Perhaps it would be better for the side if we had other options when he IS out there....

Ellis came in well. Hope he can stay in and take more of control. Brough is class and will always do to lions share but if we are to be the best we can we need Ellis to keep the opposition guessing! More options means there is more to defend against!

From BBC Manchester :-

The soap opera that is Salford City Red Devils continues....
Funny they haven't made any massive signings this year- word is out

Waiting to see which league their in maybe?

The koukash empire is crumbling round his ears. Rumours of unpaid bills, several players cancelling contracts, a head coach off on "sick leave" (he's sick of the job and wants to leave?) and not a sniff of a marquee signing....

he had a winner at newmarket lastnight though with the horses , called steve prescott

linked with fages today in the manchester evening news

we have to replace brough at some point?
robinson will be retiring after next season too?
forward planning...

salford are wanting money though and cant say davy doing that

watch this space!

Salford are wanting money for this season as he's put in a transfer request- but he's a free agent next season.

Knowing the journalist in question, this thread may be the source of the rumour?

A friend in Perpignan has confirmed Theo Fages has signed for 2016 & is a done deal, too complicated for this season though never say never......

would be just the sort of signing we need. But i will wait to see it announced before going overboard/ He has been heavily linked with Leeds.

Seems an odd signing to me, we've signed hinchcliffe to play at 9, if fages comes in at 7 that leaves Kyle wood, Ellis, Robbo and leeming to fight it out for two 15 min slots at replacement hooker.....

Plus we're rumoured to be interested in Adam Milner at Cas.

Hinchcliffe is a direct replacement for Bailey.

Fages could play at full back as well as cover at half back.

Grix is our fullback

I hope not- he's talking like he wants the 9 slot, the club are talking like he's a 9- if he doesn't get it we might have an unhappy Aussie not playing well or at all, a la ODonnell

One of the reasons Hinchcliffe is leaving Melbourne is because he wants to play at 9 and for obvious reasons can't get that slot at Melbourne.

I can't remember where, but I remember PA referring to him as a hooker for next year.

Folk have been moaning that we have not bought a decent 7 for a decade and then when there's talk that we are signing the best best available one out there there's a bit of grumbling.

For me it's simple IF we did sign him.

Brough and Fages at HB with Ellis on the bench to cover HB and hooker. Hinchcliffe at 9. Wood and Robbo to go or settle for a place as a squad player.

Kruise to stay and when his contract is up for renewal 2018 Hinchcliffe will be probably going and hopefully Kruise will have learnt his trade.

All a big if at the moment though!

Rumour in Leeds that Fages is signing for the Rhinos ?

Fages???? bull cookies.

Kruise to stay? Why would he, he's started to get regular game time recently- in your scenario he's dropped down to 5th choice hooker and little chance of getting anywhere near the field!!! If he'd any sense he would be on to his agent and looking to go.
Wood is a handy player to have as a squad player, good ethic, and won't be earning much. Robbo and Ellis are commanding too big a wage to be sat in the stands most weeks.
If we hadn't signed Ellis last year, or given Robbo a big extension then maybe it would work.
More than likely fages agent has approached us and that's where the rumour has started.

he's from Perpignan isn't he?
he might like to go back there and possibly play for les dragons??

Know nothing about the Fages rumours but I do know that Hinchcliffe is coming to play at 9 and help develop Kruise, who will hopefully take the 9 shirt when Hinchcliffe goes home.

they have signed myler from wire though?

brough / fages partnership for 2016

ellis and wood as cover, its a squad game.

like i have said robinson will be retiring end of 2016 and brough is getting on, got to get the players in when you can, fages is still young, got to think long term

we shall see anyway!

To be fair where would Kruise go?

Can't see another super league team wanting him at the moment. I would definitely like to see him stay.

Maybe Ellis at 13?

I think we would be able to get rid of Robbo and Wood if we wanted. Somebody like wakey, Widnes or even full time championship club.

They can't all play though and if Fages is brought in at least one will have to go.