Get him on a short ball near the line, unstoppable!

Joking aside, as long as you've got someone pushing up on his shoulder he could actually be quite effective taking the line on. His size means he should be able to poke his nose should and get his arms free a fair bit.

Anyway, enough of that. It's all rubbish and we're doomed to failure!

Have to agree. All the other sides will be looking to strengthen also.

Maybe marginal but definitely not massive.

Not good enough to get us off the bottom reaches.

He makes Rich Whiting look like Jai Field!

You make him sound like a ball handling prop!

I’m sure every team is shaking in their boots at the thought of a Cust/abdull/sezer combination in the halves.

He's built like one, might as well play to his strengths

I'm desperately trying to add some levity!

That would be the seismic tremors as Abdull takes the line on

how to rip any signs of optimism away in 7 or 8 poor signings

Once Bonaire finds out he'll be like that football fan in Ripping Yarns.

Have faith the recruitment hasn't been finalised yet........

on paper, if everything clicks then I'd agree. In reality,

asiata getting more injuries and bans,
cust, always injured,
abdul unfit and gets injured a lot when he does play,
sezer - best form 4+ years ago. Will be 34 next year
hardaker - too slow for FB, average at best in the centre

Add in

Burough - promising youngster who can't get a game at salford, hasn't shone while out on loan in the championship
chamberlain - slow and average
Briscoe, old slow and past his best
holmes - not wanted at wire, can't get a game at leigh

It really is scraping the bottom of the barrel and if the club are expecting a crop of youngsters to come through and pick up the baton in 2 or 3 years time then experience shows it's unlikely to happen

you mean it could get worse?

Bang on the money.

Impossible.