Ideally, a Quota Player should be in 17 man squad, as a 1st pick, NOT someone who if everyone else is fit, won`t get a game.

But why are we signing Rapana?
No doubt a quality player in his time but he is a wing now playing full back and you see him here as a centre.
According to the HDM is was not our first choice as once again we were turned down by the player/players we wanted.Sailor was mentioned
I know we are weak at centre so why dont we go all out to sign a centre.
There is just no strategy
We are ok in the wing positions,and even if Walker leaves we have full back cover in Moy,Litten and Hardaker.
Notice there is no place in your proposed team for our star 3 year man Chamberlain

Easy to kick the boys when they are down to the bare bones, Cas have quite good quality at 1, 6, 7, 9, and 13, we don’t, but we did manage to get back in the game, and a couple of missed opportunities you never know.

Chamberlain is a decent squad player, will provide good cover in a number of positions, replaces Scott, not sure why him signing is a big deal.

Maybe there aren't any decent centres available, so we sign a good player in another position rather than a poor centre.

I'd try him at centre, but suspect he will play fullback.

ideal though to stop the leaks in midfield

Also London

with their championship half backs and their part time electrician!

I'd love us to sign their coach as an assistant to work under cartwright. danny ward, Laurent Frayssinous and richard marshall all former SL head coaches now working as assistants

Er possibly 28 year old ham n egger gets a three year deal, replacing 24 year old centre with pace, who regularly doubles up as a second row.

I’ll let it go now Dave.

Come on now Cam!

You’re not that quick?

And you’ve missed out the bit about only playing about 25% of games a season?

Agree. I was being flippant but Cust is likely to play unless Abdull sorts his fitness out.

Willie Peters & Brett Delaney across the river would suggest otherwise.

And smith and gene - did gene count as a coach?

Unless Delaney is another one the UK citizenship. Been here a long while now

On their website Hodgson is the assistant coach, so maybe that’s how they’ve got around it. Had it clarified. You can’t have an overseas coach and an assistant coach unless he’s played here.