Playing a blinder for Fev tonight, a try and looks the business in defence. He back with us next year?

Good to hear. I believe he is contracted for next year.

Remember JP hailing his debut as the best he has seen. Could be one for the future for sure but lets remember Amor played 27 blinders in National League last season....suddenly he doesn't look very promising.

no he didn't.

Signing for Batley from what I can gather. He's been a good, consistent player at Featherstone this season, I would quite happily see him at the club next season. Whether he is a top Super League player is a tough call, not yet, another year in the Championship plus another 2 stone on him then maybe!

Manning looked very much like a younger version of the Gareth Ellis we had at Leeds (not the Wakey version) which is very positive news. He will go well a Leeds when the time comes.



I'd also look to sign Zak Hardacre, and then immediately loan him back to Fev for the season so he can keep improving out of the spotlight. He's another who could go a long way.

If you want to sign Zak Hardaker get your money out, he signed a 3 year deal a month or two back.



Zak Hardaker reminds me of Karl Pratt, but much better.

Don't have an issue paying for him. I'd say it would be reasonable that we pay Fev the equivalent value of the contract he has signed. He's 18 years old (according to the Sky commentary team anyway) so it's not like you have had him for years and years and have committed a lot of funds into his development.



3 year contract, must be what 30-50k? Seems like a fair deal?



btw, having seen plenty of Karl Pratt, I'm not sure I see the similarity, but I guess you have seen more of Hardacre than I have on Sky the few times Fev have been on this year.

This Karl Pratt?

Yes that Karl Pratt. Out of interest Bramley Rhino, is there a player he reminds you of?



When Karl was at Featherstone, he was a pacey, confident, weedy winger, the same as Zak is. Leeds bought him for 100k after his Eng appearance and bulked him up too quickly and it took a while for him to come through the system and never became the same player again imo.



Now if Zak was to sign for you, I think the same would happen, ideally Zak is better off completing his 3 years at the club learning his trade in the Championship and then stepping up in 2015, either as a Full Back (natural position) or Winger, in which he's scored nearly 20 tries in 13 games.



Please note Zak scored as many tries against Warrington as you did in the Final!





Zak has played a part at Featherstone Lions & I think the scholarship system (not sure on the facts of the last bit).



Seeing many players at Featherstone who have stepped up in Super League in recent years - Jamie Rooney, Richard Whiting, Tom Briscoe, Danny Kirmond etc, there is no reason why Zak cannot be another player who can step up too.



Oh and hands off!

I'd say becoming a pi$$ head hardly helped him either and if you think we bulked him up too quickly check the difference between him at Leeds and then at the Bulls!

That's not accurate mate.



He also had a long, successful, problem with gambling.