Not for 3rd rate clubs like yours it aint.

I can't see them being bottom 4 this year and Ellis is a great signing for them but is it at all possible for that subject to be kept on the backburner what with me having to cut more than one troll off at the knee over it.

We have to look to our kids, we need to cut the salary cap we pay until we are self sustaining, if it means mid table for a few years, so be it.

Being one who was used to travelling to Barrow, Workington etc to see us humiliated, mid table SL is a reasonable price to pay to get us on the right track financially.

Unfortunately it becomes a vicious circle, a lot of people won't want to watch an under performing team & it certainly won't encourage many new fans, although that might not be seen as a bad thing according to some of the original few.

My sentiments also, if some people are happy with mid table mediocrity then fair enough, as long as they realise that it would probably knock a couple of thousand off the gate, which in turn would mean even less finance for future expansion, plus would any young prospects realy want to play for a constant mid table club with limmited ambition.?

Not really no, but wasn't we asked WHO WE would like..
Cant really see any high profile aussies coming over here now, which is a good thing for our youngsters

Look at Andy!

How cool is he?

He has a pie as his avatar!

Andy is mint.

I like his sig.

Paea x2 next season. Byebye clinton.

Webster byebye. Replaced with a good player but who? Is quota reduced again next season? Hes surely on a fair whack so could be anyone at all that comes.

Really hope Galea is here next season but with reduced subs will he be able to play for long stints?

It wasn't reduced this one, their waiting for the exemptions to die out.

There's going to be little out there, so starting with retention. I wanted to do a 4 dimensional matrix for position, ability, attitude and quotas status but RLfans and normal Euclidean space are rubbish.

So club-trained qualified (because protectionism is the path to greater competivity, no really):
For the sake of squad depth, we need to keep at least 2 of these, IMO.
Murrell - the best cover we have or are likely to get for Green and Dobson and offers an option at 13. Enthusiastic, versatile... slow, but nobody is perfect. You know exactly what you're getting with him. I'd be happy to see him given 3 years which'd get him his testimonial, I think.
Watts - In the ETS last year, loads of ability. On the other hand, when Willie Mason calls someone a larrikin it makes you nervous. Hope and fear in equal measure, for me. Probably got to gamble - the staff who work with him will know how far. Probably the biggest and hardest call.
Lovegrove - Versatile, coming into his prime, started the season well. Keep.

Fed-trained -
Hall - I think we could do with another back in the squad, so certainly wouldn't be looking to lose a talented, if slightly flaky, fed-trained one. Unless a couple of young players kick on to a surprising extent, I'd be surprised if we didn't try to extend his deal.
Wheeldon - Under-rated IMO. But we do have a hypersufficiency of props, and he's ooc. Because Hull look to be short of props and (maybe) experienced club-trained players for 2013, he'd be a decent signing for them. If they look elsewhere (perhaps at Watts), and/or Clinton leaves and isn't replaced like-for-like, then he could stay. Otherwise, probably not, unless he finds another gear.

I'll do the non-fed and quota later.

I wouldn't be surprised to see hull go for wattsy following pearson's latest rallying call, they are targeting young established players from other clubs for next season now apparently and wattsy's old drinking partner westerman is there.

I'd like to see james green being given a long deal, I reckon with the right coaching he could well be the next taylor or cox to come through to being a first team regular

In terms of the quota, not much to be gained by Webster and Galea going, whereas McDonnell and Clinton departing would free up non-fed spots. Galea being injured is unfortunate for him, but at least it is obvious that we miss him. As with the rest, wait and see to an extent - but if we're looking to bring new players in, something has to give.