Not official yet, buy as good as gone.

Do we need another quota prop, we have Ese Ese, Sao, Ashworth, Fash, Aydin and Chan.

Think we have more needs in other positions.

Unless we keep Walker.

I'd have given Pele more time as we simply dont have props his size in this hemisphere...but only the club will know if his heart was in it

Surely Okunbor on borrowed time too, being sent to Odsal for 6 weeks feels like the club driving him half way to Manchester Airport

Wonder if it's Chan on a permanent?? Id take that and non quota

Be happy with that, not sure Wigan will release him though.

He has been shocking, I'll disciplined, unfit, dint about 3 good runs in all his games. Failed at three clubs now.

Could have repaid fans after his first game by spending the next 6 weeks getting fit.

Totally the right decision.

I'd hope we bring in a quota player for a more pivotal position such as centre, fullback rather than replace Pele with another prop that takes up a quota spot. With Trueman & Abdul set to be the first choice halfback pairing I can't see a quota spot going on a half.

I'd like to think that there are options out there for us in terms of non quota forwards, I'd be quite happy with another player like Ashworth who didn't get much regular game time at previous clubs but has been a good signing for us so far.

Don't know anything about him, but talk of ex SL prop Reece Stevens coming back from Australia (playing QRL cup) to SL, played for England Academy in 2020.

Can't even find this guy on Rugby League Project

Probably as I've gave you the wrong name

Robson Stevens

This seasons recruitment cycle must be the worst in SL history.

We recruited 9 players, of that Pele, Brown and Diakhate have already gone.

Tindall, Okunbor and probably Walker will be gone too.

Throw in us paying off Hoy. Sutcliffe is leaving a season early too. I've probably missed some, crazy 12/24 months

Every one else's fault and location too is a good reason according to Smith. He probably chucked darts at a board and these are the players we got! As you say the worst cycle of recruitment in SL history. Just pleased Myler has come aboard and has already steadied the ship somewhat, Grix too gets the plaudits for the improvement in the scorelines and for being brave enough to shed the deadwood that Smith landed on us.

O Meley and Clarke.All NRL players had links to Canterbury & Newcastle where O Meley was Assistant Coach.

I do hope that we now move away from ever making a signing like Pele again. Quota spots are precious in this league and to use one on a project like Pele was always a huge risk.

I wanted it to work out, I think his size alone meant there was always potential. However its clear that his heart has never being in it. Probably the most unfit player I have seen at the club in recent times, he was painful to watch in the London heat a few weeks back, was as if they had dragged someone out the stand for a 20 minute stint.

I can't help but think this means that a signing (most likely Satae) is all but done.

I think whilst some of what Smith said had a modicum of merit I think it also showed more so that during his tenure at the club it was very lax in just about every aspect, with the recruitment being lazy and half d at best with little in the way of genuine desire and effort put in.