I assume with only 3 days to go before the transfer window grinds to an unexciting close, we won't be bringing anyone else in.

Sorry if the subject title got you excited BT.

It did! I had not even considered new players for this year but it would be good if we got a few for next year. We have been remarkably relaxed about signing players over the last few seasons. We will need a few in if we are go8ngvto be top 3 championship side next year.

You may recall in one of his interviews earlier in the season he said he wanted to re-sign most of the current squad but went on to say he didn't think he would be able too.

It is as certain as it can be that they will be relegated having done little if anything to prevent themselves from finishing bottom & giving IMG any sort of decision to make. Not signing up players is just another mystery of the Bermuda Broncos Triangle.

I’d assumed Kershaw, Rourke and possibly Storey out to another Championship or low end SL team situated in the North. The rest I’d assumed would probably stay in London but Meadows surprise move to Bradford has thrown everything up in the air and if I recall a couple of sides Hull Kr , Salford and Trinity took a bit of a punt on a few of our players last time we got relegated, who you wouldn’t automatically have assumed would get tapped up. I don’t think many have done anything like as much to impress this time out but who knows. Bottom line one assumes we’ll start the season with a smaller squad than this- if our current direction of travel is an indicator.

Boafo is almost like a new player. Give him a run Cake, we're losing anyway but would be nice to see some pace.

We seem to have been doing this since at least 2017.

Then another couple of years & we'll be back to when Roy Close found the club was just 2 sets of goal posts & some shirts.

Further to this I see from the post match interview with David Hughes he still harbours hopes of retaking SL status. I have no hotline to what IMG are planning but I can’t see that happening in a million years so, I fear, all that type of thinking will do is distract from the job at hand of getting a strong Championship side together.

Don’t know if you’ve seen the you tube longer interview with Eccles but it makes grim viewing on the recruitment/retention front. Clearly a lot of uncertainty and basically another season where we dont have a structured recruitment prior to season’s start seems to be on the cards.

Indeed BT, it doesn't sound great & throws even more light on the shambles IMG & the RFL have made of things. Can't see how the game can progress with such amateurs in control.

Wish Cake didn't say "mate" so much, it does grate.

Natoli to Pia. I suppose if the club don’t feel they are in a position to make an offer to players then players are entitled to go elsewhere. Seems a slight step back to me but there we are. What next Sid to Pilkington Recs? So far our recruitment is going as last 2/3 years -poorly. sigh!

If it's a choice of Pia or Pilkinton Recs, Pia wins hands down, great place to play rugby & Pia Donkeys is such a great name as opposed to RFL Donkeys. Didn't Whare come from or go to them?

There is no logical reason why they can't offer contracts based on p/t Championship games & renegotiate if need be. Is this another episode of brinkmanship from Hughes?

I don’t know the ins and outs but did wonder whether this was a situation that IMG had placed us in and there was no way out or if we were, to some extent, playing silly beggars again. If it’s the latter-I’m just not sure how successful that approach has been over the last few seasons.

More potential reverse recruitment with Warrington local paper suggesting Wolves are chasing Leyland senior. Would be a good move for him. No doubt we will line up a suitable replacement tout suite.

Is Tout Suite also a half back BT?

How much game time would he get there? Granted the coaching probably would be better & of course the money.