Given that Sia is the only Saints player up for discussion in terms of opening a spot in our non-federation players, then so long as the beating has not put him off I reckon Saints would want to offer a good long deal maybe 4 years, maybe 3.

When you look at our pack that means our front row will not improve this year or next, unless we can prize a British player away from another club, however there is another way of doing it.

2nd rowers can move up to the front row, peacock being the prime example. Sia could bulk up our front row next year, which would leave us with a 2nd row spot absent. I can think of one 2nd rower who is available. Ellis!!!!

It's not the ideal solution to our lack of prop power, but unless Lance,Perry or La franki get home sick (TP is our best frontrower), then we cannot buy in from the NRL. There are british front rowers who maybe up for contract, but would that be better than buying Ellis and pushing Sia into a role he is pretty much already doing for us.

I think he'd go very well in the NRL. I'd imagine Hull would be very disappointed to lose him though

I've said for a while Sia is prop in the making, I think he'd be a top quality prop.

And yes we need to get him a new contract offered!

This. And balls to Perry!

I know Wigan made a enquiry about Tom Briscoe last year with the money from Joel tomkins.

I've heard talk of Watkins and hall being linked with number if clubs.

Hall must be a prime target for NRL clubs. Really impressed against the Aussies whenever he has played.

i thought he recently signed a long term deal with leeds?

He did yep. My thought was Josh Charnley.

Their also throwing money at Jack Reed.

So I've heard and I'd put money in him being there as carmonts replacement.

That would be a good signing for us if it comes off.

I think he's contracted till 2013 and wouldn't guess Brisbane would release him, even if they would why would he leave?

He has a real chance of becoming the Broncos gun centre when Hodges gives it up.

I really can't see any NRL player that has that much potential wasting his time and costing himself money by moving to Super League. If Wigan could even compete with the NRL it would show they are up to their old tricks again.

Reed wants a new contract at brisbane and he will absolutely get one, Wigan can throw as much money as they want but he won't move back to the UK especially when the lovers are all over him in the NRL.

Cherry Evans likewise won't move to the UK, i do think on current form he is head and shoulders above Sandow who is on quite a ridiculous wedge. He would be a tremendous signing but come on guys put your heads on the right way!

As for a player in negotiation with the NRL from this side i wouldn't be surprised if it was Atkins, he is a top player with the aggression needed to play in the NRL plus he is fast and has good hands. I would have him in our side anyway of the week. Tomkins has it cushty over at Wigan and he is the only one out of their team who could make an impact in the NRL, O Loughlin wouldn't do much due to age and depth that teams have in back rowers. Robes signed a new deal and Myler etc simply aren't good enough.

wouldnt be surprised if westwood was attracting NRL attention. Hes playing on the wrong side of the pennines

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Hargreaves would be a good signing for us if the roosters don't offer him a new deal. He's big and rough.

Right we've got Lance, Lomax, Wheeler and Gaskell therefore I'm not interested in Cherry. We've had great success with all-British half backs and I'm happy to see us give the opportunity to our own home-grown products rather than go after him. It would be madness to ditch on those three future stars just because somebody has fluttered their eyelashes at us from across the bar.

I think it would smack again of a lack of ambition. Carmont is quite probably the greatest overseas player to pull on your shirt so I'm not sure that signing a current England international would compensate for his loss. Realistically, if you want to come close to replacing Carmont you're talking of Inglis or someone like Meninga at his peak, perhaps even another Gene Miles. It's a thankless task replacing your journeyman but I'm sure there's somebody out there who could do as good a job if you look hard enough.

As much as you joke Carmont has been exceptional for Wigan and he'll be very tough to replace.

It will take a player earning a higher wage as well to get somebody of a similar standard. He's been a steal of a signing!

Thats if warrington decide they dont want him first

He's not old enough for Warrington.

Oh Rogues

Chumming up with the old enemy, eh?

Wasn't it a Warrington youngster that caused your team a pile of problems last week. What do the numbers 37-36 mean to you?

If we have money to spend we need to throw it at 2 big props, a centre and a half back.