Now the season is over might as well start a rumours thread listening to humberside today nick pinkney reckoned Blair was leaving (hope he's wrong) and we're signing Scarsbrook

I heard that Phil Clarke invented a new team called the Dragalans, I had to play it 3 times before I could stop laughing at the tard.

What ever Phil Clark says he is boring But watching Widnes V Cats was worse I think it was the worse game on TV this season

Should be a fascinating recruitment round. Even with the known/assumed departures, we have decent depth. So it should be about adding quality and power IMO. Easier said than done, of course.

I hope the club is aiming higher than 'just' making the top 8, for all that I'd take that now. I really want us to have a team that can go out and play aggressively to seize control of games, rather than have to be brave to contain the opposition. 80 minute performances are hard to achieve, especially week-in, week out. I'd love to see a Rovers team that can win playing below their best (as they often did this year, in the Championship), and that doesn't regularly blow games in a 10 minute bad spell. So players who can play a bit of smash mouth football would be welcome.

Well sheens said after the game we're going to have to add a bit of size in the forwards something we've needed for about 5 seasons really

This the problem for you guys, you will no doubt have some quality but looking for a full team that comptes and has the forward power will be hard for next year. For me its about small steps, avoid the mpg secure your SL spot should be first, if you do that early doors then better players will be available. Looking round now a lot of players are snapped up next thing will be over inflated contracts etc. Good luck but keep things in perspective. Since Chester left you and came to us we have slowly been building a competative team that has great attack from all over the field. In addition the squad is more settled previously our players were into and out of the club more than the fans clicked the turnstyles.

Rovers won't pay over inflated contracts anymore, think the club have learnt not to do this the hard way. Certainly with our current management, we have as good chance as any to recruit decent players for what they're worth.

I wonder if the experts will predict you to finish bottom next season as they usually do for some reason

For me, there's something to be said for a bold statement of intent and continuing to build momentum. Part of the reason I think we started paying over the odds for players was that we decided to enter a period of 'transition' when Morgan left. Sadly it became a bit of a cycle of stagnation. Players wanted more to come to a team that wasn't expecting to achieve much on the pitch for the next 2 or 3 years, I strongly suspect. And they were likely players more motivated by money than by winning.

Steps too small, and an excess of patience risk seeing us stall again IMO.

As with all things, there's a balance to be struck and I imagine it has been a tough year for us financially, despite the excellent support from the fans. But the chairman sounded a fairly ambitious note after the Widnes game, I thought.

The biggest issue to address next season is the balance of squad depth over spending ability.
Ever season the teams in the bottom 4 are the ones who have had the worst injury crisis. Leeds last year against this been a good example. Or us with no half backs last term.
This year Leigh, Cats and Widnes have played for large parts of the season with " bare bones" squads.
We all want quality, but some sacrifice to quantity as to be made.
Super League is brutal on players bodies, lower limb and shoulder injuries are now expected rather than bad luck, plus the head injury rule (totally needed).
So a 36 + size squad is a must to have any hope of top 8.with good cover for all positions. In short we need that A team

Seriously.....This season we (Widnes) have been utter kak, I've seen some utter garbage this year, without a doubt the worst game I've ever had the displeasure of watching was our game at your gaff. Utterly terrible, but as you won I'm sure you'll quickly forget that, likewise me forgetting yesterdays 'game'. Winning was all that mattered, both of us managed it, I'll be seeing KR is SL next year.

A TEAM YES and the sooner the better last time we had a A team I used to love going to see players who were knocking on the door and when we played hulls A team a lot of time they was more then 2000 fans watching (good old days ) and that when we had a another players playing just to see if they was any good

Can't disagree with anything there pal, although Widnes appear blessed, "promoted" to SL when finishing 5th in the Championship, and now surviving a last-place finish.

Who do you fancy to come through next weekend?

You've had an awful season and just getting out of it alive is a massive achievement.

That game was a terrible spectacle, Battle Of The Shittest, fo sho.

Mitch Clark to Cas.