I'm absolutely with you on this.
Olpherts over Russell for me.

I'm told that Matty Russell is a done deal, along with the NRL prop I mentioned last week (still don't know who though) and we are waiting on quota clarification so that we can then hopefully sign Parcell

Hooker is a key position,and whilst I like Hood would hope for better in SL this time round.Parcel is a no-brainer if he's available imo.

parcels non quota following the new rulings from rfl , so far every reported rumour pretty much come to pass , hoods been great this year but he looked slow in super league last year. Even after parcels signing we have 2 quota spots and are actively looking down under

That rule doesn't happen next season. It's for 2026.

Agree with fil re prop pretty much told the same so in theory our quota players are

Rodwell
Atoni
Lino
Walmsley
Uele
Bain
Nrl prop tbc


Vagana exempt due to starting playing in uk as a junior
Parcell - would be exempt under the new 6 year rule as he joined Leeds in 2017

Seen it reported both ways 2025 and 2026 you could be right in which case we are one over quota so perhaps the Lino exit rumours have some truth

I’m going for a wild punt that the prop could be a brother of one of our current players also a prop.

I have no idea but what a signing that would be!

Also, it would be an absolute bonus to get Parcell in as I think he’s a very good number 9. That maybe would depend on if we could free up a quota space though…

So you are saying the recruitment manager is the guy in charge and Powell as nothing to do with the recruitment .And most fans are saying that bringing in a player that as played 26 times in two seasons because of injuries is the best we can do for one of the key position on the park. Think fans are getting carried away with us winning so many matches this season. In most matches this season our 6,7and9 have been out played and that was before the injury Well smell the coffee we will not get away with it next year Next year we will find out if Mr Powell is a good coach or was he lucky to have Finn ,Gale ,and Mcshane all in there prime at Cas

I asked Ste Mills that about Caleb’s bro, apparently he’s just signed a new £800k deal with the sharks so we have no chance!

You have to be the most negative person that's ever existed! No reasonable person expects us to be going to Old Trafford next season. We are building a squad that is available and that the club feel will start what we all hope will be a bright future. What you haven't done is said who YOU would bring in, instead. Now this isn't a Manager simulation or a dream team list.

Don’t bother coming back next year.

He’s only till end of 2025. Signed for 2923/2024 at Cronulla do next season is his last. Perhaps afterwards the lure of playing with his brother might open up an opportunity.

Most likely as you say unless we use the marquee spot with some serious coin pumped in it won’t happen.

I wonder who this prop is or even if it’s a prop at all. I’d have thought we’d be looking at a second rower or 9 if anything.

When you say 'lucky'. Do you mean he spotted those three players when others didn't want them and built a team that would go from very bottom before he took over to 4th in one season and then 5th, 5th, 1st, 3rd, 5th and 4th.
Yes maybe he was lucky. I hope he's as lucky with us.

It would be an amazing signing Braden, he’s a top line front rower. Not sure who the NRL prop is, I got wound up the other day we were signing Kurt Capewell!! There will be a lot of names flying about, especially with teams like Parramatta, South Sydney etc getting new coaches and refreshing their rosters. I know it’s a long shot but I believe big Reegan Campbell-Gillard is being shopped about, imagine that!!

Assuming they're off contract, I'd guess it'd be one of Peter Hola (Raiders), Liam Knight (Bulldogs), Makahesi Mankato (Eels) or Martin Taupau (Broncos). Outside chance of Jordan McLean or Matt Lodge. I'd like it to be Knight.

I'd also prefer an out-and-out line-running second rower. Not loads of top class ones about, but I really like Jack Williams at the Sharks. Absolute workhorse but can also run good lines.

Certainly seems to be plenty of forwards available if that list is to go by.

Martin Tapau has been banded about last 2 seasons and it seems his agent just shops him to get him another NRL deal every season. Didn’t we offer him a deal for 2023? I’m not sure I’d be keen on that.

Can’t say that I’m not excited to find out who we have signed as I reckon there’s a big one still to come.

We don't need to go for old past their best players.
I'd rather we shopped in the Rodwell and Uele market.

Give it a rest. I also want to make one thing clear, you don’t speak for most fans, just a tiny minority.

Players get injured, sometimes they have a run of them and then they come back strong. Happened to Ashurst for a start. Would you like me to give you a list?

Truman has played 130 first team games and he’s only 25, to any reasonable person that’s a good return. If he gets past his injury blip then he could easily finish on 300 games when he retires, if that’s injury prone then I give up.

And before you say ‘if’, that ‘if’ applies to every player in the world, they are all only one game away from a career ending injury.

To add to that, he's played more games per season for Hull than TJ did for us in his last three seasons.....but Catalan bought him anyway and he gave them a very good return.
The 'injury prone' thing is a myth. There are lots of players who have big injuries and make a full recovery.

Hear similar about an NRL player, but 2nd row not prop, wouldn't give a name either, also Rouke a done deal and hasn't broke the bank, but not heard anything on M Russell, been quite accurate in the past.

Jonny Lomax being the prime example. Blighted with serious knee injuries in his earlier career and written off by most, but since he got over them he's been one of the best and most consistent halves recently.

Anyway Al always likes a good moan, always banging on about pace but never citing who he would actually like us to bring in. Not even a wish list of unlikely targets, let alone who is available.

Lomax is a great example....of a determined player and a club supporting their player too.

You can add his partner in crime Makinson to that. The list is endless. There are players who never got free of injuries but even they are not ‘injury prone’. Nigel Wright was a perfect example, but that was not down to any failing of his own, he was unlucky and got some poor medical advise, his words not mine.

Injuries more than any other aspect of sport are heavily influenced by chance, and are generally out of the athlete’s control, with the odd exception.

Could go either way for Trueman, but no more than any other of the signings we’ve made.