A three year deal apparently.

I’m sure God will Nay or yay it. Be a brilliant signing if true, remember him coming through at the Storm

Guess time will tell but great replacement for hood. We have a three quota players on one year deals so guess we can create space

[quote="Kirmudgeonlyisback":1dfply4p]Guess time will tell but great replacement for hood. We have a three quota players on one year deals so guess we can create space[/quote:1dfply4p] Who are the 3? Walmsley Faatili and Atoni? Could be any of those 3 to be fair.

Walmsley is possibly one most at risk I feel. Seem strange Faatili who Warrington were after signed of one year so possibly he's just here for the year. A quality hooker for any of them is fair enough. Like I have said the strongest squad will be next year and year after once Mills and Powell get the squad they are after.

[quote="jonh":32yz2ecp]Who are the 3? Walmsley Faatili and Atoni? Could be any of those 3 to be fair.[/quote:32yz2ecp] Exactly. None of those contract lengths are an accident are they. They're the three that aren't guaranteed to fire in Super League. British props are a bit harder to come by at the moment though.

[quote="jonh":33blvkx0]Who are the 3? Walmsley Faatili and Atoni? Could be any of those 3 to be fair.[/quote:33blvkx0] Walmsley the most vulnerable for me but we'll find out how they all perform in SL soon enough.

I don’t know, I think Atoni could be just as vulnerable. One things clear if true, there’s 2 spots for 3 and it could be based on form early season. No excuse not to put best feet forward which as professionals in positive they will do.

[quote="Trojan Horse":3qxo1oxp]I don’t know, I think Atoni could be just as vulnerable. One things clear if true, there’s 2 spots for 3 and it could be based on form early season. No excuse not to put best feet forward which as professionals in positive they will do.[/quote:3qxo1oxp] Agree vs Atoni, he needs to prove it against the big boys, ok romping against part timers. He hardly pulled up flags in SL a couple of year back, albeit our team was awful.

[quote="Trojan Horse":3pu9s5vf]I don’t know, I think Atoni could be just as vulnerable. One things clear if true, there’s 2 spots for 3 and it could be based on form early season. No excuse not to put best feet forward which as professionals in positive they will do.[/quote:3pu9s5vf] Although I like Atoni, picking Walmesley is more about the ease to replace him. A lot more English wingers available than props.

[quote="jonh":1vswikyc]Who are the 3? Walmsley Faatili and Atoni? Could be any of those 3 to be fair.[/quote:1vswikyc] I thought Lino’s contract ends this season. I recall that Atoni improved greatly when the work was shared with DF and good props are hard to come by.

[quote="Dannyboywt1":28155rst]Walmsley is possibly one most at risk I feel. Seem strange Faatili who Warrington were after signed of one year so possibly he's just here for the year. A quality hooker for any of them is fair enough. Like I have said the strongest squad will be next year and year after once Mills and Powell get the squad they are after.[/quote:28155rst] Were Wire really after him though? I’m not saying they weren’t but it seems unlikely given they have full quota for 2025. I see Faatili as a shot to nothing really a big like Boothroyd and Bain. Totally unproven and will see how he settles in into a full time environment. If it doesn’t work out nothing lost. If we are doing business now we must be making decisions on quota players though so I’m guessing it’s most likely Atoni or Walmsley, most likely the latter, would be strange to make a decision on Faatili with him being with the club less than a week.

They don't have to make any decision now though. In fact better not to. Those three are effectively playing for a contract in 2026

[quote="Scarlet Pimpernell":m6wc1ugg]I thought Lino’s contract ends this season. I recall that Atoni improved greatly when the work was shared with DF and good props are hard to come by.[/quote:m6wc1ugg] Lino signed 3 years around the time the take over happened till the end of 2026.

[quote="Scarlet Pimpernell":3nluy924]I thought Lino’s contract ends this season. I recall that Atoni improved greatly when the work was shared with DF and good props are hard to come by.[/quote:3nluy924] Actually I'd forgotten about him. That's 4 overseas players on their last year of contract this year.

[quote="PopTart":3oijx2iy]Actually I'd forgotten about him. That's 4 overseas players on their last year of contract this year.[/quote:3oijx2iy] Lino is not ooc this season

I stand corrected my memory playing tricks on me.

Yep, just means we have players playing for something and a point to prove, will only help us further. Makes a change we are doing business early rather than waiting for the scraps when everyone has already done their business

[quote="Scarlet Pimpernell":m9nwfqng]I thought Lino’s contract ends this season. I recall that Atoni improved greatly when the work was shared with DF and good props are hard to come by.[/quote:m9nwfqng] Correct - Atoni improved massively when DF joined him. He has all the ability and I'm confident he will do tbe business now there are quality props in depth.

[quote="1315trinity":2f2sb4bp]Correct - Atoni improved massively when DF joined him. He has all the ability and I'm confident he will do tbe business now there are quality props in depth.[/quote:2f2sb4bp] He did improve for last 1/3 of season and I’m hoping to see that continue.

The situation regarding Walmsley is a bit puzzling to me. If he stayed fit last season he'd have smashed the tries in a season record. I'm confident he would have scored all those tries that Olpherts scored when he lost his place to him through injury. That's taking nothing away from Olpherts who I thought was unlucky not to get another contract. I think Walmsley may be the one to go, especially as we have Russell and the young kid from HKR- but it will be through no fault of his own - he's done everything asked of him and I rate him quite highly. For me he's starting winger with Tom but we'll see how it goes I reckon.

[quote="Trojan Horse":1vqi7365]He did improve for last 1/3 of season and I’m hoping to see that continue.[/quote:1vqi7365] I'm sure you will because there's competition now - look what's happened with Lino!

Thing for me is that I wouldn’t use a quota place on a winger unless it was someone extra extra special like Lesley Vainikolo or John ‘Cicka’ Fergusson. So while Walmsley has done great and he could be good again this season I’d rather use a quota spot on a spine player a front rower or maybe a top class centre

[quote="1315trinity":3toyh6k7]I'm sure you will because there's competition now - look what's happened with Lino![/quote:3toyh6k7] Still early days with Lino but he looks a different player this pre season. If that’s how he’s going to attack the season and play with smarts rather than relying on a step then he could have one of best years of his career. Let’s hope. If Walmsley has a good year and offers exactly what we need I have no qualms about quota used for that. Wingers are valuable especially the ones that convert opportunities. Walmsley has the nack for that and let’s not forget he’s a pretty decent full back too if needed. Seems most fans have already written off his spot in the team in 2026 before he’s pulled a shirt on but I’m going to back him to prove people wrong and earn a deal.

[quote="The Avenger":972cuys7]Thing for me is that I wouldn’t use a quota place on a winger unless it was someone extra extra special like Lesley Vainikolo or John ‘Cicka’ Fergusson. So while Walmsley has done great and he could be good again this season I’d rather use a quota spot on a spine player a front rower or maybe a top class centre[/quote:972cuys7] Yer. No offense to Walmsley but I agree.