Aye, I remembered the renewals after I had posted. I would agree then that maybe a couple of Uk based signings, but that's it. I suppose it depends on how much calderwood/radford/dowes are on and what we do with them.
Berrigan is sadly staying put by the looks of it, think that end of next year might be interesting as regards recruitment, as we could see an almighty shake up!

Does the club have no say for the option on berrigan ?

I thought so, but apparantly not according to popular opinion.

My guess -

Hull will sign a fed-trained replacement for Cusack, and it'll be someone pretty good. Calderwood will be replaced like for like, slightly pointless, but seems likely IMO. You'll sign a cover hb - but it won't be somebody like Robinson or even Orr. And certainly not Bosc! Somebody from the championship, with potential and who can be dual-registered. Or if you do raid Hudds for one of their many halfs, it'd be McNally.

Berrigan played enough games, so the option was his.

The way Agar was talking on radio yesterday id say lyne will be first choice winger next year

Massive gamble if true

It's impossible to put figures on things as no one really has a clue what the money side of things are. I was told we were in the market for 2 possibly 3 players. The make up will probably be two good british SL players, one a back (wing or centre) and one a forward (prop/backrow) and then possibly a younger player or older player (one year deal type thing) to come in to help cover the halves possibly.

I was under the impression that for Berro to stay at the club there a number of triggers in his contract and that both he & the club wanted him to re-sign. This was confirmed by DDD when I was pestering him on the subject two seasons ago.

I would like to see us give josh bowden a go for next season seen him a few times for the under 20's looks a great prospect

Wasn't we linked with Jamie Rooney some time ago?

That was last season, don't think there was ever much in it.

Berrigan is staying next season.

I'd go for a prop to replace Cusack, a winger to replace Calderwood and sign cover for scrum half, a natural scrum half.

I just said on another thread, don't think we need to replace Cusack, just move Lauaki to prop. He's not a great second rower, and I think he would do a better job for us at Prop. I would then play Fitz, Tickle and Manu from the off, and bring on Washy/Whiting then at 13, for whoever is tired, and have a ball handler for the last 15 mins of the half at 13 to try and unlock hopefully tired defence.

I think we need wingers and halfbacks and a priorty. Think that this years recruitment is going to be minimal, next years crucial.

Don't mind Lauaki at prop, but if we can get him running on to the ball out wide then he would be devastating.