I agree that we should release Washbrook.We have been too loyal to some players when it comes to the end of their contract
A good signing for his utility roles,he and Turgut should be released as we have players next season who can step into what were their roles.
Downs is worth keeping on and i think he will develop into a good second row if he keeps playing regularly with Doncaster or a Championship club and filling in at Hull when required.He is fast for a second row and will have another preseason to bulk up.
Cant see a role for Abdull or Ross Osborne.

I would doubt very much Manu is on a reduced contract after the apparent NRL interest.
Chuffed he's prolonging his adventure with us.

Manu is 31 and has years left in him. He could have easily got a contract at an NRL club when you look at some of the rubbish that comes over here from oz who have been at NRL clubs

Easily got a contract, I don't think so, where's your evidence of that? Not a single club made a legitimate offer, if there had been one he'd have taken it in a heartbeat. He's a very good SL player but he's the wrong side of 30 and that is reflected in only getting a one year contract extension. IF the club thought he was worth it/stopping NRL coming in for him we'd have signed him for 2 years or longer.

What a hypocrite. Where's YOUR evidence that he didn't get another offer?

Bumpy obviously knows more than our head coach who stated we had to fend off NRL interest.
Obviously, it goes without saying.

This is extra special thick....
It's Sika Manu...you know..the Tonga captain..one of their players of the WC..our coaches player of the year 2017
If he'd decided to leave he'd of had plenty of choice. Why would he of left for 1 legitimate offer? Connor Kelly Carlos would all have got deals elsewhere...what's the reason they feel like staying but Sika would be off?
He signed a 1 year deal as he'd only recently decided to put his feelings of homesickness to a side. He's mentioned it before. Even last year when with Kelly was our best player
It's not just clubs call to say how long people stay for. Crazily players can negotiate their deals. Mad eh

Exactly why?

1 year could just suit both parties.

Yes, I think it suits mainly Manu and his family. If they are home sick 1 year seems more doable for them

as you (and others) have said, suits both parties, he may even have plans beyond 2019/20 to move on but he's staying to give us time to get a replacement, be that externally or a player already signed/here?

To be fair to bumpy, it's pretty obvious that any player who signs to play under radford pretty much has no other optuions

Sure all players would rather be at KR, Widnes, Salford, Wakefield under their stellar coaching regiemes...

B2B Challenge Cups, Playoff semi finals, sitting 5th, Lee clearly has learnt nothing since he started coaching. Oh, don't forget, according to another poster it's his fault we're inconsistent (despite not being able to pick the same 17 from one week to the next)