You say the three players are very important but can you honestly say Graham aside that they have had any real contribution to our play this season? Would we have been worse without Kyle / Leon for the time they have been on the pitch?

Add in the players we have signed to the players we have been able to use most of this year (less Graham) and are we really significantly worse off?

I do think we need another two at least to push the top two but its hard to say we are definitely going to be worse next year considering that two of the three leaving have done practically nothing of significance (so far at least)

i would go along the lines of

1. Wellens/Lomax/Ashe depending on the opposition
2. Makinson
3. Shenton
4. Meli
5. Foster
6. Wheeler/Gaskel
7. Hohia
8. LMS
9. Roby
10. Perry
11. Soliola
12. Flanagan
13. Wilkin ( i would love him to have an old 13 role and be a playmaker )

14. TP
14. Lafranchi
16. Clough
17. any from Flanno,Wheeler,Gaskel,Lomax ( could be devastating off the bench like Roby used to be ),Moore ( if still here ) All depending on opposition and injuries ect.

And in a rare case of plannet alignemt and other such freak events i find myseld agreeing with SaintsFan

with pryce gone there is a fair chunck of money for someone to come in or a reasonable sum for two people to come in.

so it maybe that we are still looking at those out of contract. but no point spending it on just any old body. if they ain't betterthan our current players no point buying them as they may struggle to get a game.

I also think it is a shame that Wilkin isn't given the no 13 jersey, in fact it seems to go to anyone but him most weeks. He is our most naturally gifted loose forward, probably more of a Harry Pinne than a Scully. However, I think TP and Laffranchi will share the 13 spot next year, rotating between there, the bench and prop, leaving Wilkin in the second row.

He was playing loose forward during the early part of the season. He even commented in the press that he was enjoying playing there. It's possible that the injuries have impacted on where he has played.

He still plays more or less the sane game if he's second row or at 13.

I'd be shocked if Royce changed is prop at 13 system next year as I think that's why he signed laffranchi.