I agree about been weaker in every position. I just can't think what they see in Crookes?

How many times have you seen him play?

Best wishes to Wade and his family for the future. I know what it's like to be somewhere you don't want to be.
Can't say I was wowed by his performances though - made some costly basic errors imo.
Onwards & upwards!!

How many times has anyone seen him play?

I imagine Gentle and McRae have seen tapes of all his appearances.

Just seems people on here are quick to write players off, we can't always sign internationals.

Disappointed but his family come first, being a pleasure watching a quality f/back for a while.
Appears we have some serious money to spend, interesting times.

No, but I do have concerns over the signing of a player who is being kept out of bradford's team by karl pryce and shaun ainscough

Best wishes to Wade etc. We need to sign someone better than Kearney to fill his boots Imo.

NRL fullbacks out of contract next season;

Marmin Barba, Matt Bowen, Nathan Gardner, Dale Copley, Kevin Locke, Peter Mata'utia, Jake Mullaney, James Roberts, David Simmons, Fetuli Talanoa, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

Bowen, Gardner and Locke are the obvious choices there. No chance in Locke coming, very much doubt Gardner although would be a good signing and Bowen? Was linked with a move for this season but can't see it again.

The Count has been rumoured to be signing for Leeds and with Catalans after Webb, who knows?

21 times at SL level if anyones watched all his games, with 6 tries (5 this year), 3 in one game (V rovers)

All very well but if no one wants to come here or stay here it's not really worth it. Have to say I'm sort of with Standee on this. Very disappointed

Of course they will, we were told the agents were knocking the door down when we signed G.Ellis

The disappointment for me is that this year was supposed to be the 'transition' year where we bed in the new signings and next year was the top4 challenge.

now it seems next year will be yet another set of new players, and that season where we all sit back, relax and watch some good rugby seems even further away.

That said I have faith in Gentle/Pearson/McRae's abilities to pull a good squad together.

Sorry to see him go. I often thought he was'nt as good as he thought he was but maybe that was just self confidence. It was good to have specialist full back definatly made a difference in attack

I think Pearson, McRae and Gentle have all made it individually clear that the squad wasn't what they wanted and there would be changes this year. It's just that the Manu news has broken mid-season and Wade has unfortunately left mid-season instead of at the end. A pain, but not the greatest hurdle to overcome.