Theres probably half a dozen of them that will be looking for swan songs at lesser clubs next year so i dont have a problem with this story. It makes sense that several of them should look to maybe play another year somewhere else but will be too old to have future with us.

Nothing in the courier but it would not surprise me if its true with all the money we have lost this season.

Which paper??

The Rugby League Weekly, It was in Nosey Parkers column so take that for what its worth!!

Although might not be far wrong they will be the larger earners in the team and frankly we have not seen much return.

That just speaks volumes in itself.

Well it says Stanley got the phone call asking him to look for another club whilst he was at Scarboro Golf club on saturday and he could be the first of a few due to poor cup runs and 50K fine for Ostick?

I hope not as you have a decent squad who I enjoy watching

I would hope that the club dont budget on cup runs when deciding the budget for players. Also i havent seen anything about any fine Fax have to pay for the Ostick mess up. Would be suprised if its that much to be honest. As for the paper reporting this, i wouldnt be suprised if he had read the posts on here before they got deleted - has he ever got anything right?

Feel Gene and especially Aizue have been a waste and offered us very little. I personally would not be too sad to see one or both go. I would rather see young Bowman play than Gene, as feel we should be using local players more. I think Larder will also be gone next year and big Franks contract finishes this year and again nice bloke but do not think he is what we want. Sign a SL youngster who is unwanted but that has fire and ambition a bit like Maloney who is for me the best prop for Fax.

Frank has been outstanding this year.

I would take anything in that colum with a very large pinch of salt as it is a mixture of rumour and guessing. Plus he allways tries to portray Fax in a negative light IMHO

To be honest your probably right about the NP column not always being factual others are also right about certain players being "nice enough blokes" but to be fair I cannot see what any of that has to do with takeing a look at the club overall and deciding on what to do to get best value for money right across the board. Anyone doing the household budget will be looking at what they can do without if the worst comes to the worst so I think it`s more than sensible if the club is offering "an out"to players they can do without paying that have not set the field alight.(If that is what`s hapening)

I have allways thought when it came to Fax, Parker had an agenda

Does Nosey work for the RFL?

He used to be a jobsworth with headphones and clipboard at televised cup gamesas I recall and he used to publish the same NP colum in the Rugby Leaguer and in the Sunday Yorkshire Sport (now defunct I think)

Isnt he from the Fax area? Might explain it if he is.

You won't like this but players I'd crop (finances permitting) for next season are:

Gene
Aizue
Wrench
Larder
Roberts
Worrincy
White
Goddard

He does do a collum in the Brighouse echo

I agree with them all apart from Worrincy and Goddard

Here's my twopennorth

Gene Has dissapointed IMHO
Aizue has another year to go on his deal but with injuries and off field issues has not been a good signing
Larder and Wrench have both been good clubmen but time has caught up with them and probably their last season
Roberts can't seem to get into the 17
I think that Goddard and Worrincy have improved greatly this season
White on a one year deal as I recall Plus we should soon have Miles Greenwood back -hopefully fully recovered

Possibly add Cherryholm to the list and we will be short of front rowers next season

Miles will be back soon so either he or Shad will drop onto the wing. Next years back line for me:

1. Greenwood
2. Royston
3. Paterson
4. Nash
5. Haley

Worrincy comes inside too much when he should just take the tackle on the wing. This would then enable us to hit up the middle or spread it to the other side of the pitch, thus stretching the oppositions defence line. By him coming inside all the time this option is taken away from us. Just my thoughts.

That's if Shad stops. I think it took people throwing themselves at his feet in the street to get him to stop on another year! It's a bit of a pickle really, when Miles is fit would you really play him at fullback given Shad's red-hot form? Would he score as many points playing in any other position?

He has to a degree. But he will be 34 next year. I would like us to bring in a few young players and despite Frank doing OK this year he is not a top Prop in this League. He is lazy at times and his defence suspect. Rugby League is a young mans game especially in Summer. Its tough work when you are 34 over 100KG and the injuries and knocks hurt longer. If Fax have to cut back on wages I can see Frank leaving. I expect Roberts, Larder and Aizue to be not here next year. I think Wrench, Gene, White, Cherryholme could easily join them.

That would leave us with only Mallony Tamgart possibly Ostik as props

think all those on one year contracts may be going.