They were looking at Scott Dureau but unsure if Catalans tied him into a new deal?.

There's 2 scrum halves there. Robson can play Stand Off but he can also play hooker, Jamie Ellis is a scrum half.

Chase is staying, the only players leaving are the ones out of contract.

If Robson & Ellis are signed, Ellis will be a backup - you need depth to compete.

Seems your mate Dicky has been telling you porkies.HTH

False.

Chase was asked a question by the media and answered it the same way 99% of sports people do, HTH.

Gronk both you and I know the deal has already been done, his heads been turned and who can blame him?

Wheres this Weller Hauraki rumour come from?

God knows but I'd wish it would go away. Saying that, I reckon the rumour diminishes a bit if rangi departs as theyre big mates.

If GH is looking to improve the Leeds squad for next season, Hauraki is one of the likely casualties - he's gash.

Heard a little rumour that Cas have signed Sam Barlow

He always gets a few mentions does Sam Barlow, I've not seen him since SKY stopped showing the championship games but I thought he looked a handful.
That said I thought Tony Tonks did too, and that hasn't been a sparkling success has it? Maybe Shudds is the wrong club for him?

supposed to be getting another one from us

Alot of Halifax fans on their forum think it be a bad move going to Castleford, as they be taking your place in the next licence process.

offthecuff, 'Thank the LORD' that there is no relegation from the 'promised land' that is SL.
How a Widnes fan can 'poke fun' at another SL club is quite surreal, are you drunk
or is it because you've signed 'world beater' Kevin Brown for next season ??

That is a strange signing Kevin Brown!!
Back to the post re Halifax, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the RFL take action at the end of next season if either Cas or Wakey aren't heading towards a new stadium. I'm certain in order to pacify Halifax who the RFL well and truly lead up the garden path last time around, a deal hasn't been done based on one or both of us failing.

No they weren't, they were told they would advance and be judged against SL clubs, they aren't as good as any SL club so they didn't get in.

It's not the fault of the RFL the Halifax fans & chairman are too stupid to realise this...or that The Shay meets less stadium criteria than both Belle Vue and Wheldon Road, mainly because of capacity.

Why were they permitted to put in for a licence, when there was absolutely 0% chance they could compete with any SL club?
Granted the chairman at least at Halifax looked genuinely surprised, but he went very quiet very quick.
The RFL made threats and Halifax are in on it.
Mark my words!!!
If Either of us are not making progress, there be trouble!!!
If you go any deeper into denial, I shall have to assume fully has hacked your account!!

Because they met the criteria to apply for the licence. They could put in to apply for one but ultimately it is their choice to waste time and resource doing that. The RFL aren't going to deny them the opportunity.

Featherstone declined to submit one last time too because they didn't feel ready. It is the responsibility of each club.

The Shay has a capacity of 11,000 all under cover with approx 5000 seats. The ground more than meets the criteria and would beat Belle Vue and Wheldon Road in ever aspect of licence application. However, the Fax chairmen thought this alone would get the club the licence, and made himself look and idiot by going on tv and shouting about it.

it's not all about Stadium capacity. What an annoying word 'Criteria'.......

The RFL should have made it clear from the outset, that it was very, very unlikely that 2 championship clubs would be promoted but, the opposite was true.
Whether this was to try and put added pressure on Wakey and Cas, who knows, but once again the franchise system caused unnecessary bad feeling.
They should merge with the Bulls !

TBF to Halifax they will have had a very similar level of business plan and financial performance as Widnes IMO (based on such limited income from the championship (incidentally this could never compete with a SL clubs turnover, but thats another issue)) and they were nailed on.
Widnes may have had better income from say, commercial (thats a guess) but Halifax probably out performed Widnes in other areas, certainly on the pitch.
The reason Widnes came up and Halifax were light years away? A wealthy backer and a promise from the RFL to soften a previous blow, as simple as peas.
A promise and a good business plan could well be enough in a year or two too, if promises haven't been kept.

Barlow played at prop (icon_cool.gif and scored the first try for 'Fax yesterday wolloping Barrow 54-22.

I think Cas will have a big turn over of players for next year Basil will get rid off the dead wood and he will bring some quality players in, and i also think Chase will still be at Cas next year because of the influx of these new players.

Heard a rumour Millward is looking to bring in Vinnie Anderson, apparently rates him as a good ball playing second rower as well as a fantastic role model for younger players, just a rumour though, did he bring him to Saints? Could be that NZ 2nd Rower that used to play under Millward?