Like pretty much all the other options you mention, so why is the contract suddenly an issue?

Indeed. It strikes me that it takes considerable chutzpah even to mention two thirds of that list as [ipossible[/i targets. [size=50While most of the other third would scarcely be an improvement on Kearney / L'Estrange / Addy / Southernwood[/size

I'll refer you all to my post two weeks ago, it's Robinson

Murphy's article is a classic softening up of the fans, probably sanctioned and maybe even requested by the club!

We ain't seeing Matt Orford in RAB again

It was him that approached the bulls about leaving. So I doubt he's that miffed

I just meant he's only recently signed that deal, so is unlikely to consider leaving.

Equally I doubt any of Burrow, Eastmond, Robinson, Brough, Leuluai etc will want to leave their clubs to join us, but we can hope!

New one on me, my recollection was that it was Deacon who wanted take the coaching role at Wigan.

Thomas Leuluai is a quality player, would love him here if Orford does'nt comeback, cant see Wigan letting him go, even with Finch, Deacon and Tomkins. Not sure about Luke Robinson, i dont really rate him.

Apparently Preston Campbell from the Titans is considering retiring

Wonder if we are in negotiations with him to possibly have 1 season in England, or possibly Trent Barrett, Brett Kimmorley on the same basis

IF Orford does want to go home we all seem to be saying we need an adequate replacement and there arent many about other than these three

Think Barrett will be hard to convince as he was homesick in Wigan!!

Although a few months ago I was against the signing of someone in the mould of Noddy, perhaps we will have to go down that route given the lack of options. I expect all of the above candidates would do a very good job at the Bulls despite being past their best. If Cain is being groomed to lead the team someday, I'd rather he was learning his trade from someone who has been there and been one of the best. Only thing that troubles me, is that we may end up with another homesick halfback. I hope whoever we bring in is 100% committed and has fully considered what they're signing up for!

money talks as they say. Although personally I'd prefer us to bring a young unknown half over who we can build around if we go down that route.

How awesome would it be if, on the night of the pledge announcement, Matt Orford came trotting out of the tunnel in his full kit to read out the final pledge total

We have been in talks with one of the above, wether it leads to him signing is another matter..But i'll keep my ear to the ground.

well the only ones on that list id say were realistic targets are robinson and leuluai. one off posters with best track records re signings said we werent talking to robbo last week which leaves tommy. interesting if true.

Nope..

I bet Leuluai is desperate to get away from the best team in SL.

It's not LeuLuai or Robinson.

Brough, Burrow and Eastmond are all unrealistic targets, but hey, we might be setting our sights high!

eastmond is seen as long term succesor to long at sts so cant see them letting him go (pryce would be more likely tbh). Burrow signed a 5 yr deal with leeds last year Iirc and they dont have an obvious successor coming through ranks at moment. Huddersfield too so long getting brough cant see them letting them go after a few months (unless theres off field issues we dont know about). So cant see it being any of those either. the most likely out of the 5 would be robinson but if so they've managed to keep it very quiet.

Although we did have a poster on who claimed (with some authority) that we had approached Hudds about Robinson.

Maybe, but I can safely say there wasn't an ounce of truth in it.

He doesn't play for Leeds.

So we are looking to sign Kylie Leuluai to play at 7???!!!!

It gets worse!!

What are you on about?

No sh it Sherlock.

Don't be so daft, he clearly didn't mean Kylie at Leeds!


He's under contract. He meant Phil at Salford.