I've heard the growing rumour about Thompson too and like yourself for me the lack of any quality centres (Halsall hopefully longer term) is quite stark and needs addressing with some urgency.
Maybe if the Thompson one is true Mago or Ellis may be returning home after the current season?

Yes.

Worse than Grace’s 'Try' against Leeds?

I didn’t think so

2 wrongs dont make a right,if it is wrong it is wrong.

It’s much better officiating in the NRL but Christ Wests have been badly done to today. Absolutely horrific decision by the bunker after a captains challenge that took place when there was no stoppage.

He escorted him off the ball so was a penalty all day. The captain has 10 seconds to challenge a decision regardless.

Not a chance. He wasn’t even looking behind him, he was running towards the ball. How can you challenge when it’s in play?

You literally cannot challenge something that hasn’t been called. Otherwise players could challenge at every play-the-ball, something the NRL have been adamant all season cannot be done.

That’s how most escorts tend to work via a touch of deceit. It was a penalty as I saw it however I didn’t realise that the referee hadn’t actually blown for anything so on that aspect of it your right… unless he got the nod from the bunker!

Some absolute shockers atm. Never an obstruction in the Wests game and yesterday Huddersfield were robbed of a penalty in the last minute (Catalans drop goal attempt off the post - Fages picks up and is tackled by offside players in front of the kicker).

Nothing will change until
1 - fans stop blindly agreeing with decisions when they go for their team, or against a rival. If it's wrong, then call it out as wrong.

2 - the owners of the clubs come out and say something publicly. The TMO decision on Thursday was absolutely atrocious, but nothing has been said by the club. It doesn't help anything. Call it/them out for it, go to town and put them in their place.

I've said it a million times, McManus was right with what he did after the CC Final. Sadly he was pillared by opposition fans, who simply didn't care, as it was an easy shot to the take at Saints.

Things would change and improve if the TV commentators and more so summerisers were critical of wrong decisions made by match officials.
The try at Leeds scored between the legs of the Leeds player playing the ball was ridiculous. So why didn't the tv folk call it out as wrong before the decision was made. Same with the "Spear or Tip" tackle by French. The phrase "a bit harsh" was nonsense. Why didn't they ask which part of the Leeds player was lifted above the horizontal?

If the match officials were called out live on tv their seniors would soon sort things out and standards would improve. That includes the logic, or lack of, a referee going to the VR and saying I think it is a try or No try. Just allow the VR ton make the decision, he's a full time referee and as capable as the match referee for giving the correct opinion.

Things would change and improve if the TV commentators and more so summerisers were critical of wrong decisions made by match officials.
The try at Leeds scored between the legs of the Leeds player playing the ball was ridiculous. So why didn't the tv folk call it out as wrong before the decision was made. Same with the "Spear or Tip" tackle by French. The phrase "a bit harsh" was nonsense. Why didn't they ask which part of the Leeds player was lifted above the horizontal?

If the match officials were called out live on tv their seniors would soon sort things out and standards would improve. That includes the logic, or lack of, a referee going to the VR and saying I think it is a try or No try. Just allow the VR ton make the decision, he's a full time referee and as capable as the match referee for giving the correct opinion.

They did say the try shouldn’t have been given.

Yes they did, only after the decision had been made.
An opinion like "They can't give that, it's just illegal".

I just watched the Wests game. That was a shocker, that literally atole the game for the Cowboys. Wasn't the only bad decision in that game by any means, though.