had a look and think it might have been either ben roberts from canterbury whose since signed for parramatta or ben rogers from newcastle who I thinks still available. Like I said not big names and probably as much of a gamble as herbert was.

I would rather take somone who is well researched and been scouted than a rushed job or big name who is past it.
personally i think bosc would be a great match leaving us a quota spot for somone but well see!

The last thing we need is another injury prone player. Bosc is quality on his day, but over the last two seasons his injury record has been shocking, to such an extent that it now seems like Catalans are giving up on him.

Whatever happened to the rumour about us signing Gale? I'm not sure he's the 'general' type of organiser we are looking for either.

Bosc's a good call but his injury is the big sticking point.If we cant find anyone else then as a stop gap for a year we could do worse.

is bosc not fit now? thought he was just disliked by robinson.
not sure gale is the answer but is he not good mates with briggs? from there time at leeds... played together in past at least.

boscs been out most of season. way catalans fans were talkinga few weeks ago it was possibly a career threatening type of injury. dont think he's that far of being passed fit though.

i wonder if there is a junior at one of clubs that cant get in that is willing to either have a year loan or come across to get game time as players in front are hard to push out.

Id take Gareth O'Brien from Warrington on loan if they want him to get SL Experience.

Yeah i like look of him- might be worth a call when is he going to be fit again had a bad injury didnt he?

If McDermott survives at Leeds, I'll bet on it being Burrow.

And Bosc.

Burrow?

I'd say, not in this world would he come to the Bulls.

i would take burrow in all honesty, think he is better than what we have and would provide that bit of zip we have been missing. Whether he would leave leeds for us is another thing but at the end of the day it seems no end of players have done it recently and money certainly talks as they say.
Not sure who else is out of contact elsewhere though i cant see Bosc being retained if catalan sign pryce, i cant imagine either of them two anywhere other than stand off. Ratchford surely will go to a bigger club (top 4) and then we are left with the clubs most likely to lose super league status which appears to be only one, wakefield, and as bad we are i wouldnt have there players given.
A lack of quality halves being available next year from Australia leaves us in a situation where we arent exactly spoilt for choice and unless we stay with the status quo then the likes of Burrow, Long, Bosc or Pryce are all we can be realisticly aiming for

The thing is, Burrow is like Pryce. Great attacking player but wouldn't give us any more leadership or direction from half back than the players we've already got at the club.

We need a general at half back. Someone like Stacey Jones or Henry Paul or even the unspeakable one.

The names being banded round do not really fill me with confidence

There simply isn't the 'on field general' we need available. As its been said already the names that are being mentioned aren't going to improve out squad massively.

Unless we have a huge stack of cash lying around we won't get the player we need. Not really sure where that leaves us to be honest which is really sad.

We have a stand off, chap called Kearney. He's really rather good

Id offer a contract to either:

Arana Taumata
Jordan Rankin
Scott Porter
Liam Foran
Ben Hunt

all OOC at end of season. Foran could be worth a punt and Rankin as a long term option partnering either Briggs and Southernwood.

Taumata has played for 7 clubs i think and is only 22. been sacked from about 5 of them.lol

I'd have said the same about Diskin this time last year.

I bet we get Shaun long!! He will have to choose between us and widnes!!

Good. He's got a better game than Marc Herbert.

Never heard of him who does he play for.

This is what frustrates me about British Rugby League in general, they are Aussies/Kiwis so they will do ?

The only decent player there is Taumata but he is has been sacked at the seven or eight clubs he has been at for poor behaviour.

Yes he is, though his best spot is full back. What he isn't though, or at least what he hasn't shown to be yet, is an organiser who can move the side round the field. At least we don't have any 'external' problems this time round, like the one with Orford last year, and the coach can decide who he wants to bring in. I'm assuming he's as underwhelmed with the halves, in general, as we have all been, so I expect someone in and someone out to be honest.

stop all the guessing Bulls have signed Luke Gale from Quins 100%.

It is not so much the guessing as the blind hopefull wishing for better or more established (just not as much as sean long)