anyone else get the feeling Houghton might move on?

do you mean at the end of next year?

either, he isn't going to hang around if he's not first choice hooker, is he?

I cannot for the life of me understand why we signed another hooker.

I must agree - especially as he is likely to be first choice. Perhaps a youngster as back-up.

I would like to keep Phelps(if quota was available) and put him on the wing and he can cover McKinnon at fullback too. Release Gleeson,Sharp and Obst or hope they can get another club so we would not have to pay them off.

Heard a rumour months ago that Fitz was taking him back to the Roosters with him.

Good luck if true which I don't it will be but don't think he is anywhere near ready for Nrl yet

if it's true then good luck to him, but I don't think he's at NRL standard just yet, havnig said that, best place to develop to the standard would be in and around an NRL club.

Didn't Danny rubbish that himself at the time?

Think he did, yes.

If he was used similarly to how he was when coming through here he could develop into something very special.

I hope, if it's true, which for all the world I don't think it is, that we've agreed a release with first options on taking him back if he returns to SL.

I don't think its true either, just remembered something I'd heard when you brought up him possibly leaving.
Not sure you can make them sort of deals though, only a gentlemans agreement with Danny himself.

Wasnt it a deal like that which got Bradford into so much trouble with Iyestin Harris?

Houghton will become a much better player next year,when he is spelled with Heremaia,rather than playing the full 80 week in week out.