Makes you wonder whether 4-5 deals for some of those under contract are already sorted and just awaiting announcements.

I thought Danny K had signed until 2016?

Next year it looks like

Matters
Fox
Collis
Sykes
Raleigh
Kirmond
Lauitiiti
Washbrook
Trout
Lyne

Walshaw
Annakin
Tautai
Daniel Smith

Doubts

Cockayne
Poore
Aiton
Lee smith
Wildie
Kay

If we go on what we have now - Then our squad could look something like:
1 - Mathers
2 - Fox
3 - Collis
4 - L.Smith
5 - Cockayne
6 - Sykes
7 - Goulding
8 - Raleigh
9 - Wildie
10 - D.Smith
11 - Lauitiiti
12 - Kirmond
13 - Washbrook

14 - Tautai
15 - Annakin
16 - Mellars / Walshaw
17 - Trout

R - Lyne
R - Kaye
R - Shulver
R - Mellars / Walshaw
R - Molloy

But obviously, rumours of people leaving, and us "in talks" with players, will change that line up.

Just goes to show the recent high level of expectation amongst fans for a club like us, who in the main has struggled in recent times......a couple of shows in the play-offs and expectations reach fever pitch....

I'd say I've watched us for the best part of the last 25 years and without question there has been weaker squads than what we still currently have in the majority of those years....

All we can hope is that we lose no more players and hopefully find some way of adding at least 6 players to what we already have.....might sound a lot, but if the fans do back the club from now to the beginning of next season I don't see that as impossible...

1 x Experienced Scrum Half
1 x Experienced Hooker
2 x Props
1 x Prop/Back Rower
1 x Back Rower

That would do me.....don't have to be world beaters just solid players....maybe the odd loan or two....never used to be a fan of going down that road but if you consider the fact that Danny Kirmond & Kyle Amor both came to us as loan players not thought good enough by their former teams then that will do for me.....If we can get 2 or 3 who turn out half as good as those 2 then that would be a bonus....

See....it's not all doom and gloom just yet......get that team spirit and togetherness shining through which you hear from so many who have played down here, and there could be a bit of life in the old dog yet and we may well surprise a few....

As we stand....

1 - Mathers
2 - Fox
3 - Collis
4 - L.Smith
5 - Lyne
6 - Sykes
7 - Goulding (if signed)
8 - Raleigh
9 - Wildie
10 - D.Smith
11 - Lauitiiti
12 - Kirmond
13 - Washbrook

14 - Tautai
15 - Annakin
16 - Walshaw
17 - Trout

R - Shulver
R - Molloy

As we stand....

1 - Mathers
2 - Fox
3 - Collis
4 - L.Smith
5 - Lyne
6 - Sykes
7 - Goulding (if signed)
8 - Raleigh
9 - Wildie
10 - D.Smith
11 - Lauitiiti
12 - Kirmond
13 - Washbrook

14 - Tautai
15 - Annakin
16 - Walshaw
17 - Moore

R - Shulver
R - Molloy
R - Trout


IMO we need another prop, hooker, half back and utility back as a minimum. Pack isn't looking too bad

Scott Anderson until end of 2014 (subject to visa)

As we stand....

1 - Mathers
2 - Fox
3 - Collis
4 - L.Smith
5 - Lyne
6 - Sykes
7 - Goulding (if signed)
8 - Raleigh
9 - McShane
10 - Anderson
11 - Lauitiiti
12 - Kirmond
13 - Washbrook

14 - Wildie
15 - Annakin
16 - D. Smith
17 - Moore

R - Tautai
R - Shulver
R - Molloy
R - Trout
R - Walshaw

Updated list below. Missing a couple of dates for the juniors - if anyone knows?

1 Mathers 2014
2 Fox 2014
3 Collis 2016
4 Smith 2014
5 Lyne 2015
6 Sykes 2014
7 Godinet 2015
8 Anderson 2014
9 McShane 2015
10 Raleigh 2014
11 Lauitiiti 2014
12 Kirmond 2016
13 Washbrook 2014

14 Wildie 2014
15 Ryan 2015
16 Moore 2014
17 Tautai 2014
18 Trout 2015
19
20
21 Annakin 2015
22 Walshaw 2014
23 Smith 2015
24 Crowther
25 Jowitt
26 Molloy 2014
27 Shulver

Goulding OOC

Lots of wages up for renewal this year

was just thinking exactly that.

1 Mathers 2014
2 Fox 2014
3 Collis 2016
4 Smith 2014
5 Lyne 2015
6 Sykes 2014
7 Godinet 2015
8 Anderson 2014
9 McShane 2015
10 Raleigh 2014
11 Lauitiiti 2014
12 Kirmond 2016
13 Washbrook 2014

14 Wildie 2014
15 Ryan 2015
16 Moore 2014
17 Tautai 2014
18 Trout 2015
19
20
21 Annakin 2015
22 Walshaw 2014
23 Smith 2015
24 Crowther
25 Jowitt
26 Molloy 2014
27 Shulver
Taking out the red players leaves a hell of a rebuilding job, because i can't see some of them getting much beyond this year.

Jordan,24,has signed till 2016.

That's great news about Jordan. If as DC stated on the radio we are hopeful of getting 3-4 coming in because of lee smith leaving, it begs the question 'how much was he on' and how much must Fox and Ali be on as they were signed by Elston. Could be a great recruitment drive for next year if 3-4 retire/move on