cup half full or cup half empty...........trust in Lord Pearson, bomber and the gentle touch..........

Good news about the young lads getting FT deals, hopefully the new coach will help develop them and bring them into the first team.

Thats gives us a few young lads training FT

Quite excited about Bowden have heard some very good things about him, only started playing RL at about 14/15 so has done well with his devlopment, seems to have overtaken Aldous in the pecking order.

Lyne-winger
Crooks -centre
Nicklas -Halfback
Bowden -prop
Green -Backrow
Kent -Backrow
Pearce- Backrow
L Cunningham-Backrow

Seem to be weighted in favour of the backrow, gives up good backup for the firstteam.

Anyone know what has happened to Tom Lineman, has he a contract for next season.

Next to be signed should be J Cunningham. I also like the look of the scrumhalf Wilkinson fro the 18's.

Be interesting to see what happens to Aldous, Newton and Williams.

You missed off Jack Briscoe Dave

I know exactly whet you mean. My only fear is that it all ends up as disappointing as the last 4 or 5. Its almost ingrained in me now.

That all aside a couple of questions for folks. When was Gleeson confirmed as leaving? Seems to me we still have one of the top centres in the British game on our books. All this talk of new centre seems futile with him, Turner, Yeaman, Crooks on the books not to mention possibly Whiting and Horne.
Plus on the subject of winger I fail to see the point of a overseas winger as its a waste of a cap spot imo (Best being an exception 10 yrs ago) Sharp is part of the squad and has had a rough deal from an under pressure coach. Another winger coming in is another person who has to gel. With 6 already out and at least that number coming in we have to think about the affects that has on the squad gelling and hitting the ground running. Stick with sharp and Briscoe and draft in the youngsters as opposed to a new player.

It hasnt,but he wont be coming back.

HDM have back page story today saying terms have been agreed and its all but a done deal.

One excellent signing here.

good signing if proved to be right.

Its not up on the online site yet but i had to deliver my Daughters paper round this monring so read it at 6am.

Say's Andy Lynch wanted to come.

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Is anyone has excited as me about next year, I know we all tend to get excited and have done for the last 4 years but then, well we dont have to into that again but somehow this seems like we actually have people at the club that want to build something.

When you have people like Andy Lynch wanting to come he must see something at the club. Yes I know we have not won a bean yet but it's great just to have the feel good factor back and the feeliing like the club could do something

Very good signing.