All that hype we endured from the fans of Leigh a year ago, and the world beaters that they were going to become. There seems to be a deadly hush from that direction now. Good to see HKR back among the elite.

There but for the grace of God (and Scott Moore) go we.

Will cost all clubs in the long run!feel a bit sorry for them to be honest.

It would have been better for us if Leigh had stayed up, their ageing side would have been a year older and would have probably been an easier 4 points next season than Catalan who won't be as bad as they have been this season. Feel sorry for the Leigh fans though, horrible game to be involved in as we all know.

Not just the 4 point that we'l miss.

Any player in the Leigh squad worth recruiting for Trinity?

I think Hull KR generally being more fans than Leigh, so we're not going to miss out on much. I don't think there's such a thing as an easy beat any more, but if we've aspirations to maintain a stronghold in the top 6, we need to be targeting the likes of KR, Catalans etc

Wouldnt entertain any of their front row.

Maybe Drinkwater or Mortimer.

The latter dodnt play today due to an arm injury, but 130 or so games in NRL would suggest hes pretty decent.

Were ok in the backs generally, but maybe a utility player, so maybe Hampshire.

But WT would have been better off with the crowds of both HKR and Leigh.

Reynolds

So if Leigh bring 500 fans and Catalan bring 10 fans were not going to miss much! At say £20 a fan i think all clubs will miss out!

McNally's not a bad player. Shame Leigh went down but their fault in the end.

Do we need another fullback?

Personally I think from what I've seen of Drinkwater, he's bang average at best. Makes it even worst when he's overseas. Ridyard should have never gone out on loan imo.

Like you say our front row is sronger in every department and hopefully we'll find another Fifita type lump from down under/NZ. We're set for 2nd row and Lock. As for Hampshire, like others have said, he had a great junior predigree but I haven't seen that much from him that would get me excited if we recruited him. That's not to say he still can't develop into a good player, he just doesn't seem to have found his role yet and I don't think our Cub would be the right one to find that role because of better players in front of the lad.

Regarding Drinkwater, one thing that somebody said we need to improve on things like 40/20s and drop goals etc.

I agee on this.

He alone has kicked more 40/20s I believe this year than the whole of our squad put together.

Although time is a healer, I cannot see Hampshire at Wakefeld for as long as JK is involved. There was a lot of bad feeling between JK and Ryan's dad when JK was last here, and Ryan's talent is not enough to overcome that, I suspect.

So he might attempt 3 40/20s in a game get one and if lucky 2 ! but for the other 79 minutes he does naff all !is he a good signing? This post is regarding Drinkwater

You wouldn't bring someone in though just because he's kicked the odd 40/20, he's got to have more to his game than that for me and he's only kicked 3 ateotd. Sam Williams has kicked 2 but some people have been underwhelmed by him, along with 17 try assists , just 3 less than Gale. Although we didn't see him at his consistant best, personally I think he could have been one of those Aussies that improved the longer he was in SL. But we'll never know now.

As for 40/20's there's really only Gale and Brough that have kicked them in any numbers, Gale 10, Brough 7. Sneyds kicked 4 then a couple at 3 and a load at 2. So really just 2 stand outs in the League. We'll have to get Finny and Miller practicing in the off season

I'm sure JK could get over it and I'm certain CC could. I don't know his family so I can't comment. However the clock is now ticking on what was a promising career which is a shame.

think we were interested in a young

half from London not that long ago . Didn't he end up at London for some strange reason.

Sorry should have said Bradford

Yeah but that was Brian Smith I think, don't think the current coaches have any interest.

No offence meant to Leigh but I wouldn't take any of the Leigh team.
Where they are strong so are we so no need to recruit.

We have a good enough squad now that we either recruit a top player or a young kid with potential
We are no longer in that market and shopping at basement clubs is also expensive because the player you want is their marquee. We are better getting a young fringe player from Sts or Leeds

I think Finn will have another season, 2 could be pushing it. However hes a consistent performer and I think he will be missed. Other clubs with the exception of Cas this season seem to have halves that play out of their skin one week and then struggle for a couple of outings. In truth Finn fits like a glove in to the style of rugby we play probably because hes at the centre of most of it.

Or Hull