Weird signing better off using a quota spot elsewhere. FB, centre and another starting forward should be priority for me. Would have preferred to keep Reynolds, go with Bourouh, Balmforth, Smith and Hodgson/Hutchinson at hooker.

I see your point but to have a player as cover is a complete waste of a valuable spot.

If Cartwright has signed Cust, so be it. I’ll trust him and his expertise. We have to.

I wonder if Ligi Sao, could be removed from the quota ,IF this new ruling comes into effect.
He arrived in the UK late 2019, so the 5 year rule for UK citizenship would kick in about 6 months time.

Done deal for Cust.

Personally think it's a good signing. He's a quality player and you only have to read how highly he was thought of at Wigan and praised for his professionalism. Just unlucky with French and Smith ahead of him and also unlucky with injuries but hopefully he can have an injury free season next year. In JC (not Clarky) we trust.

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Cust is a decent signing, was well thought of at Wigan and Cartwright knows him.

People taking about Reynolds should remember he's not a free agent, he's contracted to Rovers until the end of 2025.

We seem to have a lot of spine players signed for next year and still looking for a full back. I expect cust will play hooker and walker and smith move on. Lack of outside backs is a worry currently so hopefully more quality to come there.

I don't mind Cust as a player but just seems a strange move to sign him as a backup (which he might not be).

Absolutely desperate for a quality centre, it's easily our weakest area.

If we sign a quality overseas centre and an attacking fullback, then I'm OK with Cust, if we go with Carlos, Hardraker and Chamberlain I'll be very disappointed with the Cust signing.

With positive hat on, better than Rimba. Much better than Smith and for all the talk of being back up (including me, he will start as hooker if fit, with the other two hookers fighting for a bench spot.

Good needed cover for halfback too.

Couldn't agree more Dave. So long as we have at least one other quality centre and second row lined up it's been a pretty good turnover of players for year one of a rebuild. It's certainly a better squad than last year. As someone else has eluded to, Salford are a good example of what can be achieved with perceived lesser players and a good coach.

2nd row I don't think we are too bad, Holmes, Cartwright, Lane, Staveley and Jebson. Depends on how good Cartwright is I suppose.

Could we get Sao off quota with the new rules?

He'd definitely be worth keeping if we can. Whilst his form has been off at times and I always fancied him as a back row, I think his form in the middle has been pretty solid this season and the stats seem to support that. We could really do with a Danny Divet/Willie Manu type in the back row but it's probably not as important as adding another centre. I have high hopes for the young duo in the back row so you are probably right on that one.

Agree on all that, Sao much better as a prop and we could do with a line breaking/offloading backrower.