Whilst it's massively important to make sure you sign quality players next year there is simply no room for error.

As Tricky Dicky said:

Carmont
Coley
Hoffman
Deacon
Gleeson
+ the biggest loss with Madge

Simply that's a massive chunk of talent and leadership walking out the door. All apart from Hoffman had key roles in last years success and Hoffman is top draw as well.

We need to sign players of this calibre next season or we WILL fall behind quickly.

Potentially add in Roberts to that equation who will be on no small wage and it looks like we may have a huge chunk of change left over.

2 top signings plus upgrades for the youth?

I dont think 2 top draw signings will be enough. Its 3 minimum for me, at very least a centre, a halfback who can play 6 or 7 and a forward

I'm hopeful Joe Mellor can step up next year. If Tommy were to leave then I think we'd need a top class hooker/7, but apart from that it'd be 2 centres or a centre and a 2nd rower (depending on Joel, who I would like to try and centre for the rest of the year)

Looks like Waterhouse is coming to us, to be announced tomorrow

Will be on a fair wedge id expect, does this add flames to the king rumors?

King and Anderson are the rumours going round, King is looking for an Aus club but there doesn't seem to be much interest so another SL club may come in for him, whereas strong rumours linking Anderson to Catalans, i've read on the Oz forums that Waterhouse is looking for £400k

Louis anderson and solomona are leaving so probably not

Solo doesn't count on the quota

He shouldn't be allowed to demand that at the tender age of 31!

You can always half any and knock some more off any figure quoted anywhere in Australia.

He'll be well paid but obviously nowhere near that level and he comes with a reputation that means he should be worth a good wage.

Hopefully from our point of view we'll sign King, Griffin and a halfback or hooker but the quality has to be right or else theres little point. We may aswell give more of our youngsters a chance then bring in sub standard NRL players.

I've only got that off the forums, Waterhouse doesn't want to leave the Panthers but SC means they can't keep him, he's wanted at the Knights but he says he just couldn't line up against the Panthers so if he must go it's to SL

Christ almighty; its bad enough idiots from Wigan quoting such stupid figures let alone a Warrington fan doing it.

That figure would be for the whole of his three year contract.

You do realise because he said it, that it's now true? So basically a quarter of the cap on one player.

I did say i lifted it off a forum, i didn't pull it out of thin air or make it up, chill