Good point really regarding the 2nd row. If JT stays at centre we only have Hansen, Farrell and Tuson as SRs next year. Would be fantastic if we could persuade The Hoff to stay on for one more year. If not I would seriously consider trying to lure Tony Puletua from Saints.

Rumours that Puletua not going back to NRL but signing for Wire

Old news its been a done deal for weeks. Luis anderson has signed for catalans for 4 years and puletua is his replacement at wire

Well have Hock back aswell and Mossop can also push into the backrow if needs be aswell as JT when were short(that's if he stays at centre).

We need to keep the squad changes to a minimum for next season and keep a settled squad were possible. A centre and a halfback/hooker are all we'll hopefully need.

Not true. TP will either be at saints or playing in the NRL.

Hope so. Hate to see overseas players moving clubs over here just to chase the cash. The reason it annoys me more so then when English players do it is that somebody like Puletua will be on a good wage at Saints anyway and I think they should show a little respect to a side that went to the trouble of bringing him here in the first place and have no doubt looked after him like royalty.

He seems a decent sort anyway and I would be surprised to see him at Wire.

Matt King has said he's very likely to be going home at the end of this year so Wire will have plenty cash to spend yet, of course, stay under the salary crap!

Without knowing the details, could it not be a simple case of Warrington offering a two year deal, over one from Saints?

Possibly but with how good he's been for Saints and the cap space they must have I'd be surprised if they weren't willing to match Wires offer in terms of length and amount.

There could be some interesting moves all round with some big clubs losing some high earners.

The same could be said for Hodgson and Huddersfield.

Saints have offered him a very good two year deal as the club have already said.

He will be a saints next or playing in the NRL.

What's everyone's thought's on this Chris Hill from Leigh who Saint's are supposedly chasing? Although Leigh have been on TV a fair bit recently I can't say I've noticed him personally.

Today showed again that we need a 7 to partner Finch or Sam next year when Deacon retires with Tommy sharing the #9 with McIllorum.

Charnley will be one of the centres imo with another quality signing to replace Carmont with Joel going back to the pack.

Somebody will have egg on their face. Also the decision wasn't just money based - Saints treated him like a fool

Decent solid prop, gets the job done, does nothing special, tackles well.

I dont think Charnley will be centre at all, Madge seems keen on keeping him on the wing and hes doing a fantastic job there. I think Joel will be a great long term centre. Next year our priorties are a 7/Hooker depending on where Leuluai plays and a centre to replace Carmont.

Dobson still hasnt signed for Hull KR.

He could be available

Treated him like a fool







He was only saying last week how well saints looked after him and he loved the club. He also said how grateful he was for saints giving him extra time off for family reasons.

I know a current saints first team player, he's said in a ideal world TP wants to go to the NRL for family reasons but if nit he'll be a saint next year.

how?

I guess the reference to "treating him like a fool" could be related to Saints only offering a one year deal when he wanted two and then changing their mind and making it two when they were worried that he had two year offers elsewhere. Mcmanus might think that an accpetable negotiating tactic but perhaps Pelutua didn't take too kindly to it.

As for point two "current player praises current club" shock. I bet a quick google search finds the same stuff from Eastmond a couple of months back.

I guess its possible that Pelutua signed for Saints with the intent to round his career off with a couple of winner medals. Only having a couple of years left of his career he perhaps thinks a move away from Saints to Warrington will still give him an opportunity to acheive this.

He was asked to take a pay cut 4 times as saints claimed with the new signings they only had that figure to spare (which was only 20k short of what he asked for), the minute Warrington became interested and offered the money he wanted Saints miraculously found the other 20k for an offer which upset him. It isn't 100% but if I was a betting man I think TP will be a Wolf come next season

Huddersfield only willing to offer a twelve months contract, Warrington get him due to offering two years.

Utter rubbish.

The initial contract saints offered TP was a year with a option of another year but TP wanted a concrete two year deal.

Saints went away and came back with the concrete two year deal.

Maybe it had more to do with a bigger club coming in with more money.

I go on the statements from the parties involved over speculation.