Well we got Hampshire from Leigh didn't we?

No I think we got him off the dole, I think Leigh had cancelled all contracts by then.

Not sure about the panic other than we have this one every year. Also worth noting that Tanganoa is technically a new signing who we got slightly earlier than expected, people have very short memories they really do. Tanganoa for me is one of the best NRL signings SL has made in years.

Leeds made a move for Gale and waved pounds notes in front of Cas. Hardly "getting rid".
Slightly O/T but you could say Cas are still a selling club.

They didn't want to sell. They originally said no.
It was Gale who wanted to go when they made the offer.

Making money on a player who has hardly played for two years is good business to me. Doesn’t make you a selling club.

We'll see next season how good a deal Leeds have got BUT my point was more in response to the post saying Cas had "got rid".

Fair point. I see what you mean.

........................leave it out Mopsey. No need to have a go at him personally. Just comment on the subject. If he's wrong it should be easy to counter his point. Poptart

Was just pointing out the difference in attitude between the Cas coach and Wakey coach.

Yet if Chester signed the same players Powell has signed in the past few seasons, I am sure you would be still disappointed? Most of his signings are from lower quality SL teams of championship teams and generally are not viewed as great or even good player in some cases.

And I don`t think he has necessarily made the right call on some of his players contract renewals or new signings for that matter, the like of Joe Wardle, Jamie Ellis have been terrible calls and they happen with every team and coach, I actually think Chester has got it right a lot more than he has got it wrong.

The only other thing I can think of when it comes to attitude is talking about injuries, surely you cant be talking about that? Powell has brought it up in every sky interview he has done since mid season, whilst also moaning about the match officials on every chance he gets to.

I used to rate Powell as the best coach in the league but after the last few seasons, I am just not sure anymore.

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Funnily enough Powell's raided London on a number of occasions, especially when they went down in 2014 and the year before. He got the likes of Solomona , McMeeken, Cook, Dorn plus Egodo and probably a couple of others I've forgotten.

Powell's post match interviews have gone from being generally grumpy to cringe-worthy;the bloke just never seems happy at all, a proper downer

I think he went to the same media training classes as Brian Mac - appear dour and serious at all times, and ensure that any failures are attributed to anyone other than you. Brian Mac did the extra module of course, which was about trying to appear wise and philosophical by spouting esoteric bollox that doesn't make any sense at all.

Do we like Sean Lunt as a Hooker if he wants to move on?