To be fair, as good as Josh Hodgson is, he's not superstar status, and probably not in the top 4 hookers in SL. You should be able to recruit someone almost as good, or at least with the potential to become as good.

Burns and Dobson have shown that you only really need one quality playmaker with one adequate supporting half, so as long as your replacement for Burns can do the job, you should be right. This is the hardest type of signing to make though obviously.

In Dixon and Sio you've signed 2 very exciting outside backs, something you've not had for ages. With a decent halfback, you should be better next season than this one.

The thing with Hodgson is, you know what you are going to get week in week out. 100 % commitment in everything he does. That is the difficulty in replacing him I think. We may sign a better hooker, but we are going to miss his energy and commitment.

I say that Hodgson is just behind Clark and Roby in the best hookers this year. Burns one of the best halfs this year, your two best players and really hard to replace, it would be like us losing Shaul and Westerman.

You are going to have one hell of a job replacing these two, the NRL is your best bet, that's why I find it strange you has used to overseas spots on wingers.

Have you come over here to avoid standee too? lol

I concur that on form Hodgson has been top three this season, but I still don't think he's top four overall on ability.

Rovers have a good pack, and I think if they get a decent half that can pull in defenders and spray the ball wide - those quota threequarters won't be a waste at all. Mantellato isn't particularly inspiring, but a high percentage goalkicker can be invaluable, as we've learned to our cost earlier on this season. Sio is class, and should be class on the wing, in the centres or even at fullback. I presume he'll play centre or fullback with the other two wingers signed.

A new 1, 6 and 9 and a debatable 7. It doesn't bode well does it. Add this to the question marks over the coaching position and we are staring a relegation battle in the face unless we sign some real quality in those positions.

I was chatting to a journo mate at Odsal yesterday and he said Todd Carney was a rumour going round for you guys. Is that one old news?

Oh and £90k for Burns.

Burns is a huge loss to us,guys like him who give 100% are priceless.So much passion and will to win is virtually impossible to replace,just watching penrith v cowboys,jamie soward would be a decent shot,had a terrific game.Just looked contracted till 2017,so forget that.

If we were to sign Carney then it would show that we never learned a thing from the Mason episode. One to avoid I think.

Is there a possibility of hohia coming the other way?

Can't see anyway carney would get a visa even if he did the thought of him on a night out, and he would go out even if we stated he couldn't, in somewhere like pozition fills me with dread. Would love to see him playing for us as long as we could put him back in a locked room after every game

Raggytash I fail to see 4 between 9s than Hodgson Clark and roby I would say are better overall but only Clark this season has been better IMO

Better

An on form Carney would easily be the best player in the league, however given he is used to earning over £6000 a week and Rovers would not offer Burns or Hodgson money to stay i would think this kills any deal dead, nevermind the other issues...

Many of the best and exciting players are clearly not Mr Sensible off the pitch but it does not preclude them from been great players, Gavin Miller, Dave Watson, Bishop , Stanley etc etc just to name some at Rovers...Mr Costigan is known to like a drink or three...

The game is getting sterile enough as it is without saying you do not want the best players unless they change their personality...if a coach makes a decision to sign someone its up to him to manage that person...preferably without interference from above...

Didn't hudds try to sign Carney a few seasons ago and couldn't get a visa

There is a massive gulf between liking a few beers and fannying about in clubs, battered and suppin your own pi$$ whilst capturing said act for posterity.

Paul Fletcher has hinted on Twitter than Miller will replace Burns, I did mention it on here a couple of weeks ago that this might happening, thoughts?