Not to mention the fact that both Crocker and Lauaki have contracts that would need terminating/paying off.

Sat near to JR and TS the other day at the game and asked them about Crocks and its a simple case of, No visa-No contract.

Also both these two are not getting paid by the club at this time.
When the arrive with a visa, the contract starts and they then can get paid !

King and Thackray wouldn't be in my 17 for next year if I was in charge. Thacks has been better than King and while I think the latter is a poor player, the former isn't exactly tearing trees up. I also think if we can get Tony signed up then it would be great. He is a very good player for us there, and that isn't a problem position. I agree about a new 7 though, we desperately need one. I still think we need a centre as well. Not a long term one but someone in the Domic/Barnett role, in temrs of experience and age (Bell would have been very good for us, despite him not exactly looking stunning for Catalans atm. I would even be tempted by a new 13 (a ball handling one) as I'm not too sure of Washbrook nowadays and feel we really lack a player of that description. We have always looked best in the past when J.Smith, Lupton or Cooke played at 13

New FB
New centre
I'd keep Radford in place of King at prop.
Preston Campbell (Titans)
Whiting at 13

Indeed. However, if we were to pull the plug and a visa then arrived, we would effectively be in breach.

The agreements signed will not have included a clause that says 'if we get bored waiting for your visa to come through we can get rid'.

At the moment we have only offered them a contract of employment with a clause being they must obtain a visa before the contract can be signed. We can at any time retract that offer of employment as no contract has been signed because they dont have a visa.
We cant be in breach of a contract as one hasnt been signed.
Also other clubs have spoken to Crocker with a view to his plan B. Clubs would strictly not be able to do this if he was under contract.

To get back to the point though If we need the cash for a quality no 7 we will probably need some of the the cash which is to be spent on these two to lure one to our club !

Top Scrum half needed.
New Centre.
New Full back.
Crocker and Lauaki.
That may do the trick.

New coaching staff. Fresh ideas needed, too much one man, up the middle boring rugby.

World class SH.

Top centre

Radford not to get played at lock.

Mark O'Meley - Subject to a visa

please,not preston campbell,watched him at the weekend and is pretty much the same as what we have got.

wouldnt mind titans no 8 though,he is class.

Preston Campbell is a good runner of the ball very fast, may not be the best creative player around but would still have him over Thorman without a doubt. There arn't alot of 7's out there at the minute who are available and are world class.

All this talk of Orford being available, well thats not likely to happen now as he is due to re sign with Manly.

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