For me the jurys still out on Evans as up until now he hasn't shown anywhere near enough to warrnat a quota spot as there are players in the championship that would offer the same that we have seen from Evans so far without taking a quota spot or the hit on the cap.

Lovodua again for me is a good player but if we are not going to play him as a regular interchange 9 and we continue to play Houghton as well then I just don't see the point in again wasting a quota spot on Joey as its just a waste.

Right now we have 2 quota spots taken by players that spend more time on the sidelines/bench than they do on the field where it matters which is a huge waste of the quota.

Evans "There's a player in there" he's 31 not 17

Lovodua is ok but not as good as I thought he'd be

Savelio has had injury problems at every club he's played for get rid ....Great player but hardly fit

Taylor if keeps up is our best prop imo even now

Can't put youth in for the sake of it they've gotta be good enough

A club and city our size our youth coming through last decade has been poor ( likes of fash, Lane, Brown, bowden are ok at best ) none have got close to a full international cap

And imo that's been our big problem the youngsters haven't been top class like Horne yeaman Cooke king

See how Longstaff goes tonight for Salford. His defence needed to improve but liked him when he was here

Savelio is a tricky one . If he stays fit ,He's on the team sheet and is a handful against any team . I'd see how he goes this season before committing to any contract extension .
With Balmforth coming though and possibly pushing for a starting spot next season , Lovodua is really wasting a quota spot as mentioned above .
Plenty of conundrums for Smith to ponder over as the club would have already started to target signings for next season .

i see Jude Ferreira is back at the club and in the reserves squad for tomorrow's game at London.

I dont think Evens is playing that bad this season tbh .

If he was a non quota player I'd be more lenient.

He's okay, but think we need more from him. If we replaced him with a Matty English we'd improve the squad and gain a quota spot.

Same with Joey. Had a good start to last season, but hasn't done a great deal since them.

I'd like us to sign two forwards for a start using overseas spots from Lovodua and Evans, I'd take Wade Campbell, despite his age thibk he is the type of player we need, add in a Wille Manu type player. Sign English too if available.

Hooker is a funny one, hopefully Balmforth will be ready and I think the club are looking for that with him getting some tough experience in the championship. Depends on if Dwyer stays, if not we need a hooker IMO.

I'd rather take a punt on Frizell than Graham. Pack needs some work. Think we need 2 SR and 1 poss 2 new props.

We should be after English or Trout from Hudds.

Agree on 9. Suppose it depends on how Balmforth goes at Newcastle.

Don’t get all this quota talk. It’s not 2010, and we’re not wasting any quota spots as if we could swap any of our lads for Jason Taumalolo.

That being said, Evans is a pudding and worst bit is you can tell just by looking there’s an athlete in there. Pure lazy, uninterested player. Probably thinks he deserved another NRL gig.

Wade Campbell?

not a fan of Evans,another poor signing by Hodgson but it doesant help when he does so few minutes on the field

That for me is why it’s a waste of a quota spot due to the lack minutes played as Bonaire says, it’s just not enough. You want and need more from a player taking a quota, that’s again why I wonder about Lovodua if he doesn’t nail down a regular position in the 17 we have quota spot taken by a player that spends more time in stands or in bench than on the field.

Good point. There’s still value there, which is why everybody is still at or near the full quota - but, as you note, a lot has changed over the last 10 or 15 years. People saying Lovodua shouldn’t be renewed seems odd from what I’ve seen of him… which won’t be as much as those saying it, but I doubt it is completely unrepresentative.