It’ll be a shame to lose the lad. I don’t think we’ll realise how important he is until he goes but it’s a great challenge for him and one I think he’ll make a success of. We’ll see how it plays out with any replacement (if there is one and it isn’t Thompson).

The report must be wrong, he's nothing more than a "Poundland Knowles". Mind you, as Knowles has gone so well over in the NRL, perhaps they think a Poundland version will go ok. Oh! Wait a minute....

I think we'll be saying the same about Powell too. To lose both Smithies and Sam in one go is slightly worrying imo, but we have just won the GF so the club can do whatever they want

Thompson and Leeming have very big boots to fill from a culture and standards POV.

Just rewatched the GF, Smithies and KPP were incredible. Could tell they wanted to go out on a high.

Will need players to step up in the work rate department which I’m sure they will. Pack still looks incredible, consider Dupree, Byrne and Havard are still so young.

Ackers signed for Leeds.

They are building a decent spine at Leeds, even more so if they bring in Croft too.

Ackers, Smith, Frawley, Croft and Miller is an improvement on what they had this year imo. The guy from Catalan and Momirovski will boost them too.

Good to see.

Its Vaeliki (sp?) all over again

This is a big loss imo, he would have been our future captain, he epitomises the club and although not the flashiest player (and probably the reason some of our fans and a lot of opposition fans don’t rate him) he’s a workhorse and improving all the time and only 22 years old!!!!!! I think he will go well over there.

I presume that we have received a transfer fee for Morgan?

A significant fee was the line in the report by Matt Shaw.

Thank you.

Does Akers signing for Leeds open up Salford to make a move for Powell?

The only advantage there is that Salford has received a transfer fee. I would imagine Sam and Ackers are paid similar amounts.

Does loosing Smithies not make more of a shout to keep him. Can cover both 13 and 9