Keary will be hands down the best halfback in SL; he is still at the top of his game with The Roosters, but like an earlier post mentioned, he has had concussion concerns, but what a player, still got pace , has a great kicking and passing game and just maybe the man to take Cats all the way next year.

Not just 'concerns' - stood down for half a season wasn't he after too many too close together.

Roosters really aware of the issue - Boyd Cordner & Jake Friend both retired very quickly for the same issues.

Pleased for him he seems okay this year & has options. Seem to recall he is highly qualifed & very bright, so sensibly putting his health first.

Perpignan is an attraction, sunny weather, little media attention, fast trains to Barcelona Paris and beyond. Several Catalans overseas players have stayed on longer playing part time in the French league as they like it there.

Went to watch Carcassonne v Lezignan last year and there were quite a few ex Super League / NRL players on the teams, including Jimmy Maloney at halfback

Was pleased to read we released Pele; not for him (obviously)

I wish him well and prosperity elsewhere.

It's clear Richie Rich is jettisoning the dreck we snatched at in last years recruitment and going different. My optimism is a little mitigated by a spate of mediocre (which is an uplift, admittedly) signings, but it generally seems upward.

May the glad-tidings continue and perhaps a couple more recruits of the Asiati ilk.

Twas even good to see Pearson so passionate during our second victory of the year.

As you say, mediocre as they may be, they'll hopefully improve us again. Not a very attractive club to be at at the moment, no player wants to be losing every week stuck around the bottom of the league. Hopefully we can continue the improvements from Saturday and start to appeal to a wider group of players again.

I just hope that Cartwright can use his NRL network to find us some good strike players , players that can develop in SL before they return home for a first team gig there , hopefully staying with us for 2 plus seasons,as I’m sure he’ll know of plenty promising players that are not yet ready for the NRL but could perform in Sl.

Whitehead has signed for Catalans according to Sky.

Yep Catalans have beaten us to him, pretty disappointing

really? would have been more shocked if he had signed for us, a club floundering at the lower end of the league for the past few season, or sign for a club that has been to the GF and won the LLS in that same time period, then throw in the pros of living in the south of France to the north of England

Disappointed in the sense that it’s another key target missed, appreciate that there are attractive options elsewhere.

Leigh seems to be where Ritchie thinks the attractive options are

Whitehead - let him go
I doubt he will play in 40% of Catalans matches next season.

Let us wait till we have all the signings aboard. Think some expect us to sign the full Aussie team. It's a slowing down of our downward spiral and it will take time. Next years team will be better and I expect us to be higher in the table and performances improved. Maybe even challenge for the final play off place. Rome wasn't built in a day

Who do you think we will recruit better than to improve us to get us to 6th in the league next year? Wakey are making a lot of good signings for next season and will likely finish above us, Leeds already have a better squad than us and a new coach and a couple of better signings will likely improve them, hudds have a decent squad and have signed Tom burgess for next season, they've got a few leaving though so we could maybe finish higher than them next season, Salford depends on if Rowley stays or goes, and leigh also seem to be doing some good business.