dont know why we dont try to get abdul here now.hes on a season long loan to cats,as was reynolds to hull.didnt stop fev signing him now.

I agree the club have rented houses in the past but its not always simply about the accommodation more the whole uprooting their family. If they have a wife/partner with a job and kids settled in a school and doing well and a settled family/social life they aren’t likely to uproot for a 1 year deal, I know I wouldn’t do it for a 1 year deal. That’s why I’ve suggested there may have been a trade off.
Dont get me wrong I’m not particularly enthralled with the signings so far but it’s fair to say by the time we could do much and offer deals the better options on the market had secured deals elsewhere.
At the end of the day we don’t know what the deals agreed are with any of the players but I assume due to the mention of poor cap value and management that’s an area that is being addressed with moving on so many players still with current deals. Sorting the mess out we were and still are in was and is the priority I would say.

There’s no doubt we still lack genuine quality and I don’t get the logic of signing Cust unless Cartwright based on his experience of working with him feels he will be a good addition.

Time will tell come the start of next season as whether it’s been a good start to a complete rebuild or not.

There’s no doubt we still lack genuine quality and I don’t get the logic of signing Cust unless Cartwright based of his experience of working with him feels he will be a good addition.

Time will tell come the start of next season as whether it’s been a good start to a complete rebuild or not.'"

So if the rumoured comings and goings are true for next year currently we have these "senior" players I think; mixed with more youngsters

Full Back

Moy, Litten, Hardaker, Aussie?

Wing

Baron, Martin, Briscoe, Tindall? - probably going

Centre

Hardaker, Chamberlain, lafai/mcdonald?

Halfs

Abdul, Cust, Trueman - maybe leaving (Unlikely I think)

Props

Ashworth, Sao, Fash, Herman, Aydin

Hookers

Burough, Balmforth, cust

Back Row

Asiata, Cartwright, Stavely, Lane, Holmes

Anyone I've missed? Still a lack of quality but also a lack of depth, particularly in the forwards

I like the idea of Cust as a 9 with Balmforth and Burrough battling it out for the bench spot. Cust at 6 and Abdull at 7 doesn't inspire me much

Seems Nikorima (Catalans) is available for the remainder of the season.
Been sacked by then, along with Taka (can't spell his name sorry) and Diakhate.
No idea what they've supposedly done.

Sounds like they’ve gone on unauthorised leave across the England v France game week/weekend

Taukiaheo has been a terrible signing for Catalan - weren't we linked with him at one point? I imagine he'll be on a decent wedge, seems constantly injured, think he was due to go back to the Roosters this season too before he failed a medical. Haven't really seen much from Nikorima to suggest he'll be a good pickup for us, so would avoid...and Diakhate, silly wasting a chance at Catalan, can't see a third SL club picking him up

Pretended to be ill to go to a concert apparently

Would Nikorima be worth picking up until the end of the season with Reynolds having gone to Fev? Would relieve the pressure of playing Charles week in week out Guess all depends on what he's been sacked for.

Is Nikorima that good though? He's got a bit of pace from dummy half (which I know I was saying what we need the other day) but not sure he's offered much else of note in Catalans performances this year