thats where the term "strength in depth " comes into play and thats what we got for next year

What exactly do you mean by this ??

flick back through the thread, and recent press releases etc... SL wants to stay, the club want him to stay he just has to prove his fitness

yeah i can see what you mean. won't it be great to have Horne, Long, Ellis, Seymour, Obst, Nicklas and Williams and a really thin forward pack

Long and Obsts wages will be money well spent with us probably losing Fitzgibbon and Lauaki

more chance of me winning the lottery and i don't even buy a ticket

I read somewhere,that Long was willing to accept a pay-as-you-play deal,but also joining the coaching staff,plus all these choices in the pivots.....have we not complained about a lack of quality cover in these positions?? Hudds and Saints have shown this year that plenty of choice is essential.

yes but in our case the amount cover in the halves would be at the expense of cover in the forwards. remember we have been VERY lucky this year in terms of injuries (bar Sean Long)

but the squad is far from finalised for nest year mate!!! much to happen yet

Get back to work monkey shoes, you slacker. Oh and by the way - is that a picture of a young Mr Agar you have as your avatar? He looks a bit like Frank Gambale to me.

Only way I would keep Long is as a coach. We already have Horne, Seymour, Obst, Nicklas and Ellis for the halves plus Williams and Heremaia if really needed.

I can't see Ellis accepting that he will be 25 before he gets a regular shot.

spot on we really need to sign at leaste 1 forward for next year if both lauaki and fitz go, long cant prove his fitness because hes always injured. i would love longy stay as a coach but cant see it when he could most probs get the same kind of job back at saints or a team nearer to home. as for pay as you play im not sure at all how that works on the slary cap ?

When would you play long on a PAYP deal? When seymour, ellis and obst were injured? Waste of time