Fair comment this and let's not forget that Johnstone, Crowther and Jowitt are all now surely ready for regular first team action. In fact Johnstone and Jowitt would be the first names I would have on the teamsheet.

The concensus of oppinion of posters appears to be the same and agree the requirement now is for 2 or 3 top class players to compliment the existing good quality players otherwise we could end up in the same position as last year.
Although the attitude of the players should improve no end under Brian Smith, the other clubs around us are all strenthening.

Can't agree with you there and I suspect neither does Brian Smith, Max Jowitt is a capable stand in for the odd game but is far from ready for regular SL football and needs another season at least.

For me, if you take the squad we already have signed up and reordered the squad list I posted earlier, I'd do the shirts like this:

1 Jordan Tansey
2 Tom Johnstone
3 Ashley Gibson
4
5 Richard Owen
6 Jacob Miller
7 Liam Finn
8 Nick Scruton
9 Michael Sio
10 Scott Anderson
11 Jon Molloy
12 Daniel Kirmond
13
14
15 Anthony England
16 Mickael Simon
17 Matty Ashurst
18 Craig Hall
19 Andy Yates
20 Chris Annakin
21 Max Jowitt
22 Jordan Crowther
23 Sean Morris
24 Ben Shulver
25 Stuart Howarth
26 Reece Lyne
27

Pita Godinet or Scott Moore could fill the 14 shirt.
And Michael Simon could be moved to 13
And Hall could be 4

But for me we need a starting centre and either a starting 13 or prop to free Simon.......along with a decision about second hooker/Half.
Adding Pomeroy and Tupou to that team would make it a lot stronger.
I'd feel better if the Tupou we have already stayed for starting Wing and centre cover too.
Maybe Arundal as back up but probably not starting centre.

Kinda like the look of this Pop Tart well done.

By the way thats 27 players, the wage bill must be around 1.5 million!!!

Now Joel Monaghan has gone to Cas instead of Salford, as everyone was expecting, then are Salford likely to release BJB ????

Knowing that the squad will have a full pre season with Brian Smith and will be better prepared, more structured and be subjected to stricter discipline, I'm fairly happy with the way we're shaping up.

The addition of 3 or 4 higher quality players should see us being far more competitive next season.

We quite rightly will start the season with top 8 aspirations and it shouldn't be any other way however, realistically we must be aiming to avoid bottom place and in doing so not be cast adrift of the other Super League clubs. Importantly that will also widen the gap between us and the Championship clubs we are likely to meet in next years Middle Eights.

I'm sure some middle to end of season recruitment and tinkering will still be available to us should we require it.

If we believe the persistent and strongest rumours then BJB, Pomeroy and Tupou are going to be with us next year,
I also think Godinet and Bill Tupou will stay with us as well.

That would give us a decent starting line up and some quality depth.

BJB
Johnstone
Pomeroy
Gibson
Tupou
Miller
Finn
Scruton
Sio
Anderson
Ashurst
Kirmond
Tupou

Godinet
Molloy/Crowther
England/Anakin
Simon

Maybe they will take Carney to Salford,because I can't see him staying over't common with everything that has gone on "allegedly"

Clan... we are not allowed to sign players towards the end of the season...we cheated last season, according to the Championship clubs, by signing a whole new squad in order to beat them in the Middle 8's...and not one of them signed any players whatsoever.......oh hang on a minute

Got to agree with you chissit, didn't go to Sheffield must be honest but watched highlights, I'm afraid every try Sheffield scored I looked vainly for young jowett to come into the picture never saw him I'm afraid, looks a prospect but these wanting him first choice fullback are in my opinion way off the mark

England will start he's better than anything you have at moment, few more signings and smith at helm hopefully you will be out of bottom 4

Thinks it's probably a little harsh to single out Jowitt for the Sheffield debacle. He isn't just a prospect, according to many who have forgotten more about RL than I will ever know, he is a hot prospect.
If he was at Wigan, Leeds or Saints he would gain his experience in the first team!
David Topliss and Mick Morgan started young and they didn't turn out bad.

Thought it was jowett we was talking about, not singling him out, don't think his performance would have got him a place at Wigan ,leeds or saints prospect I'll stick with ,wouldn't say anymore than that, seen the kid in 19s decent but hot don't think so

blame the team and the coach one player can't loose the game if that was the case the coach should have taken him off

I thought the Sheffield game was more down to Tupou and Lynne making poor defensive reads than Jowitt, and whilst Jowitt didn't have his best game he was certainly no worse than any other.

Lets not forget if it wasn't for Lee Smith allegeding demanding more money, Jowitt would most likely not have needed to play against Sheffield.

That Sheffield game was all about motivation.
The team as a whole were not there and Sheffield were.
The half back plays were poor but Godinet was clearly not fit and we would have been planning on Tim Smith being there.
Add Anderson going off injured early on

That isn't the game to judge anyone's prospects.

As far as I can see the only reason young jowett got brought into this thread was in response to one poster said he would have been one of his first names down on the team sheet, as far as I know chissit didn't think he was that ready saying brian smith didn't think so too and my posts were in agreement of this view ,but hey, I may have interpret it wrong

Nobody is singling anybody out, all try scorer is doing is using the Sheffield match to put into context his tactical naivety in his short career, this will only come with experience gained with game time, personally I don't think he's anywhere near ready, but like you what do I know when there's plenty out there what's forgotten more than you and I have, unfortunately for young Jowitt our coach Mr Smith won't let sentiment get in his way, and until he thinks he's ready apart from injuries I can't see him being the first name on the team sheet.

From what I can tell this is the squad at present

Contracted till 2016
Craig Hall
Nick Scruton
Scott Anderson
Danny Kirmond
Mickael Simon
Matty Ashurst
Chris Annakin R
Stuart Howarth
Michael Sio
Jordan Tansey
Andy Yates
Sean Morris N

Contracted until 2017
Reece Lyne
Richard Owen
Jacob Miller
Jordan Crowther
Liam Finn N
Ben Shulver N
Anthony England N
John Malloy R
Joe Arundel R
Ashley Gibson
Contracted until 2018
Tom Johnstone
Max Jowitt

3 re-signing R
5 New signings N

3 still not re-signed Godinet Moore B Toupou
Rumours A Toupou B Pomeroy

24 signed so far
If rest of resigning and rumours happen will have a squad of 29.

Personally I think the signing of Gibson and Arundel means Pomeroy is not coming and Bill Toupou is not re-signing

I think A Toupou will sign and Moore will be released by Cas and sign for us.

Godinet has probably asked for too much money hence no news about him still negotiating

And I think you have inside info

Think Gibson is half decent but if him and arundel are our first choice centres watch out for some hammerings

why blame lee blame brian smith it was him who did not want lee to play this has already been posted

Oh Christ. If you are a wind up merchant yer doing a good job, if you aren't - get help!