He wasn't terrible last year just playing in a well beaten side and he came with big expectations, add to that , along with most overseas players landing last year, he came to England in a year of massive pandemic disruption and settling into the country with families etc mustve been a nightmare. The number of overseas player who hit the ground running are in the minority.
He was the scapegoat for a lot of fans last year and it was pretty unjustified in my view

I wouldn't be retaining Masi unfortunately. He's not progressed at the rate we all hoped he would. He's a big guy, but doesn't run his weight. See Wayne Mcdonald, David Mills, Ian Kirke...

I cant imagine Josh Eaves will be kept on by Saints. Young hooker but don't know too much about him

Scurr is the type of signing we should be making, worked out well with Storton, Bentley, Bateman and Whitehead, Bradford seem really good at producing players especially forwards.

Ability wise I like Joe Wardill, offers good cover at backrow and centre, but his injury reckon is a worry, averages about 14 games a season last few years. Although if it was to replace Fonua I'd be happy.

Surely retaining Matongo is the sort of sentimental recruitment decision we need to be moving away from?

with hopefully more teams participating this time....

If we're retaining Matongo it's a farce, you won't sell passes on the back of decisions like this, it's a drain on wages with no return

Let Burrell, brown etc get gametime in the reserves not players like Matongo who are always injured and pushing what 25/26 now

Its all well and good whinging about retaining players but there have to be players available of comparable quality to replace them.
We were short of forwards this year as it is with the general opinion that we need one more, so say we got rid of Bowden, Taylor and Masi as some are suggesting that would leave us needing to recruit 4 forwards. Can't see that happening, can you?

To be fair that is a reasonable point referencing the pandemic.

Completely agree, Masi isn't young and up and coming anymore, should be in his prime. He needs to drop down to the Championship, get some game time and go from there.

Were obviously not getting rid of Taylor.......

Bowden yes I'd like to think so, but is also injured or ineffective
Matongo how do you even count him as a body he never plays, prove me wrong.

Give me 1 effective prop over 2 that barely play or do anything, your arguments flawed.

Taylor, Satae, Sao, Brown, Fash

Add 2 more helped funded by Bowden and Matongo wages is enough, rumour is we've signed one as it is, so if getting rid of Bowden and Matongo allows us to add another, great stuff, it's not as dramatic as your making out........

Would anyone take Ebon Scurr and possible lesson ah mau, over Bowden and Matongo I think you'd be an idiot not too

Add in Scurr or another young forward and an overseas prop and we will be fine at prop.

If we can get Taylor fit, it would be a massive boost, looked back to his best in the first few games of the season before his injury.