I like your name.

Why thank you

I have heard from a reliable source that you have signed a young half back from the NRL, who couldn't get game time there due to 2 very experienced players in the pecking order ahead of him.

That would do nicely

My source has also told me that he can also play full back and centre, so could be a useful signing for you guys.

Your squad is coming together nicely.

Hope you get straight back in SL guys, your fans and patties at East Park chippy are great

Hope this is Quinlan

I could see him playing fullback

Robbie mulhearn signed on for next season.

Sheens has just said in an interview on Hull KR. TV after today's first preseason training session that the club will be aiming to sign another 4 new players from other clubs before the start of the season.

Adam quinlan the full back from saints is one of them apparently,if I remember correctly didn't he score a hat trick on his debut.Would be a cracking signing,only 23.

from last season's squad who hasn't resigned/retired/been moved on yet. I have
Mantellato
Allgood
Larroyer
Boudebza
Kelly
Have I missed anyone ?
I don't expect Allgood to resign and Kelly's history. But what's happening with our French connection ?

Thought French john had gone to be honest can't see any of them staying

The Larroyer from his first season with us, he was excellent, but the Larroyer from the last few seasons has been nothing but next to useless or injured. He will be moving on I'm sure.

Boudebza was on a really modest contact & we offered only a slight improvement. Hope he gets fixed up somewhere.

Catalan rumoured

I had a quick with Josh today and as you can imagine he wasn't giving much away but he did say when I asked the inevitable question about him staying he said "if we was still in SL I would" , make of that what you will .

So to me that means 'my agent is trying to get me a super league gig, but failing that I might stay'

Mantelato to Cas to replace the departing Solomona.

Heard from an unreliable source today

I'd be disappointed if Josh left, but it does seem to be heading that way. He never left anything behind.

That'd be Dixon, Sio, Thornley, Mantellato, Campese & Kelly gone...& no replacements brought in. Bit of shopping to do yet.

That says to me he's definitely going

Add Allgood and the French lads, and id say there's well over half of last years cap there.

Sorry, meant almost the whole back line has gone. Reckon we're more or less ready to go in the forwards.

Heck of a lot of recruitment to do then, it could be to your advantage clear the decks and all that fresh faces and coach, Sheens must be looking to Aus because there's a limited supply of good English players available. other than loans

How does the Visa affect you if you have no first team games to your credit in Aus, no disrespect but I can not see players currently plying there trade in the NRL as regulars, coming to the Championship unless lots of cash thrown at them but I thought you could not get a visa unless you had played a certain amount of first grade games ?

We'll be spending significantly less than last year, especially at the start of pre-season, and even the first part of the season itself. Four still to come according to Sheens, before the kick-off. We're only managing a budget rather than a live cap now, so while it'd be good to get everybody on board ASAP, leaving it later leaves more pennies in the piggy bank.

I vaguely recall reading that the visa rules had been tightened, so off-quota (ie EU or Kolpak passport holders) non-Feds are probably the future from that side of the world.

For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons.

For comparison, here is Bradford's squad as things stand: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=600321 They've released Danny Williams - worth a look for a wing spot? Not seen much of him for a couple of seasons.