Announced is the key word here. It's not like the old days when we are signing someone a week before the season starts.
There are just some players yet to be announced as far as I know.

I'm told that the 3 remaining new players yet to be announced are Josh Rourke, Matty Russell and Seth Nikotemo

So if we're aiming for a 30-man squad, that would leave us with something like:

Jowitt
Johnstone
Hall
Pratt
Walmsley
Trueman
Russell
Atoni
?
Rodwell
McMeeken
Storton
Pitts

Doyle
Uele
Vagana
Scott

Rourke
Delaney
Law
Booth
Russell
Lino
Lawford
Lingard
Smith
?
Niketemo
Boothroyd
Bain

So it's very clear where we need troops. We could easily fill those spots with Hood, Cozza and Shaw - I'd be perfectly happy with that for next season at least.

I’m fine with it to be honest, I just thought it would be close with Vagana as after a bit of digging you have to be registered with a member club for 3 years to be classed as Fed trained. I don’t think you register till you are under 7’s and assuming he left when he was 8 or 9 it will be very close for Vagana to meet that criteria.

I knew Lam left when he was 11/12 so more understandable that he meets the criteria.

Still not sure who our quota players are for 2025.

Everyone keeps saying our quota space is full….but is that actually the case?

If it is I’d be comfortable trying to come to an agreement with Lino and/or Walmsely if we could bring a quality 9 and secondrow from overseas.

You're quite right, good spot. Would be perfectly happy to see him as cover in the middle or off the bench at 13.

As poplar and shifty cat have pointed out, we actually have more depth in the forwards than I'd realised. We also have Kay for another year. So in a nutshell, if we re-sign Hood, and M Russell, Rourke and Niketemo come to fruition, then we have a 31-man squad. A real strong 17 (with a few question marks), a mixed but solid 13 in reserve, and Kay who can cover for all 30 of them.

Jowitt
Johnstone
Hall
Pratt
Walmsley
Trueman
O Russell
Atoni
Hood
Rodwell
McMeeken
Storton
Pitts

Doyle
Uele
Vagana
Scott

Kay

Rourke
Delaney
Law
Booth
M Russell
Lino
Lawford
Lingard
Smith
Cozza
Niketemo
Boothroyd
Bain

There’s a lot of guesswork in some of these lists as you say. We actually have 24 signed up announced.

This as far as I’m aware is the announced and known to public list.

Jowitt
Johnstone
Pratt
Hall
Walmsley
Truman
Russell
Mckmeeken (one for you PT )
Doyle
Atoni
Scott
Storton
Pitts

Smith
Uele
Rodwell
Vagana

Bain
Cozza
Lino
Kay
Lawford
Booth
Lingard

There are questions over :

Joe Law
Tom Delaney
Will Brough (showing on first team website)

TBC:

Hood
Roarke
Russell
Niketemo


You also have Boothroyd in who isn’t signed and if we sign another quota won’t be.

So we still need a couple of young lads confirming (can’t find contract length on the net) or some rumours or retentions totalling around 6 x to announce.

Anyone know about Law/Delaney/Brough??

Apparently Powell has told Law he’s not in his plans so won’t be surprised if he makes his York move permanent

Delany is contracted until the end of 2025 the other two are out of contract

I see that George King confirmed as leaving HKR.

Rourke, Russell and Nikotemo still to announce. Hood I think is doing another year, and I'd expect Griffin as well.

I was suspecting that may be the case. Law has been full time for 3 years.

I suspect he’s go the ability. We may see that in a few years though and not in the short term I suspect.