with the top 8 almost sealed it would be a good time to start planning for 2018.

who is ooc this time for us..its

Rapira
Ormsby
Rankin
Ridyard


Rapira. not sure on him, he will be taking up a hefty bit of the cap, i like him but will we give him another deal??

ormsby, cant get near the team.. release.

rankin & ridyard??????? would you keep them... gaskell can partner brough but i think rankin has been brought in to do that.. ridyard?? could be too many half backs with 4!


smith and ellis?? smith cant get anywhere near the team and has a deal till 2019!
think ellis will somehow sort a deal elsewhere .

Ridyard we know works well at halfback
Rankin is a mystery here
Brough can't have too long left now
Gaskell is very versatile

Why not keep all 4?

Ellis was given a new contract midway through last season if Hull KR dont want him we may be stuck with him same with Daniel Smith

Well bugger
Then again, a fit Ellis was a good player

Heard Rapira is going at season end.

Need to try offload Ormsby and Smith.

Heard we are in for Trent Hodgkinson for next year.

Ta'ai is OOC - it was an option of a third year (as per League Express article last week)

Need to get him signed up for that 3rd year.

I agree
Unlucky with injury this season but a stalwart for us last season

ah add taai to that list then..

yes out of the lot id say he is prob the one id like to keep most.

stuck with smith.

some decisions to be made on ridyard, rankin and ellis !

Rapira is/has already sorted out a new club, he was told he wasn't being kept on so to get looking.
Ta'ai has signed for another year.
Smith has been offered to clubs on a permanent but more likely going for a year's loan
Ormsby is going to Fax
Ellis will be coming back if we can't sign Ridyard permanently, if not then Hull KR.
Rankin has 3 offers on the table for next year

These are what i've heard/been told - only 2 are definite.

What ive heard, not sure how true this is though......

Rapira is definitely going like Daz said - think we need 2 new props next year if so.

Heard Taai has signed (no idea how long for though) and that he won't count on the quotas next year as he will be applying for a dual passport at the end of this year which is his 5th year.

Ive heard Broughy won't be here next year and that he will take up a 3 year deal somewhere else. (Again, we have heard this every year)

Weve enquired about signing Trent Hodgkinson (Who may not count on the quotas as he can apply for a British passport as his father is English)

Not heard anything regarding Rankin yet, but id hope we can get a deal sorted for him as he is quality cover for FB and may go well in the halves.

We've tried offloading Smith but no clubs interested so far, like Daz says he may go on a season loan like Ellis has done next year - won't play for us again.

Not heard anything regarding Ormsby but its fairly obvious he won't be here next season.

Ive also heard Tom Symonds future is still in the balance and were waiting to see how he recovers over next couple of months, he make take a coaching role (as hes really well respected by all at the club) with us or return home. If he decides not to play again - I don't think 2nd row is a position we need to strengthen, id use the money elsewhere.

We have potential to still have 2 quota spots available.

Id say 1 prop is a must, hopefully 2 we bring in.

I just hope we find some way to avoid such an horrific injury list next season!

Investing in a well experienced conditioner would be my first buy!

All seems to make sense. I think k the option if Dan Smith on Loan is a good one, he's on a long contract and has potential and is still young. If we send him somewhere like Leigh for a year who no doubt need forwards, he may well prove to be the player we were told he was when he signed.

Saw Symonds mic'd up in the dugout on Friday, looks like a position in the backroom may be an option, and probably a good one!

It would be nice to have the halves situation sorted, I think Gaskell could end up there long term, it will also be interesting to see if young Farrell develops as we all hope.

yes now that would be better than any new signing !

seems rapira is off then so we need to be bringing in a prop... dickinson is coming along nicely, masons progress has halted.

good news on taai.

ridyard is still contracted to leigh next season so some work to be done there and it seems ellis may return too., some interesting times and big decisions to be made on the half back front.

i heard a whisper both gaskell and brough are leaving but cant see that

at least this season we will have more time to prepare with securing a top 8 spot (says before its happened!)