That's quite a good point. As it stands, we only have Seymour and Ellis signed up who will be playing in the halves, and there are big rumours about Ellis, with no kids (AFAIK) close to being ready to play in the halves next year.

It's OK signing a Rangi Chase to play 6, but without a half decent third choice half at the club we could be looking at a 09/10 situation, playing with only 1 halfback.

I'd say Seymour is a quality halfback, I do take your point though. However, this is a new regime.

What is O'Meley supposed to be saying about things ? If it's too controversial then feel free to PM me.

Insinuating that Gentle doesn't like Bomber and that Bomber's interfering has cost us Turner and Manu. His missus said that Wade went home due to issues with the club and not homesickness.

just about anyone for £250k, Finch for starters

I'd just like to say that it isn't just O'Meley saying these things.

Like who ?

I don't expect AP is the kind of person to tolerate any antagonism between his charges. As normal with this kind of rumour BS, all there are are scant accusations and little in the way of credible fact. It would be easy for someone to spout this kind of thing against a regime that he's seemingly fallen out with.

So you wouldn't pay £250k for a 26-year-old under contract, but you would for a 30-year-old OOC at the end of the season?

I really think you're either deliberately trying to be controversial, or oblivious to the current state of the player market.

No player is bigger then the club. If you don't like it, bye bye.

I think Turner has reminded us the last few games why most on here didn't want him resigned, Arundel *could* be so much better. Manu is a loss offset by Ellis coming in, Bomber could be doing us a favour by not resigning them. We are still only half way through this season and people are complaining about next season!

FC fans amaze me at times, some are only happy when they are unhappy.

Enlighten us please Standee.

I'd rather use the money on Finch's salary.

Chase has done very little for Cas this season.

I wish people would forget about Rangi Chase, I would rather 250k or whatever is put to better use elsewhere if it exists.

We should be looking for the next Rangi Chase, there seem to be a string of young players like Dobson, Chase, Tommy Leulaui etc who don't fit to the NRL game but do ours. There must be a more players like that out there. Gentle and McRae with their experience coaching in Aus and contacts are better placed to find them.

Does anyone know if we have any official scouting presence in Oz ?

Just to add, as well: If O'Meley is commenting on how bad things are at the club and that McRae is costing the club players, why is he still supposedly keen to stay? Surely if it was that bad he'd want out too?