I'd say we definitely need another forward in for next year. Otherwise the risk of us having an injury-prone decrepit pack next season AND having to replace a bunch of forwards the following off season is huge.

If that is true then Cas will walk top spot again next year and Leeds should hang their heads in shame in not getting him. He is top drawer and Leeds need someone like Walmsley without a doubt.

thought talks had broken down. I know he went for talks but I'm sure I heard they couldn't reach an agreement.
could be wrong mind

Any chance that part of the reason for Ferres' weight gain is he's being bulked up for a move to prop? If he interchanged with Cuthbertson it would be more like for like than any option we've got right now...

Walmsley signed a contract in April 2015 for 3 1/2 years so will be under contract with the saints until end 2018.

If he is available then we should be throwing everything at Walmsley, we must have some space on the cap and he would be perfect for us.

Imagine Parcell and Walmsley working together, add Cuthbertson and opposition middle forwards would be terrified to face us

If Cas sign him then they just about guarantee their place in the playoffs for the next 3/4 years, so even if they bottle it this year they will have plenty more chances at winning the GF

Be ridiculous of us to let Walmsley slip through our fingers again

bring him back to Yorkshire

What's the deal with Walmsley? Does he want back to Yorkshire for personal reasons, obviously he recently had a child.

Surely saints will be desperate to keep him and regardless of current form etc saints to cas would historically be a backward career move (apologies to any lurking Cas fans but it's pretty hard to argue that saints aren't a uch bigger club)

Despite their on field showings, Cas still aren't one of the big teams money-wise so it'd be hard to attract big name guys and keep a hold of the guys who are serving them well now but would understandably go up in value wage-wise after what they've done.

Lurking Cas fan here and its certainly been a backward step for Hardaker.

You didnt sign hardaker from saints

I know we didn't but we signed him from a from a much bigger club.

Agreed

Tbf, it was always gonna be cas he signed for, a coach who started off his career, a team as close to home as you can get and a team of young, hungry players he can easily fit in with.

Not worked out too badly, though when the goings good, he’s good, when the going gets hard.... well..

I think in Zak's case it's more when his life is good, he's good... he could still implode at anytime.

He could win man of steel for the next 3 years on the bounce and it wouldn't change the fact that he blew it big time at Leeds and also at his chance at the NRL. Only Zak is accountable for that.

Shame really.

Fantastic again from big mitch last night.

16 carrys,166 meters,a massive 10.38 meters a carry and 30 tackles. All against what many consider the best forward pack in the league.

Absolutely quality player.

This^^.

He always stick his hand up when we need it, much in the way Walmsley does for Saints. I also suspect he'll help bring the younger props on more than some of the others in the pack.

Only a week ago I poster this

Winner of most prescient post of my entire time on Southstander...

And you, my friend, are the winner of most sycophantic post.

Hardly rocket science was it?

People have been saying on here since he left us it's only a matter of time...

It was good timing tho wasn't it

I thought it was arguably the best performance by a forward in a GF. Any other year, he'd have probably been MOTM

Though that Singleton had a out standing game.

As I don’t know and am never likely to meet the OP the accusation of sycophancy seems a bit harsh... oh and I’m certainly not your ‘friend’ MOT