In order to rebuild with any success, whomever the new coach will be, will need as much cap space as possible to do so. (SL status permitting of course). We're in a bad place right now, and if we're at full cap - cuts will need to happen in order to rebuild/strengthen/rebalance the squad next year.

Hypothetically and real world, I'd look to move on as many of the high earning overseas lot as possible (Mantellato aside) ...

I can't imagine we're getting great value from an injured 6 & currently disinterested and injured 7. Sio may as well not be playing for the amount of ball we've moved his way this season. Looks an ever isolated and disconsolate figure out there. A penalty machine liability for what Allgood brings half the time wouldn't be missed too much in my world. Tilse, whilst he isn't this and isn't that, he's reliable but yet easily replaceable from elsewhere I'd imagine. Blair - obv I'm clearly not privy to his earnings, but we've certainly had the best return on the pitch overall. So would be last on the list to go, but if needs must.

Guess the salary comp would probably put Lunt and Larroyer in the mix too for value for cap money, but it's unlikely we could move them on, without cost. As too, would likely be the case with the others mentioned who have contracts beyond next season. But seeing as it’s all PR’s hypothetical and unlimited Rovers fantasy land ..
Out … - Campo / Sio / Blair / Kelly / Tilse / Allgood / Walker / Dixon / Shaw / Salter / Lunt / Larroyer / Horne

Is that why we've been missing a lot of goal kicks

Yes. I agree. Your posts are way down on quality and frequency Goose and appear to mirror the slump in our team's performances.

Sort yourself out. Beak up, feathers out. You're letting the side down, you Avian gormclops.

Aside from against Saints and Wigan at home last year, I cannot remember any of our current team putting in a stint of unremitting controlled and disciplined defensive and offensive intensity, effort and skill that every Widnes player put in tonight against Wigan.

Judging by that Widnes performance, it shows what can be done, but we have a long way to go to match it. A graphic example of how our fortunes have gone in opposite directions since the end of last season.

At the end I had to turn it off. Just angers me how one team can do so well and us...err..well just the opposite!
I really am chuffed for Widnes, and long may their results continue, they seem to be another Castleford this year, well coached, have a game plan, energy and good defending/attack. And all on a budget just like ours.
Just sickens me.

The thing is you say well coached but for the last 3 or 4 years Betts has been pretty much walking the sacking tight rope. Is it good coaching that just took time or has he just got lucky.