Apparently it was a lot more than the £5k quoted.

Scruton is now past 30 so his next contract will probably be his last big pay day so I don't think you can begrudge him moving for more money

Overall I think he has done ok for us and I would probably have liked him to stay but only on a 1 year max contract. He is a good solid player but he can be replaced.

Not happening. Kelly has tweeted today that he will be staying at Rovers in 2017 to see out the 3rd year of his contract.

Shame that is re Kelly.

He proved on Thursday how good he is, especially against our passenger, Finn.

Travis Burns, Albert Kelly, Cody Walker have all been linked with us in the past few weeks.

Finn will be a year older and slower in 2017, I really hope we can sort another half back soon, before all the best ones are snapped up

Finny surely cant get any slower

He'd be actually i reverse if he slowed down any more

However, replacing him means we need a goal kicker of his quality, a tactical kicker of at least his quality and a team general of his quality.
Not just a scrum half with some skills, whether they are faster than Finn or not.

One day wakey will be linked to quality players and actually sign one rather than jyst stupid rummers all the time

Finns been decent this season and a key part of our run. Calling him a "Passenger" on the back of 2 defeats is a bit poor taste imo.

That said, with his age and whatnot, we should be looking to replace him. Kelly wouldnt have been the right fit though for me. Him and Miller would be too much of a liability in defence.

Wonder if Jamie Soward fancies another crack at SL?

Doesn't strike me as our kind of signing to be honest

What is our kind of signing.

If we want to progress further than we need to address the signings we have made. At the moment we have a number 7 who is of championship standard and last week it showed.

If we want to be regular top 8 material and even challenge the top 4 we need to look at bringing in players of a higher calibre.

I would have been happy with Soward but just think he may just be too old now. I think when next season comes round he will be something like 32. Having said that look at Kurt Gidley and he is about the same age. We may be better off with his half back partner Wallace who is a bit younger and can play 9

A few years ago it was said that Soward was the quickest no 6 in NRL.

Could be worth a punt on either if these two.

If Soward does come to SL, he'll go to a bigger club.

And I agree that it's in poor taste to label Finn a passenger - slow or not, he's been a key part of the upturn in our fortunes this season. That said, we do need a successor - and I'd like it to be someone younger, who we can build around. Is Hampshire sick of being messed around at Wigan yet?

Hard working forward i.e. when it suits him

Ideally yes. We do need a younger half to take over the reins.

However Miller is only 23 himself and still very young. A young raw half back alongside him could increase presure on him affecting his game.

Really for me I think someone about 26 or 27 who knows their game with a few years left in the tank would be ideal.

If we went down the route like a Wallace or Soward why not bring in a young English one who can learn from them.

I dont recall too many halves coming available in Super League at the end of the year.

Why is it that, when we lose a game it's because Finn is old and slow but, when we were winning every week (almost), he was a decent player ?

We've certainly had a lot worse down here over the last number of years and the bloke has won plenty of games for us this season.
His kicking alone, helped us beat Catalan and he held his nerve better than Pat Richards on that day.

I've no argument about looking to the future but, the last 2 defeats lay firmly at the feet of our pack (plus the sin binning's at Salford).
If the forwards don't win the battle in the middle of the field and our ball control doesn't allow us 50% possession, we wont win.
It really is that simple.

Scrutton, if he's going to KR can be replaced but, he's been very good and one of our most consistent forwards this season and his boots are going to be hard to fill.


Talk of a mystery 26/27 year old English half are basically fantasy, there isn't anyone out there that either fits this mould or, is available to come to Trinity.