I've been thinking about the high number of players who always seem to be OOC for us, and as we dont seem to give deals for longer than 3 years, and potter himself sign most on 1 or 2 year deals its easy to see whay we end up with approx 50% of squad in last year of contract.

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pretty much agree with that. burgess and elima top of list and I'd probably add addy to that given his homegrown status. Would like to think that briggs and ainscough could add themselves to list in short order through performance on pitch. Certainly be interesting if manase and sammut are both successes on pitch given we can only retain one. Think Donno.Crookes,Pryce and Hargreaves all need big years to get new deals. Sibbit and Walker whilst still decent players would hopefully get displaced by some of younger players coming through.

But the thing about contracts under the franchise system is that if the club loses their franchise those contracts become void.

Hargreaves looks fitter than he has done for a while. - NEEDS A GOOD SOLID SEASON.

Ainscough - I don't care who you are this guy has pace, can tackle, safe under the high ball, makes metres for fun, chases down well. Proven try-scorer. All he needs is injury free but even if he's a backup winger get him re-signed.

Crookes - I'd keep him, home grown and the only home grown back other than Sykes/Pryce.

Donaldson - was tearing teams apart pre-warrington injury. Give him time to overcome the psychological effects of the injury and he will be class once more, his only problem is how long until Langers hangs his boots up/moves on and how quickly will Bateman/Addy establish themselves at loose?

Elima - sign him up till he's 50.

Burgess - sign him up till he's 90.

Sammut/Manuokafoa/Pryce/Sibbit/Briggs need to prove themselves this year although I would give Briggs another year.

Jeffries and Walker can do one

true. still think having around 10 players off contract each year is fairly typical though.

I know the same gets said every season but if Chev Walker and Karl Pryce can stay fit and find any sort of previous form, then our backline could be lethal. This has got to be Walker's season or it will be goodbye.