So only £150,000 a season goes on the cap from £2,500,000
How many Marquee players is a team allowed?

If Toronto stay up, there’s going to be one very annoyed club owner, who will possibly see his club’s eventual demise. Could any other club match their spending?

https://www.totalrl.com/garry-schofield ... -for-2020/ Schofield predicts 6th for us.

https://www.totalrl.com/garry-schofield ... -for-2020/ Schofield predicts 6th for us.

Saints are, I think the rest is open, I think we have a really good chance of being above both of those.

The key to this coming season is how much influence Radford allows Purtill to have in training. Radders has a big ego, personally I think Pearson sought outside help in recruiting an attack coach and a lot depends on how amicable the coaching set up is? Radford is an excellent defence coach so hopefully things will work out but can’t help felling he’s looking over his shoulder in case it goes mammaries skyward? Trust is the vital cog. If it works, the sky’s the limit if it doesn’t, it’s another wasted season.

I think you are spot on, if it works we will go well, if 6/8 matches in we are not performing Radford will be gone and Purtil will become head coach. BUT we haven't thrown a pass yet, so Lee gets benefit of the doubt until May, he cannot live on the B2B challenge cups for another season. Pearson has invested heavily, he will want (probably even go somfar as to say demand) a return pf aome sort.

If Radford can somehow manage to get us up for games consistently, we should be mixing it up in the top 3. But if the last couple of season are anything to go by, consistency and intensity could be the problem

Think3/4 for us. We have assembled a cracking team. We will win silverware this year.

We have the potential to finish above Wigan and Warrington so a possible 2nd for me.

But we have Radford as our coach so we could finish 6th or lower

I'm really looking forward to see how you guys go in 2020 as that is a very good squad of players at your disposal

Some very good overseas signings have come in to complement the talented players that are still there, so you should realistically be finishing between 2nd and 4th in SL IMO

Radford simply has to deliver with this squad in 2020 IMO as this is definitely a side that should be winning trophies or making finals.
If the club don't go well then he might not make it to 2021 as head coach.

Cant wait for the season to start.
The fastest set of backs we have had with Ratu,Swift,Shaul and Albo,behind a powerful mobile pack with players who can bust tackles and can offload with ease.
What will also help is the ability to field a strong bench and have some quality players in reserve when needed.
I just hope Radford lets the forwards play their natural game and not use all of them as front rows.
If we get a good start and the team confidence builds early we will finish in the top two.

Merry Xmas to all

The only area I think we may fall slightly short in is in the props, Taylor and Satae I think will go well, but I still think there's a lot of question marks over Bowden due to his injury. Then we still don't know if Matongo can find any consistency and if Bienek is going to come good. So for me we only have the two props we know will go steady at least.

Some may point to Sao but I reckon he's been signed to play big minutes at loose forward. Will Savelio be used second row or prop? Is Fash good enough for prop?

It'll be very interesting to see what plans and how we make use of the pack as well as if Matongo no Bienek as well as Fash really step up a gear this season, last season for me we had way too many games when Taylor tried doing the lot by himself, go back and look at some of the stats for Carrys amongst the props some of them were ridiculous where Taylor and Ellis where posting stupid figures compared to the rest.

It may be resolved with Purtell as attacking coach whereas the ball distribution to the props is varied more and not to the same guys over and over

I've predicted Hull to finish 3rd behind Saints and Wigan. Wouldn't surprise me to see you finish above Wigan though and I think with the pack you have assembled you have every chance of turning Saints over on any given day.

Er, you have assessed Sneyd as arrogant and overrated, and Kelly a complete disgrace. Quite how you arrive at this overblown "prediction" in that context is baffling.