a new contract this season.

Personally out of that whole list I would only like to see Ukuama and Seb stay on past their contracts expiry on current form and Broughy (as a coach). Tom Symonds too...... IF he can stay fit.

Stone may get to offload some players like last season at the end of this season to free some cap space up otherwise we are going to have very little to bring some new players in next season as our quota spots are full.

Jake Mamo (2 year deal)
Shannon Wakeman (2 year deal) contracts also ends 18-19 season. However, too early to judge them and they are Stones only signings.

But by 2019 season comes around Stone (if still here) will have had chance to fully develop HIS own team.

only rapira out of contract this season? thats might be a bad thing for us, normally see a spike in performances in the final year of contract

gaskell at the time of signing was the most sought after player in the championship, he was outstanding and player of the year a few sl clubs were after him

we got him

then he had the injuries.... dont think the club could have predicted that

Think you are misremembering. He had a good 2015. He wasn't sought after when we signed him. - Gaskell at the time of signing at the end of 2016 had barely played a game for Bradford, rumours on their board was a) he was totally crocked, and b) he was refusing to play.
I liked Gaskell at saints, would have still liked to sign him from Salford- but he chose Bradford over us- when we did finally sign him He certainly wasnt worth paying more than we had ever paid the likes of commited Giants players and internationals like Robinson- and I've not seen anything so far to change my mind about that.

This.

the deal will have been in place a long time before the actual signing was announced to the public.

But not a season before brearley

Looks like a big row between Stones & Brough will culminate in one leaving pretty quickly and I just feel it wont be the Coach. Gary Carter in the `Sun` thinks it will be the Scottish Captain and pretty quickly too.

Yet all this is (made up?) news to his wife, and the club..... again....

I am merely the messenger Jools. I have no opinion on it either way except...............................you need a new Coach.

The Sun? HAHAHAHAHA... the fake news experts.

Danny ate my hamster too!

he played in 2016 too, 14 games.

he played well today in the halves, the guy certainly has some talent