No names on the aussies (naturally). My one concern is that only the Aussie papers seem to to think that Orford isn't coming back for preseason with us. He would be the obvious one to let go if he has expressed an interest in leaving but has been told only if we can get a replacement of similar quality. The rest of the rumours are all a bit of a house of cards - if it all happens perfectly then we would have a good team for next year, unfortunately the best laid plans etc...

Which naturally means signing an average british player who whilst possibly offering an improvement of on what we have in those position (although we DO NOT need a full back) will not make up for the loss of Menzies.

Atm, players we have contracted for next season are:

Full-back: Kearney, Halley, Platt, Finigan

Wing: Halley, Finigan

Centre: Platt, Sykes, Wardle, Crookes

Stand-off: Sykes, Kearney, Addy

Scrum-half: Orford, Southernwood, Kearney

Prop: Lynch, Scruton, Hall, Sculthorpe (for now), G Burgess, T Burgess

Back row: Langley, Hall, Whitehead, Donaldson, Olbison, Andy Tate

Hooker : L'Estrange, Godwin, O'Brien

OOC (but not signed elsewhere yet) : Kopzcak, Crossley, Sheriffe, Reardon, Menzies & Worrincy

I think it's clear that (depending on who resigns) Stand-off, centre, winger, prop are the positions we need to strengthen (in that order)

Personally i'd keep one of Sheriffe or Reardon (whichever will be best value for money), and one or both of Kopzcak & Crossley (as they're both young for props)

It will be an interesting off season as Potter will have the (reportedly) 200k we were under the cap in 2010 plus the wages of Nero, Menzies, Worrincy and possibly Kopzcak, Crossley, Reardon & Sheriffe to work with.

We'll be doing alot of guessing until we've filled our quota spot and got a few more players in.

So looking at the Players we already have for next season and some of the stronger rumored players that Potter will be most definitely looking at i could see the team maybe lining up like this -

FB - Halley / Kearney
W - Finigan / K.Pryce
C - Platt / Chev Walker
C - Sykes
W - Halley / Meli
SO - Kearny / Pryce ( doubtful in my eyes )
SH - Orford
P - Scruton
HK - L'strange
P - Lynch
SR - Flannery / Elima
SR - Whitehead / Donaldson ( I like both of these players so still not sure who to pick! )
LF - Langley

Squad
Addy
Hall
Godwin
Sculthorpe
Olbison
Tom and George Burgess
Tate
O Brian
Wardle
Crookes

Would that team be good enough for next season and are there any positions that could be strengthen by any more new signings?

Why not just say well we could be lining up

1 Greenshields
2 Pelo
3 Meli
4 Reddy
5 Pryce
6 Pryce
7 Orford
8 Fielden
9
10 Sculthorpe
11 Elima
12 Menzies
13 Flannery

Left the 9 blank as that seems to be the only position we haven't heard rumours about. Wouldn't suprise me if we don't see any of the above in a Northern shirt next year.

L'Estrange is staying

Jason Demitriou is on Radio Leeds

He would probably do a steady job as long as he is not o/s counted

Potter is going to have a big job persuading players to come to Odsal next year, or a big contract based on tonights performance and previous ones for that!!

Interesting Hall has been left out for Saints game

If he has been carrying an injury all year then would suspect he should be in better shape for having a week off

Does this mean he has been dropped and is this an indication for next year!!

Micheal Croker latest rumour from South Sydney, not sure about him getting a visa though.

flannery close to new deal at saints,,either 2 years or 1 year with 1 year option,,sorry

to be honest thought wed struggle to sign flannery but think meli might be at bulls next season

I never thought for one minute we'd be after Flannery. Letting menzies go to sign him just made absolutely no sense to me.

I still have my fingers crossed for Clint Greenshields

Please please please let this be true.

Not a rummour but based on the boards comments at the forum, former homegrown players must be attracting Potters attention,so ........

Thought Brett Ferres looked quite good in a well beaten team tonight. Strong, good hands with a good step for the break that should have put Ryan Hudson (boo) through

The latest one I've heard is Ryan Bailey and Carl Ablett, with Scruton going the other way. That's from a friend of a friend who works at the club, so I don't know how reliable it is.

I hope to god this isn't true. I'd have to seriously question next years season ticket if we signed Bailey. I have no time for dirty players and he is the dirtiest around.

Quote ="beefy1"The latest one I've heard is Ryan Bailey and Carl Ablett, with Scruton going the other way. That's from a friend of a friend who works at the club, so I don't know how reliable it is. I hope to god this isn't true. I'd have to seriously question next years season ticket if we signed Bailey. I have no time for dirty players and he is the dirtiest around.'" Try reading the T & A sometimes www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... lls_fight/

Quote ="beefy1"The latest one I've heard is Ryan Bailey and Carl Ablett, with Scruton going the other way. That's from a friend of a friend who works at the club, so I don't know how reliable it is. I hope to god this isn't true. I'd have to seriously question next years season ticket if we signed Bailey. I have no time for dirty players and he is the dirtiest around.'" Try reading the T & A sometimes www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... lls_fight/

I've read that actually. I am sorry. I thought that this was a thread about transfer rumours. My mistake.

Bailey & Ablett would improve our team, but Leeds would not want to lose them both (they've both signed new deals recently iirc) and Scruton wants to stay here.


One rumour i'm praying is true is the one I heard about Joel Reddy. I heard it from a pretty unreliable source (A leeds fan), but from what I hear from people with MSK & the NRL forum, he would be an excellent signing.

Lets hope we get Fielden & Pryce (both) back.

Fielden showed he isn't a softcock, and even though a couple of errors he had a good game.

Apparently reardon has left the club to go to salford. He was given a new contract at bulls but then they retracted it and offered him another on reduced terms so he has taken his bat and ball home and walked out

Good. For the time they were on the field together i thought Crookes and Finnigan looked pretty good on the left side.

Don't let the door hit him in the @rse on the way out.

Been a waste of space in a Bulls shirt this year, so I couldn't care less if he's gone.

To be honest, I was on record as saying I thought he would be a very astute signing.

Got that one badly wrong, didn't I? Sounds like he may have taken his bat home (something he has previous for), but I'd like to hear the whole tale about why he's been so ineffectual except in the odd game - his side in particular.

I dont recall Reardon ever taking his 'bat & ball home'