Rugby League Live reporting that Luke Hooley and Leon Ruan are done deals, another one that’s gone over without anyone knowing though is Luis Roberts, young winger from Leigh Centurions

Well, it seems like we'll have a lot more pace, youth and athleticism in the squad next season, but we'll have to wait and see if we'll have more quality.

None confirmed

Should be in the rumours thread.

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Matthew Shaw told us we were signing Oliver Gildart.

Just look how that went.

Mathew Shaw has no more idea than you or me, he simply reads forums and listens to rumours. The Leeds Live is full of click bait and so called rugby news and when you click on the headlines 80% of the time there is no story.

Just the sort of signings we need en masse to start competing for trophies again

To balance the Gildart non-event, Leeds Live did report Sangare weeks before the club confirmed it. It looks like we'll get a flurry of announcements after the NZ game, with some potential signings playing in the Leigh-Batley final this weekend.

If they come off these signings seem to be about depth and obviously the hope that some of the young players coming in develop into quality players. In one of his early interviews Smith seemed genuinely shocked that in a number of positions his first choice backups were Academy players. He's come from a system where most players debut at 19/20, with some not even debuting then. That gives them time to work on their game but also develop physically.

In any event I'm fascinated to see how these Championship lads go.

These signings are about adding depth to the squad, at good value on the salary cap, with the players having some potential to go on to become regular first team Super League players. It’s a good direction the club are heading in imo

yes. but unless some quality is added to the starting 17 it will be another wait for success

Forgive me for missing Roberts, Olpherts, Hooley, Warren, Ruan signings being mentioned on the forums before he mentioned them. Sangare, McDonnell also…

And the top signing Sparky mentioned last month

He’s gone very quiet

You sound like the Warrington chairman lol.

Other than Hardaker ( if we can) I can't see us adding anything more to our starting 17 this year.

I think you're right but hope you're wrong.

Hardaker isn't really an addition next year though is he. The only addition I see in the starting 13 is a new Left Centre (Hardaker should play Fullback). We then have Sangare on the bench and possibly others as and when injuries / suspensions inevitably bite.

I'm confident in RS coaching us to better more consistent performances over the season next year, he's going to have to with that Front Row still in situ.

I honestly see Fusitua going home now and Olpherts coming in that position, MacDonald at centre with the other quota spot used for possibly Nakumbuwai. Hardaker is a necessity though

Thought we only had one Quota spot (Thompson) has someone else left/leaving?

Olpherts as our starting Right Wing...

Is that just a feeling or do you any inside info to base it on? I can see the logic, but unless Fusitua is terribly homesick it's hard to see him walking away from what must be a decent contract. Also difficult to see him getting a gig in the NRL based on 14 games with Leeds.

We do if Fusitua goes home or better still if Prior goes home.

The uncertainty surrounding Fusitua - has it come about only due to fans not knowing why he was missing back end games or are there other rumours circulating?

More on the disappearance of him for the end of the season

Did he go back to Oz early?
Am I right in thinking his previous club agreed to pay a considerable amount of his salary whilst at Leeds?
And if so was that only for 1 year?