Should we get a poll going and a sweep-stake for in which round he will return



In all seriousness its getting stupid now... Im finding it hard to see why players have applied and been rejected in half the time its taken Meli's application... he probably dropped the letter then knocked it down a grid going to pick it up...

I'll go for Round 5 Vs Salford City Reds

Like i've said all along, it seems to me that hes in no rush to get back. If theres any breech in contract, i'd get shut of him.

He's probably waiting for it to dry out... you know it is really hard work when its cold and wet!

It'll teach him to stay over here in future IF there is a future...

On 15th Jan we were told it could be 6 - 8 weeks ( www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... _s_return/ ) so it could be a few more weeks

On 15th Jan we were told it could be 6 - 8 weeks ( www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/sai ... _s_return/ ) so it could be a few more weeks

Should definitely be here by the middle of March.

That means he will be playing on April 1st.

Despite his inability to catch, for some reason I want him back in the back quick.

easter, when the weather warms up.

If he does arrive, I'd stick him in the pack.

Yeah, cause we're struggling for forwards aren't we? And we are snowed under with backs.

What year?

Erm, at the moment, yes!

No we aren't Graham is missing, that's it. Cayless is missing, but last week proved he isn't fit and he hardly set the game alight last season.
By the way you very conveniently forgot to 'quote' the second part of my post.

Graham and Cayless, thats a mighty part of the wage bill out injured.

Meli offers nothing on the wing that an academy player couldn't carry out, except explosive power. This is something we are going to be severely lacking in when missing our two best props.

If you think Maurie and Hargreaves can carry a pack on their own, then I suggest you have a rethink after Sunday (thankfully it is a Crabtree-less Huddersfield and not Leeds or Catalan, but we will still struggle up front).


Ps - Nothing convenient about it mate, Armstrong should be given a run in the first team after a promising debut in my opinion.

My mistake then, lets hope your right about your your original post and meli comes back soon, and you get your wish and he replaces the two injured props.


Don't worry about Maurie and Fas carrying the pack on their own. Don't forget we have just signed a prop of some distinction in Tony P.

If it was my wish, Meli wouldn't have got a new deal, or if that wasn't granted he would have a big red 'Refused' stamp on his visa application, with the spare money being spent on another player.

However, this didn't happen, so I'm just trying to see something positive out of a bad piece of business.

Puletua or not, backing from only Maurie and Hargreaves will not be enough to dominate packs against the better teams this season. I'm not saying that adding Meli would be equivalent to Graham or Cayless, but a 16 and a half stone bloke wouldn't exactly hinder our go-forward.