Louis Johnson, good shout. Only young as well

His brother Joe is a very similar player and is sat in the stands at Saints.

I'd take a punt on George Lawler at Rovers. Always impressed me and can play anywhere in the forwards. He's served a long apprenticeship in a struggling side and is now ready to step up to play for a big club. Thoughts anyone?

Rovers won't let him go surely?

I wanted us to make a play for him when Rovers went down. Good player, but do we need him now we have Cator?

Was it Joe that started at Wakey and was touted as future international?

Rovers will struggle to keep him if the lad has any ambition.

Cator has played approx the same number of senior games (albeit quite a lot for Leigh) as Lawler but is 3 years younger. I think Lawler is OOC next season. If Rovers continue their run rate of 3 SL wins every 558 days maybe he'll be looking for an out.

Yeah, I think we picked them both up through playing at Wakefield college, Joe arguably looked the better of the two 3/4 years ago and he certainly looked a different level whilst at York, hence Saints signing him. I cant understand why he hasn't got a chance but I guess James Bentley has took his chances really well in that side, but Joe needs to be playing SL week in week out as James will be next season. Both remind me of a young Gaz Ellis when he first moved into the second row at Wakefield.

"Both remind me of a young Gaz Ellis"

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He’s a former West Hull junior Marcus, good player, very versatile, Lawler, Cator, Lane, has the makings of a future back three, with no homesick or travel problems, the beginnings of the new club Hull, get in.

We have no non fed places left, doesnt matter how many years they have been here or if they have a British passport, its where they played their academy rugby. So any signings will have to be federation players.

Saints don’t believe his long term position is the backrow and are retraining him as a ball handling/ athletic prop (which is where he played most of the game time he got post lockdown, including the Salford game which was his best game for us/ first time he really played that role). He’s in contention for our fourth prop spot next year, albeit with stiff competition from Amor, LMS and Norman who we have just signed from London.

Between Thompson (of the Joel variety), Bentley and Mata’utia, and a whole host of kids coming through for Saints in the backrow (Wingfield and Forster both made their debuts this year, and Royle is really highly rated and got a squad number for the first time, being the only u19 regular to do so) it’s unlikely Batchelor will see any time there next year (at the moment).

Will Shall count on the cap next year?

I'm sure Wire got dispensation when Brown was injured longterm, pretty sure the same with Gale at Cas.