Salary cap will come into that but 1 bad season doesn’t mean we are not a top 4 team . Wire Leeds and Wigan have all had bad seasons recently and not made the top 4 . Think radders and Pearson now know we messed up resigning mini washy and talanoa in my eyes to early . Just hope Pearson backs his words up , won’t be easy and not that straightforward but he’s done us ok so far .

washbrook will be on peanuts next year and will be expecting to top that up with his testimonial

If he was being paid in actual peanuts it would still be too much. I just don't see that he offers anything anymore.

Who in reality is actually available?
I have heard we have signed Josh Jones ?
Apart from that , it is going to be tough ask .

Id actually get rid of Kelly. Great player on his day but is injured as much as Green and our halfs should be Sneyd and Conner now. Kelly will be one of the biggest earners too which if free'd up will massively help us bring good fresh new blood into the team

I think if the club knew his concussion problems would have been so bad they probably wouldn't have signed him and it would have freed up a non fed place and salary cap to bring in a big prop or 2nd rower

Naughton
Gelling
Jones
an overseas prop

Do you think adding those 3 and losing say talanoa, manu and griffin would significantly improve us?

We had a decent squad early in the season, followed by unprecedented injuries / loss of form of key players.

Talanoa, Manu and Griffin were getting the plaudits, but now appear to be out of favour, along with most of the rest of the squad, it seems.

Gelling and Jones would, hopefully the prop would be a Sam Moa type player. Naughton offers us good value for money.

Our squad isn't far off, just a bit of freshing up and more luck with injuries

Exactly , funny how all our players have turned shiiiite within a few months

Going on performances - they have

Right, I Have allowed myself a “cooling off period” since that abomination on Thursday.

A Few observations. The players need a leader as it is clear there is not on field talisman. The game was lost by half time but I would I’ll have thought professional pride would have seen us at least keep our heads above water in their second half. To let five tries in during the last 13 minuets screams out that many players take no prides in their performance. That’s not Radfords fault. Disgraceful attitude. 30 years ago we took a record defeat at st Helens (64-2). The HDM put an individual picture of the players involved on the back page. An ultimate humiliation. A shame I see it the current players have got away with this . They need to apologise to the fans and the owner publicly.

I thing there are a few posters on here who are aiming their venom at the wrong players. For me the criticisms of griffin and Talanoa I saw harsh to say the least. Centres and wingers rely on good service and being put into space. There was nothing wrong with either of these players at the beginning of the season, but then again they had Kelly, Sneyd and Conner pulling the strings. Both have also clearly come back way too early from major injuries.

THE main issue is our pack. This has been well documented, as has the retaining of aging and what appear largely to be ineffective backrowers. PErhaps with Pearsons comment said one or more of these maybe on borrowed time. WE need more from our full back. Shaul with the ball is basically a dead end.

Abdull! SHOUld have been the quickest acceptance of a transfer request ever.

players I feel we should move off the cap would be,

Shaul (can be covered by Connor or Miludi)
Logan
Green
Washbrook
Harris
Downs
Fash
One of Mini or Manu.

Bring in a massive prop, backrowers and a .

Radford. Needs help in attack. If you watch the leeds v hkr game on Saturday, that’s how how to play flair rugby. HE has until Easter or me to show he is the one to take us forward.

Pearson. He has said what he has said now. He must act on this.

Wasn't peter gentle seen as the devil for wanting to let Shaul leave . Now everyone wants rid of him , gotta laugh

Whether you love them or hate them HKR have always played attacking flair rugby.Why is that?
It also seems that most of the promising young players backs and Half backs are destined for HKR and we go for the forwards.
When it comes to the style of rugby played it has to be the coach.
Wigan have changed their attacking style this season and its no coincidence that the top four teams all have abundant pace,and play a fast moving attacking style.
No doubt in my mind that if Pearson hadnt or doesnt act by refreshing the squad and getting rid of some deadwood we would have been destined for a mid table finish next season.
With regard to Jamie Shaul i think he is under instruction from Radford to take the ball up from acting half back to give Houghton a breather as Houghton hardly ever breaks now from acting half,but i agree he is a dead end when it comes to his link attack ball in hand.
Just wish we have someone like Quinlan who has been exceptional this season.Miloudi is not a full back but i would still play him on the wing for Talanoa.
Pushing Connor to full back could be the answer but then we lose his real attacking threat as a centre.