All good points, although I think it McManus said in preseason that we had room under the cap for one more if need be, but that he was happy with the squad. Lets say conservatively that the space left is Moore sized . Then Long & Gilmour are confirmed as leaving, whilst Soliola is coming in. That leaves us with a decent sized chunk even before Cayless situation is clarified. Some of that will be used for improved contracts for our younger players perhaps.

I imagine (or guess) the previous info coming out of the club, saying we are looking for a bargain player is prior to the future of Cayless being resolved.

So maybe 1 value player will come in, and if Cayless leaves a like for like replacement. He must be on a good sized contract.

I see the likes of Rahuahui, Thackary, King and Haggerty are all free agents now. All are better than Hargreaves, Emitt and Frodsham.

Any chance of any of them signing? Or is the 'bargain signing' a smoke screen for the huge signing we've got planned?

Anyone who takes Thackray or King on needs their head examining.
Rahuahui is 36, Haggerty maybe.

Agreed.

Thackray is gash and a t stirrer. Rauhihi is over the hill and spends his time sitting in the stands.

Frodsham has the potential to be far better than either player.

Like Haggerty and he has the bonus of being a Sintelliner.

Maybe Saints are also ditching the offshore accounts that allowed them to get more bang for their buck for certain player salaries? There's been tax inspectors crawling all over this practice for some time and you can bet it won't be allowed in future. Clubs will have to start covering themselves and I reckon Saints will be one of them.

Potential doesn't win trophies though. We need some bodies in the squad.

Imagine the consequences of an extended lay off for Jammer? Horrific.