Strange one this, one area we look short on next season is props and then we release one?

Bit disappointed as I thought when he played he looked good, but has big problems with injuries and obviously isn't in Gentles plans.

I hope the club know what they are doing.

Seems to me that PG has given players half the season to see what they can do. Those he feels haven't responded well enough are now being let go. With his own players in place for next season, he really has to be challenging for silverware.

I agree, I got shot down on here last year as I thought he was a poor signing due to his injury record and the length of the deal, however when he has played he has looked good, more to it I think, but I like the ruthlessness the club are now showing tbh.

A bit like the McKinnon departure, I'm disappointed that it's happened mid-season but think it puts us in a stronger position long term.
Surprised at the timing though: an apparently popular player telling his team mates he's leaving the day before a big game.

I just hope we don't go with pitts as one of our starting props next season. Whilst gentle seems to want a lightweight, mobile pack, I'm not convinced it's the way to go in the ESL.

How has Pitts gone on since signing for you. Looked a great prospect at wakey and for my money left us too early in his career to go to a club like Leeds.

Done well without particularly standing out.

I'm reassured by this in a strange way. If we're willing to cut loose contracted props we must be pretty damn confident that we have enough coming in, and that they are of the necessary standard. I'm now feeling more confident that our front row will be looking good next year.

Yeah same thoughts here, no way we would be rash under this regime (I hope!!!!!!!!!)

Not trying to troll here but does releasing players mid season not smack a little of PG writing this season off already?

In a strange way I,m quite pleased by this, it seems at last that we have a regime who will do what it takes to get us to where we should be & not sticking to sentiment.

How do you reach that conclusion ?

It's a fairly reasonable observation, we keep crap like Horne and bin up and coming youngsters without giving them chance to even play.

Because we're releasing a player who, when fit has played for us every week of the season, when we're already short in the front row.

I think something must have happened here, O'Carroll seems a popular kid and surely if this was just a normal case of a player leaving they wouldn't have made a leaving speech the day before a game when he's presumably trained in the side all week?

Or it could be that those who don`t fit his plans will be off,P.D.Q.