We need to clear the decks for next year and give Brown a chance to shape the squad how he wants. We need to start making the calls on players that we dont want to renew, if some of them are playing for a RL future they might even buck up!



For me



Wello - retire

Gardner - release

Meli - release

TP - release

Perry - release

Hiho - try desperately to sell to the NRL

Gaskell - release

Howarth - dont care

Laffranchi - release



We then need to sign up the clubs future by giving long term deals to Walmsley and Percival for starters - 2 outstanding talents who will be hunted by the NRL and other Superleague clubs in the near future. If we make the calls to let people go we will know exactly what we have to spend and we can start the recruitment process as early as possible. For all the doom and gloom (me being part of that) I feel we have some very talented players still but we need to recruit wisely to get back in the hunt for trophies.

I would release Gaskell, he was hardly given a chance this season. 3 games then out on his ear? Hohaia's had a season and a half, Perry's had 2 and a half seasons!

For me, get rid of Wellens, Gardner, Meli, Hohaia, Perry, Laffranchi, Clough, Howarth. Puletua will probably be leaving anyway, but I'd give him another year if he'd stay.

Laffranchi supposedly signing a new deal. Same for LMS and Flanagan.

Forgot Laffranchi but I'd agree he needs to go too , square peg and round hole. Hiho is terrible anywhere but fullback and we have Lomax with Makinson as cover so dont need his large wage holding us back.



Clough is cheap and a good squad player for me

I like Flanagan and LMS I suspect would be ok coming off the bench as an impact prop if we had some real muscle to back him up. Laffranchi signing a deal would be utterly terrible news, we could pick up a championship prop on 1/3 of his salary who would be at least as effective in the front row

If Laffranchi plays second row, I think he'll be a decent player. If he's going to continue playing prop, on the other hand, he has to go.

Could be thinking of playing Frankie in the back row. We will know if we sign some big props, which is the type of prop Brown likes (

and I do as well).

If Amor and Paea come in, is as rumoured, Laffranchi could make move to the back row.

Please don't tease me!!!!!!!!!!!!

1st May is when we can start talking to SL players, hopefully we'll crack on with the recruiting.

It's only fair we tell players who arnt getting deals asap.

sums up the total lack of ambition at the club these days.

id give tp a new deal but your probably right he will leave anyway. you need to get harry houdini in to shift hohaia though.

Can't believe Hohaia's got another 2 years after this. Those idea was it to give him a 4 year deal!?