I don't think Gale is good enough to bust the bank for. He will also turn 30 next year.

Personally the only SL player is pay a big transfer fee for is George Williams.

With Ponga going to Newcastle perhaps feeney is looking for a new club?

Don't think I've seen Feeney play in the halves, saw him at Fullback last year, is he any good? Brock Lamb looks a quality half coming through at Newcastle. They have a lot of good youngsters, just too many all at once and too many squad fillers

I think he came through as a half but got his first games at FB and centre to get gametime. I think he has played a few there now and whilst i don't think he is going to get international honours he looks to me like he can be at the very least a good SL standard player for the next decade.

There's a couple like that at Newcastle, they gave like four kids debuts in the halves last year and obviously all aren't going to make it there. The other two were Jack Cogger and Dylan Pythian

If your going down the route of recruiting from league 1 then would rather bring back Joe Sanderson who has been doing well at Hunslet, always felt it shame we let him go. My first preference would be to get a quality half...pay what it takes...but part of their contract would to be to aid the next generation..Tom Schofield in academy has been impressing of late.

Feeney is the worst starting halfback in the NRL. Phythian is a fullback and is out injured for 12 months. Don't know anything about Cogger but if he can't get a gig at Newcastle he can't be any good, the Knights would be mid-table in Super League. Lamb will probably be a good player but will stay there.

Like I said, not seen much of Feeney, Pythian was good when I saw him last year, I don't think he played in the halves but I remember the commentator saying he had played there. Cogger was decent. I agree Lamb is the best of that group.

If I was signing a half from the Knights, I'd look at Hodkinson, gets a lot of the same stick Widdop previously has got, but also imo can do everything we are missing. Dont know how viable it is in terms of contract and willingness to come over though.

Even if that were true, i dont think there are more than maybe 3 SL players who would be starting half-backs in the NRL at most.

The worst starting half back in the NRL playing in the NRL, is like the shortest player in the NBA at a dwarf convention.

I don't really agree, but I absolutely love that analogy.

Would rather take Jonny Lomax and give It a go than some of the NRL options. Still think he is a better half.

but always injured sadly

Lomax's injury record would be the only thing putting me off, I assume that's why he's not got a deal with saints as well.

I also agree he could be a damn good half, a victim of the fad were a lot of decent young halves got moved to Fb.

Lomax will be 27 by next year and has yet to put a season together at Half-back. Not to mention you just can't get him on the field. Sadly i think its gone from what he can be to what he could have been.

Surprised Dec Patton hasn't been mentioned yet. Probably on his way out of Wire.

I dont know what it is about him but nearly every time i have seen him he has been really really good. I think it just must be when i'm watching because he doesnt seem to get the plaudits he deserves. Brad Dwyer too, he always seems dangerous when i see him but can't even seem to guarantee himself a shirt.

By the time Lomax gets it together, he'll be slower than Danny McGuire without the passing ability.

Dec patton could be a very good shout and possibly the answer to our half back problem, he's should in quite a few big matches in his career he can possibly step up to be a top class half back in super league I remember him controlling and dictating game to win wire the league leaders last year and I'm sure he put in a decent effort in grand final last year and scored all of wires points ( all 6 of them) . And he's got time on his side so if we we're to go in for him he could be a very decent buy.

Maybe we can nick him to compensate for the one we lose to Warrington.

not like you to talk in riddles

I would have thought only a two year old would find that a riddle.

Cory Aston?

well treat me like a two year old then and indulge me, who's the name

living in suffolk and not getting to many games because of family illness I'm not in the know

Don't fret, you're not the only one.