Similar with Burns, I understand, knowing Paea and Dobson were off as soon as they could scramble for the exit. Not sure even Mike Smith would have expected Paterson to escape and be trying to flog Tuimavarve, Hall and Caro so soon though. Need those beans to fund a big fee for your "man" Cockayne, I guess.

It could but I doubt it tbh.

If we have pulled out of the Jonathan Walker signing surely that must free up some cap?

feka

I believe we were talking to Feka long before we pulled out of the Walker deal. Two very different types of prop. I think we intended to sign both of them, especially having decided to let Lynch leave.

Someones a bit touchy,

it was a valid question looking at who's going out and who's coming in and the insinuation that the cap has gone.

Three shredded wheat?

But when we signed Ellis we didn't know Manu & Briscoe would be leaving. IIRC we were still waiting for an answer from Tickle so we wouldn't have been able to backload Gareths contract.

If it's true that we're near the full cap with what we have now then I feel we are seriously overpaying a lot of the squad. The clubs not been getting value for money out of a lot of those contracts.

Yeaman has been stealing a living for long enough but the club keep on giving him contracts. Tickle would have also had yet another lucrative contract had he not done us a MASSIVE favour and gone to Widnes.

Our recruitment is poor but our retention has been just as bad for long enough.

Quotes coming out of the club suggest that our squad for 2014 is nearly complete, maybe a couple more including Biggs the RU winger.

2014 will provide an exciting fight for the eight , I can't wait but will be watching mainly on tele.

If you listen to the interview again you will here AP say that Motu Tony is here to make sure we dont over pay and has already pointed out that, as if we are overpaying already.

AP also said we are keeping cap back until after the world cup as someone might be available.(not in the interview but before)