NO CHANCE!!

Radford is a far superior player and IMO has been the best this year than any other year while at the club!!
I'm a little concerned at the 2yr deal but if he performs anywhere near like he has this year than i'm happy.

Dowes i'd be willing to take on for one more year and see who comes available next year, but he aint a patch on Radford!!

I agree we ned to improve as we are not good enough but if we sign another back to compliment Sharp and a forward to replace Yak then we will have made some improvements and if we can get our halves fit (I know) then that would also improve us. I just don't think our pack has been the problem this year. I believe the club have already started looking at next off season and have been looking at props and halves as we will have at least two spaces if Fitz and Berro both leave but a shed load of dough to spend.

Would just be a very, very average plodder in SL!

That four is probably the best in the comp on paper.

I can't see it this season unless it's a young NL player or a youngster from another SL club. We don't have the cap space, quota space to sign a quality half. Maybe someone like McNally might be an option on a loan for a year?

I think Graham is due a major injury next year. Just unsure how much more his body can really take!!

Is McNally still contracted to HUdds for this coming season? I think he might be but not 100%sure.
Not seen anything of him this season.

Hence the fact they have signed two props and can now use him more sparringly.

Think so but can't see him getting a look in with Brown, Robinson and Brough all there.

Your right, plus I cant see any reason why Hudds shouldn't loan him out to another SL club.

Not at all.

I class Fitzy as a leader, O'Meley also but not Radders and certainly not Dowes.

Yes, sometimes Radford's offloads don't come off but when they do they can be devastating to the opposition. Dowes doesn't even have off loads in his locker!!

I geniunely don't see, in any of your points, that Dowes is a better option than Radford. For example, would Dowes have scored that try against Warrington last week?? Radford has an excellent rugby brain which can make up for this lack of engine you talk about... Dowes would have seen the ball hit the deck, then either stop and look at the referee or just jump on the ball!!

That's the difference, one's a thinker.

Saints, Wigan and Warrington will all have a better front row of 4 than Dowes/O'Meley/Radford/Moa as will Huddersfield and Leeds. It's also arguable that Rovers would have if they signed Mason and played him in the front row.

Scott Grix is ahead of him in the pecking order also.

In that same instance, who would then match our back row, Not HKR for a fact, but who else??