It seems Wigan are in talks with 2 NRL clubs about linking so they can swap there up and coming players to get some experiance. I think Leeds have a similar thing with South Sydney. Maybe we should link up with Manly Sea Eagles, give Menzies another playing year then get him on the coaching staff let him send a few of our young un's over to the Brooky Oval to get some experiance.

Burgess will end up at Manly.

maybe but not for a couple more years at least and by then the twins should be breaking through to first team

Well we already have good relations with Manly, that doesn't take much working out. I do think that this sort of link would be beneficial to the club though.

the twins arnt even that good

How can you be certain?

Indeed. Steve Wonder is better than the pair of them.

Wests are planning to make an offer for him at the end of the season based on Ellis' recomendation on English players good enough for the NRL.

If that was true, we wouldn't accept it.

Has that rumour come from somebody 'in the know' in Cas.

A good idea in principle and it would certainly improve their all round game, even playing in the lower grades – see JP.

However, wouldn’t it be rather cost prohibitive to keep shipping potential stars half way around the world to “bring their game on a bit”?

Also, talk at the fans forum was to link up with NL clubs, giving rising star more first team, competitive rugby there, whilst simultaneously raising standards there.

They can work their passage on an ocean liner.

Nope, it came from an article in Aus and it's been confirmed by Ellis himself, Burgess, McGuire, Graham and Peacock were the 4 he suggested if I remember rightly

..and you got that from?

Souths are rumoured to have offered McGuire a lucrative 4 year deal.

As a possible replacement for our new signing.. Craig Wing?

I heard this too. From somebody in Cas.

Morley thought he'd got a lucrative offer too when he signed in AUS, until he realised it was in $AUS

Isn't Peacock a bit old to go to the NRL? IMO he's left it a bit late.

Castleford is the new Warrington.

He'd get busted out there, he's slowing down an awful lot nowadays. Still a good prop none the less though. And yes, Cas are the new Wolves, have a good half a season and they think they are signing everybody and think they know where everybody is going. 12th place finish for Cas, I reckon.

I know what you mean, but i'd still have him back. One of the hardest working props in the league, and his stats are still impressive.

Thing is with Peacock he might be old & slowing down but at Wests he would get spelled much more then he does in SL because they have a couple of good props already.