No I actually have a pretty good memory , put simply my point on Powell is that we are adding a coterie of experienced super league players to ensure we can compete next season.

I honestly think that people on here that compare sl to championship standard are making a big mistake. Full time training is such a massive boost to players fitness and team cohesion.

We have quite a few players that have been absolutely outstanding this year , they would be peripheral players in super league. Power to their elbows but to think that this squad would roll in and beat starting squads of aforementioned clubs is kidding themselves .

As regards injury free yes I accept at times we’ve had 8-10 players out, equally we’ve been playing teams that in one case could only field 15 fit players. Also when weve had forwards out we’ve been able to replace them with players that would walk into any other championship team .

I m happy that we are strengthening for next year because if we were fielding the same squad we’d probably finish second to bottom - admittedly that’s an opinion and one that can’t be tested

Matt Parcell has announced that he will be going back home to Australia at the end of the season.

Yes I read same article , at moment we have smith and Doyle only signed smith and Doyle so an area of real weakness , looking at uk players that are available I wonder if we will give hood another year

As far as I know that's always been the plan. Parcell was just fan talk.

As PT says below I think Parcell was just wishful thinking. I think it was even me many weeks back suggesting we look at him as an option to be honest.

Like you say I expect Hood will be announced soon for a year until there’s more quality on the market at 9.

I think that's exactly the right point.
We should wait for the right quality rather than panic buy for the sake of it.
Hood and Doyle will be fine for next year.

Not really sure that Hood and Doyle will be ok for next year.I know it's a project and not a one year thing but we have talked about being in the top half of the table and I see hooker as a very important component of that.I don't want to come over as moaning but I see all these top players coming in and think we are perhaps neglecting the most important position of all in todays game.Maybe there is a quota problem,a cap issue or just nobody available, or DP thinks, as does a previous poster, that Doyle is SL ready.Hope so.

As discussed I think it’s a mixture of the above.

Doyle is ready for the SL step it seems.

If Hood re-signs short term it will be because he’s the best available otherwise until 2026.

Smith may be in an out but isn’t fully ready yet (a loan spell in championship would do him well).

Kay will be cover in emergency too as will Russell.

Doyle is ready, and Powell rates him highly. I guess it depends what style you want to play, and Doyle is perfect for that tough, direct, fast line speed style that we seem to be adopting. Very similar to Hood really, but 25 years old. If he can develop a kicking game like McShane did under Powell, he could be brilliant for us for many years. If he meets his full potential as a starting hooker, and Harvey Smith his in terrorising the big middles, they'd be an awesome pairing. But most people on here seem to agree both of them are at least a year off being ready to try that.

So like PT says, who can you bring in for a year that would be any better than Hood, while sacrificing someone who's clearly a big part of the group, loads of knowledge to impart tot he others, and a point to prove back in SL? Jayden Hodgson from Hull (too inexperienced, another project), Jake Granville (quota spot, expensive, past his best), Tom Forber (another project)? And I don't know about you, but I haven't seen a hooker in the Championship as good as Hood.

Danny Levi is being offered to SL clubs from Canberra and I'd have him in heartbeat, he's a top hooker. He's good defensively and has a great attacking game, tbh I'm not sure why they're getting rid of him. He was very good in the season he played over here a few years ago for Hudds. He'd bring a new dimension to our game IMO. He's quota but he'd be great on a 2-year deal, he and Doyle would be an excellent pairing and it'd give us time to bring Smith on.

I would t be against that.

It seems like the club feel they need to strengthen the edge forwards though. There are a couple of uk options here though like Royle who could be a solid pick up.

Josh Rourke been named SL Player of the Month...bodes well for us for next year... https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ital-club/

Josh Rourke been named SL Player of the Month...bodes well for us for next year... https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ital-club/

We haven't got any quota places left though.

I thought Vagana had been off quota and we were rumoured to be chasing a forward from Aus?

Is that not the case? Or have we signed someone.

If they want a player they’ll make a quota space available one way or another.

Who are our confirmed on contract quota players next year?

Lino
Rodwell
Uelle
Atoni
Vagana
Walmsley?
Bain?

Vagana is federation trained same as Lachlan lam

So isn’t on quota

And when I was talking to rodwells agent he said we were definitely looking for another overseas back row

George King is leaving HKR https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 70x9jzlxqo

George King is leaving HKR https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 70x9jzlxqo

Quote ="phe13"George King is leaving HKR https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 70x9jzlxqo'" Rumoured for Hudds but imo would be a good signing. Be very surprised if he’s still available.

Quote ="phe13"George King is leaving HKR https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 70x9jzlxqo'" Rumoured for Hudds but imo would be a good signing. Be very surprised if he’s still available.

On what basis is he Federation trained?

I appreciate he was probably born in the UK but he probably left when his dad retired when he would have been 7 or 8. Thought the rules were more robust than that.

Maybe. I liked King when with us last time and he can play all over the pack but I'm not sure he's starting.
He does the basics really well so maybe we need one of those.

Quote ="FIL"Josh Rourke been named SL Player of the Month...bodes well for us for next year... https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ital-club/'" That's from last month mate, the point still stands though.

Quote ="FIL"Josh Rourke been named SL Player of the Month...bodes well for us for next year... https://www.totalrl.com/london-broncos- ... ital-club/'" That's from last month mate, the point still stands though.

I wonder if alegend included him in the average signings?