I agree they have a way to go re quotas but that is a seperate issue to the salary cap. All I'll say there is that they got off to a bad start but the rules will eventually produce the mix within the squads they are looking for. Not even young Stanley can play forever.

The rules are the rules and the law is the law. The RFL have successfully fined and deducted points in accordance with the rules. It's fair to say soom poorly drafted rules have been challenged but I trust those rules have been re-drafted and adopted. The salary cap is (for me) now a comparitive non issue outside of the current (on-going) image rights re-classification.

im sure we could have got say Adam Mcdougal for a year on a decent contract, id certainly be surprised if he is currently on close to what we offered Soliola, newcastle seem to be packed with 3/4ers as well

maybe see how fit vagana or wiki have kept themselves, we have a good relationship with souths, who have just brought in croker, why not have a look at pettybourne

Players are out there

No acceptance from me. I'm just merely pointing out that if the club wanted to sign players it has to do a lot more than pick a player and the signing is done.

who has

Why are you so sure?

This isn't fantasy football you know? Does he currently have a contract?

How old is he? Why do you think he would automatically improve the squad?

Where would Lee Smith play and, if dropped for an Antipodean, how would that help our chances of retaining Smith in the face of some stiff competition for a player most on here had crowned the greatest thing since sliced bread just a month ago?

You're "sure" of nothing. You have your view but, in reality its' not well thought out or informed.

Agreed. Though the bar room experts on here would have you think it is that easy and if it isn't then Heads should roll.

read the thread.

Which idiot has said that?

common sense

yes a year long rolling one if im not mistaken, and he was available in the offseason

33 i think, and because he is better than what we have at RC


i would hope wing, filling in at FB when needed, and moving to fb in a couple of years replacing webb

you seem to be mistaken on what the word 'sure' means

i have, its not there

:3bs3ytmaSo you're not sure.


:3bs3ytma"If I am not mistaken". I thought you were sure?
:3bs3ytmaAh, a 33 year Aussie centre is really the direction our club should be heading in. I see.

:3bs3ytmaI see. Who will he displace on the wing? After his displays in the much more pivotal full back position will he stay and be happy with a wing place and "filling in" at full back "when needed"? Not an attractive proposition when you consider what is rumoured to be on the table.

as im sure you would call it pointless fog knitting



for a year why not?

donald. has been very good for us, but smith could be better, smith+hall isnt weak on the wings

and compared to where he was 10-15 games ago its not bad

Smith "could" be better at centre than Soliola or McDougall.

What has made you think Smith could be a better winger than Donald? In the 50+ games he's played there he's played well most of the time but has never reached the heights Donald has.

Why are you all panicking anyway. You arent Bradford or Wigan, so you will have something planned and it wont be a random second tier player

Not all of us are.

But we have a much higher proportion of know nowt knee jerking fekkwitts in our fan base than most other teams.

Personally I think Donald & Hall is a good pairing. One is a speed merchant, the other is a powerful type. Simailar to Bai and Calders in 04&05

I do and I think if Smith is going to cement a starting position it will have to be in the centres so the pressure is on.

Considering the adulation many poured on him at the start of the season I am surprised there is such little faith in him doing it.

he hasnt shown anything close at centre, nowhere near

i dont think he has consistantly yet but that will come with experiance, and i think Smith has shown more than a few glimpses of being capable of being on a different level to Donald

ive no doubt we do, for next season,

doesnt help us this

Smith hasn't had chance there yet!!


Different "type" to donald,scotty does the buisness yes he's been off colour but show me a winger who wouldn't with so many change's in centre partner.

I think he should make a good centre. He has decent feet, and I beleive he can attract a defender, and ship the ball out. I'm not sure I agree with the argument that he's too small either

In my younger days I would regularly call for the entire team to be changed every year (and funnily enough my prayers were usually answered). But we were rubbish then and desperate (possibly becuase we changed all our players every year). I'm older and heavier now and realise the folly of "lucky dip" squad management.
However, I don't see how those two scenarios above are mutually exclusive? Surely "a few alterations" could mean signing a player or two from "without"?

Without wishing to pick nits, is that "proportion" or "number" you actually mean? We have more fans, ergo more "number" even when the "proportion" remains the same...

It's his lack of pace that I am concerned about. You don't need to be a giant, but you do need some gas if you're not to be a good centre. I saw some old footage fo Senior a while back and you soon forget how explosively quick he was even just a couple of years ago. If you can't go over the guy infront you've got to be able to at least get past him to release your winger.