A couple more retained. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67343385

A couple more retained. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67343385

Have to say I hope we don't waste the SKY cash on players given we know we are going down regardless
I'd much rather hear of the appointment of a strategic marketer with a 5 year plan on how to try and get us to 2,500 in the championship in 2025 and build from there at a rate of 20% a season getting us to 5,000 by no later than 2028. Realistically it will also take a new outside investor to maybe cover marquee player wages etc over the next 5 years.
Let's face it. With the clubs refusal to announce all figures for rh last few seasons, only Loubser knows how close we came to making ANY progress towards Hughes plucked from the sky figure of 5,000 by now.
As for the players we have retained/signed. Is there any danger of us getting a few if one or some or them catch they eye of SL clubs or will we just hand them over gratis as per the norm?

Eccles has said there will be turnover of about 8 or 9 players IIRC.

Parata, Butler and Norman are the three key outstanding retentions for me but no obvious players that we should let go. Looks like Whare is staying after all.
Depends on whether we have better lined up or they fancy something different. Definitely could do with strengthening our depth of wingers. Perhaps the young fella who hasn’t played since he was signed a couple of years ago might regrettably be let go - injuries I assume.

5,000 was a suitable target if the club is to be more sustainable. The issue is the failure to do anything much to achieve it. Since we've been at Cherry Red the focus seems to have been on upselling existing fans to padded seats. We should see more away fans next season but we need to build the home fan base and that effort should have started already off the back of the publicity for gaining promotion.

I saw Sheffield advertising the position of full time social media/content manager last week. Seems like people are getting a sense of which way the wind is blowing. I think you are right on the investor side, whether be an individual or consortium. Hopefully next season drives some interest.

Not sure on the transfer side of things. I would imagine if they are full time with a contract for more than one season, a fee would have to be paid. In reality who would likely be signed? I could see a SL outfit being interested in Bill and Oli if they perform well next season, but for a lot of our squad they have already been there, done that and ended up back with us. Maybe we'll end up with someone like Luke Yates who comes across and gets snapped up after a season.

I suspect one more that the other.

Twitter feed trailing that tomorrow will be big announcement. I’m guessing launch of 2024 bobble hats. Keep your eyes peeled Benny.

Maybe........

So Rhys Kennedy from HKR. Big lad by the looks of it.

It will be interesting to see how he goes, given we will most likely be a championship side in 2024 and he'll be off somewhere else afterwards.
If Eccles can motivate players to give their all, then we may surprise a few next year and personally, if we are earmarked for the 2nd tier, I genuinely hope we don't finish bottom, just so as to make IMG a tad more uncomfortable.

Happy with today’s recruitment. Ulberg to TO is not a major surprise - wish him well, except for that walking out of bounds instead of scoring antic early doors last season he’s done well.