At 23 he's hardly the experienced head people have been saying we need for the front row. FWIW I think that'll be it now as far as recruitment goes. We'll have Mossop, Prescott, Taylor, Dudson, Flower and Lauaki fighting for 4/5 places with Crosby, Spencer and Burke used if/when necessary.

It is a young set of props but there is still plenty of experience, though we do need to get a good injury-free season out of both Prescott and Mossop. Looking at Bilkos team sheet page they only got 4 games together this season!

That pack isn't great. Very worried unless we sign another

cant even say what a huge year this is for mossop. make or break if he wants to be classed as a very top class prop.

also concerned that luaki is our old head...the guys not shown much for me last year.

Not sure how concrete it is, but I've just heard we've put a bid in for Westwood...

Agreed, since Maguire left some players improved e.g. Farrell, Goulding, Mickey whereas some I feel went backwards e.g. Mossop, Prescott (although injured a lot so a bit unfair) and Lima. Make or break for Mossop because Hill has already proven himself to be better at the current time so if he wants to be in the England fold alongside Graham, Burgess, Hill etc he needs to have a big year

He has just signed for Wakefield of all clubs. Why weren't we in for him? Only 27, been there and done it at Origin level and would be a great leader to our young pack. Can't see why we didn't try and get him

How do you know we weren't in for him?

Well if we were and we got beaten by Wakefield for his signature I'd be worried as we should have plenty of cap space. He'd have been ideal!

Why do people seem to think we have so much cap left for another prop!? I make it 9 in the first team now plus the options of moving hock and Hansen forward if we get really desperate. As it stands it is likely 2 first team props are going to miss out when all are fit so why would we bring in another? An experienced "enforcer" would be nice, but it's a luxury that just isn't feasible with the salary cap!

Poore is no leader and whilst a good player offers little we do not already have. He is not an enforcer type player and whilst experienced does not bring leadership to the table.

I am sure he will go well and will be an asset to Wakefield, but simply because he has an Sustralian accent and once played Origin does not mean he should be snapped up by us.

He's even more injury prone than the props we already have, he'd have been a risky signing.

I think we have enough 'experience' in the pack without signing an ageing nrl prop whi wont be on the field for 80 mins...

I question whether people watch the NRL regularly. Poore nearly quit the his playing career just last season as he didn't think he was going to make a full comeback. He was a big prop on the rise in his career, hence his origin cap, but that's all in the past.

Ask yourself this, if he was a fantastic prospect would he be living the NRL for Wakey? No.

I actually think the best obtainable players are within our own Super League. Top NRL players aren't going to sign, neither or Union players.

If we were going to break the bank or make a marquee signing, I'd sooner it be on a SL 'name'.

But just maybe Wigan did look at him and either said no, or more likely said he's worth a contract of £X and no more. Wakefield however, may have been willing to take the risk and pay him £Y.

I know previously IL has said "That's the max we will pay for certain players when they were available"

Wigan will only pay what THEY think the player is worth, not our (supporters) valuation.

Just check out Scott Taylors statement after signing for Wigan.

I don't understand why some fans still seem to regard every overseas player who signs for someone else as a missed opportunity.

Clubs like Wakey are full of players like Poore, and it never makes any difference to them. They still finish at the lower end of the table.

While, on the surface of it, our own recruitment doesn't seem to be hugely adventurous, perhaps we ought to give the club some credit. We finished first last season. We must have done something right.

Can I be the first to say - THIS WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT US!

Don't worry, I'll hold my hand up if so, and you may all heap abuse upon me.

Craig Kopzack has signed 3 yr deal with Huddersfield. Good signing for the Giants that!

He won't be a popular lad around Bradford!

It doesn't surprise me that Huddersfield are the club that tapped him up prior to him leaving Bradford either. He's a bit older then the lads they usually get in to but it's an old tactic of theirs.

I think we dodged a bullet with Poore. Another Josh Perry in the making. Interesting article here about George Carmont BUT also about Dean Bell sounding out Harrison Hansen for NZW www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/a ... d=10842844

I think we dodged a bullet with Poore. Another Josh Perry in the making. Interesting article here about George Carmont BUT also about Dean Bell sounding out Harrison Hansen for NZW www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/a ... d=10842844

Is it just me or does this thread take forever to load for others? The rest of the forums are fine just this thread

aye been having trouble the last couple of days with it, just deleted the cookies from me history and it's opened straight away

You never know!

Would rather have a couple of forwards....