RE: Cator - believe his contract is more than double that of Fash; in these financially troubled times for the club, that surely does not represent value as personally I believe that whilst both players are limited, Fash offers more.

It is another example of poor retention, although apparently other clubs were interested at the time, so the price went up: this was after JC first made the team and was showing up very well, prior to the first of his big injuries.

Would hope that once his contract expires (end of 2024 season?) Cator is offered something commensurate, or departs.

Another poster who has access to the club's payroll

Unless the barber knows somebody in Accounts?

That deal was signed in 2021, he signed a new deal this year, I don't mind Cator as a squad player, but he should be a moderate salary and not be in the 17 next year based on last season's form. Somehow he has to develop an attacking game, as it stands he offers nothing with the ball.

Well Luis Johnson isn't the back rower.....

Personally would rather us bide our time into next year and go for a mid-season recruit of SL quality rather then an unknown project.

Why?

Dan Tomlinson from the HDM says he’s about to sign for a super league club and it’s not FC

I'd hazard a guess it's London who are after him

Good, he's bang average.

Yeah why not see what the likes of Jebson, Severs, Staveley can do alongside Lane(no matter how much people slag him off he's going nowhere) and Okunbur plus Wainhouse, Balmforth, Martin and Armstrong we need to be a bit patient and see what we can with some local kids in squad/17.