Was the Tansey piece in the HDM, another page filler nothing story.

Who knows...maybe building up to it for a final push on season pass sales and all that

Agree totally, just not sure why people are saying that our props aren't good enough, least of our problems, moan about the backs and HB's.

I would hope that if we make no halfback signings that Nicklas is given 80 minutes at halfback in both friendlies.

Until you are established as a team that are regularly winning trophies, the cap makes it a difficult proposition. You might be tempted to chuck Warrington at me and tbh I'd have to shrug and agree. Ignoring their precedent, developing your own players and having kids punching above their wage is the way to go. We don't have that yet and your production line seems to have stuttered slightly. Hull and Rovers are capable of winning a trophy (probably the CCup) with a fair wind, if they peak at the right moment. To do what Bradford and Saints, and then Leeds have done and what Wigan have maybe now started, it needs to be bottom up, IMO.

I don't think you lack ambition in the transfer market - I'm not even sure you lack success. It is a very competitive market is all.

Think he will as RH wont be playing for a while,

Apparently Lauaki is currently sat in A&E , not sure why he's in there or if theres any truth in it but thats what I've just heard.

Lets hope so mate, we do have some cover in the backs and players like Lyne will benefit massively from last season's experiences.

Just wonder how many games we will see Horne play this season, think the time for sentiment has run out. Would love to see the Horne of old but if I'm honest just can't see him having a run of games without some sort of injury.

Can't believe we still have no real solution to the half back situation when it has been and still is a high priority for a few seasons now.

Spot on

We`ve signed halfbacks just not the right ones. Dykes was a great halfback , it was just he was made of paper. Mathew Head the same.
Thorman was crap. Long and Horne are struggling to keep fit.

Thats my point though (and why I said still no real solution) its not that we haven't signed halfbacks its the fact we are still a few seasons on now and yet still face the same problem of no halfback that is relatively fit and un injury prone, we knew both Head & Dykes were great players but also very injury prone and Thorman just didnt work out.

rule on the radio tonight,said we were in several talks,but when asked about whether we had made an approach for sammut,considering what their chief exec said,he wouldn't comment!!! i realise he usually says the same ''no comment'' all the time,but to me,it sounds like sammut is a definite possibility?

As much as I like a rumour, and that's a lot, can I just say that this off-season has just about done my head in.

Doris Stokes?