I can see Abdul spelling Houghton as he would be a more versatile option on the bench with three other forwards.

A few of you have put Abdull on the bench, so where would you expect him to play off the bench, if Price and Westy the full 80?

Question. Is our squad looking stronger than the one Radford started 2014 with? The one with Horne and Miller having the 6 and 7 shirts. Tuson starting at 12. Jason Crookes starting winger. Pitts, Whiting and Arundel key bench players, as opposed to Sika Manu and Ellis?

Obviously I'm being selective, but to me the squad overall looks stronger than the one announced with 2014 squad numbers, with the key exception of Heremaia not being replaced. Pretty excited to see how this squad goes.

I think next seasons squad looks on paper to be the strongest we've had for a long time, If we can get the ball wide and fast (& often) we will do some damage.

Exactly. The ingredients are there in terms of a powerful pack with multiple players who can bend the line, bust tackles and seek the offload. If we can improve our support play and maximise Sneyd's effectiveness it could be exciting.

Agreed.

My only worry is that we have no issue getting down the park now, this season. Our pack is stronger next so this will be a given. Just hoping we don't see the same failures and near misses we have had this season. Time will tell. Couple of exciting young backs will help and Lineham / Yeamon (ok will probably get a more sparing role) Rankin are not massive losses IMO.
I hope that Radford succeeds next year with this team.

I expect too see Lancaster and Reece Dean to go out on load or dual reg from what I've been told.

wonder if HTW will realise his potential

When u put it like that it looks good for next year. Not 1 of them players would make my best 17 next year,whiting the nearest. Some of them are lower division now so shows how bad some of the recruitment was prior.

Miles better squad.

Overall, I definitely agree. A couple of obvious gaps, but recruitment has been much improved under Motu Tony and Radford.

I bet Howes is feeling the famine after the feast he had under Bomber and Uncle Peter.

Without a doubt.

I expect the squad for 2016 will be very similar to the one for 2017 so lets hope this squad really does the business next year

Not so sure. price and ellis off contract end of next season so plenty of cap available