We don't need a world beater, just someone who has a decent kicking game, is consistent, can organise and who stays fit

This thread is a bit like that film review programme that used to be on the telly, hosted by Barry Norman.

Same title every year, just change the number.

I don't mind Hanbury in all honesty, seems a gifted player with good speed. I would hope for a better player than him but that will be harder than we think the sign someone. Hence why Wigan signed Green and I would rather have Hanbury over Green.
As for Sammut, not a fan of his neither am I of Tim Smith. Decent attacking player but defence is woeful, and before anyone says it. I know you don't sign a half back due to his defence, but it would be a bonus.

Who could we realistically be looking at from SL? Hanbury, Sammut, Smith, Bosc perhaps? Gaskell?

We've got Holdsworth for that, we need pace alongside him. Horne would have broken the line twice last night if he'd had the pace, we need someone of similar ilk.

Handbury, and to a lesser extent Gaskell would transform our attack. Pace at the line causes problems.

Totally agree as we have halves who you can basically ignore with the ball and just pick off the runners because neither Holdsworth or Horne are going to beat a side with their legs.

The best game Holdsworth has had was against Saints where he played really close to the line compare to last night where he didn't get a single hand laid on him because of how far he was from the defensive line when passing which was the main contributor to our pedestrian attack.

Jacob Miller is the new Cooper Cronk.

I am slightly ignorant of the fine detail of the rules but.....

If Brett Seymour is ona position where by he is not (*and it would have to be definately not) playing again this season, could be be deregistered as a player?

Of course there has to be someone out there available as well.

We had cap space for Prince, the simple fact is theirs no one avaiable.

Doubt it. We have £60k left according to Pearson at the forum, Seymour would have been paid off had he signed.

I'd imagine we could de-register him, but not sure on cap situation as I thought once you'd played a salary cap (read competitive) game your full wage counted? Otherwise you'd have people de-registered every week to build up a playoff kitty.

See dobson for mason. only quota mattered i think.

There used to be a rule you could de-register long term injured players (6months+ out IIRC)

do you not remember when we tried to sign him before