RL Express headlining with out of contract players.
The stand out is Ben Currie.
We’ve stood by him through 2 x rehabilitation issues, and he was hitting pockets pre injury form, with increasing frequency.
Is it to be believed, or paper troll buy bait?
...and what would you’re thoughts be to release him?
...and who else is coming out of contract?

Surely it's simply a fact that players are coming out of contract. Little else for the RL media to report on currently.

I'd be very, very surprised if we didn't offer him (In fact already offered him) a new deal and I would be very disappointed if he chose to move elsewhere.

He's absolutely worthy of a new deal.

The papers know who is out of contract and who hasn't confirmed as signing a new deal, doesn't mean the deal hasn't already been signed. The club generally like to announce contract extensions in groups - so hopefully we'll hear something soon. Wouldn't surprise me to see the club tie Philbin down to a longer deal as well, even if he isn't up till end of 2021.

Like most other team sports there's still a huge question mark over contract length/extensions linked to C-19 and season restarts/season end date.

Coupled with RL clubs financial uncertainty too, it's unlikely that much will change until the future is more certain.

I would love Currie to stay as Duckie says he was finally returning to some kind of pre injury form. Whether he is offered the same 'level' of deal relatively speaking is open to question as when he was signed up last time it was as one of the hottest properties in the game.

With Philbs, it wouldn't surprise me if he had a go in Australia like Coops did and then return.

Told by a St Helens supporting neighbour today that they believe Ben Currie is off to them next year replacing Zeb Taia.
Could be a wind up but I've known him for years and he thinks it might happen.

I don't think you can afford to lose a quality player like Currie especially as you are losing BMM,to lose both would be a massive loss

I'd sign Currie again but on a lower wage, he's still a good player and i have a feeling if he went to saints he'd turn in to another sculthorpe where would always wish we hadn't let him go.

Rumours are we've signed McMeeken from Cas so who knows about Currie rumours.

Whether Currie signs for us or saints, his contract should reflect that he is a bit of a risk given his injury record and not being one of hottest properties in the game as he was when signing his last deal.

I'd be very happy if this one came off, he's an old school hard yards forward who could easily transition to a quality Prop.
Currie staying with us could very well based on what we're prepared to pay him i suppose if other clubs are willing to pay more he could leave. I would like him to stay though

I don't want currie to leave, he's definitely back this season and has shown enough to warrant trust in a new contract and starting shirt. I wouldn't be dissapointed with mcmeekan I can't remember seeing him have a bad game against us, solid consistent payer from what I've seen although I must admit I havent seen loads of him.

We need to be a bit careful with the Currie situation and not let home-town bias influence us.

If Currie was a Saints player, and we were linked with signing him, we wouldn't be that excited. We'd be saying stuff like he hasn't been really good since 2016, why are Saints willing to let him sign elsewhere? We'd be suspicious that this would be one of those Wire signings where we pick up a big reputation player whose best days are behind him. Why? Because we'd assume that Saints are ruthless and make tough decisions.

If we sign Currie to an extension, it will be received well on here, everyone will say it's great news, but it will only take 2 games into next season if we start badly and Currie isn't effective, and the inquest will start: why have we kept Price, a top club would have got rid by now; why did we re-sign Currie on the back of having a handful of good games in about 3 years, a top club wouldn't have, we're too nice, we're never going to win a Grand Final unless we're ruthless...

I'd definitely keep Currie as rather optimistically and admittedly without much foundation, I think he can get back to being one of those names that you look out for on our team sheet. I also think that as we have quite rightly stood by him during those injury disrupted years we will be negotiating sensibly when it comes to this next deal, I wouldn't be too happy seeing him wearing a red vee unless it was a shirt swap after securing a GF victory

Saints would sign Currie in a heartbeat, Wigan would sign Currie in a heartbeat, Leeds would sign Currie in a heartbeat. He is a proven international quality player, I’m sure he will sign a new deal and I’m sure he will continue the road to the player he was.

Had he not got injured, he’d be on marquee money by now I reckon.

And if my aunt had a dick, she'd be my uncle....

You are probably right. Most clubs would take a punt on Currie. He is definitely worth a punt.

However, the thing most people are saying is that he shouldn't be demanding a large salary on his recent history. He does not warrant being a top end earner right now.

I don't think he's a particularly good player anymore and I'd be amazed personally if Saints were after him. I've not heard that we are and I've heard plenty of outlandish rumours going round. He's certainly not being talked about openly.

The only way I can see this being true is if Warrington don't want him and he's available for a lot less. I imagine there will be a lot less players moving between clubs as all clubs will inevitably look to claw back some of the money they have lost with potentially a whole season of gate receipts and matchday income lost. I'd be amazed if clubs like Saints, Wigan, Leeds and Warrington weren't looking to their academies for players for a few years.

Not a sniff of any Currie rumours in Wigan. I wouldn't be disappointed in signing him but we already have one player on our books with the same terrible injury record and we are all hoping he is past all that now (Manfredi) Would you do a swap for Greenwood or Isa?

Hell of a player Greenwood but for some reason he seems to have downed tools.

Yes Manfredi, also a terrific player, has had similar awful luck with injuries. Hopefully both he and Currie are past that now and can achieve their career goals.

Should Currie sign for Saints it would be a step backwards for him. Consider their pack going forward. No Thompson No Taia. The rest are all old Roby LMS Peyroux Amor all over 30. Ashworth considered not good enough on Red Vee that leaves Walmsley Lees Knowles and several youngsters as yet unproven

When you look at it like that, it makes sense that they would want him as part of a rebuild. Could be legs to the rumour

That's because of lockdown.

Wait till the pubs reopen, it only takes one person to start talking bull and they spread it to their mates, their mates spread it to their mates and 2 weeks down the line it has ripped through the whole population.

STAY ALERT. CONTROL THE RUMOURS. STOP LIES.

What sort of shape is our pack going to be in? BMM leaving...take out the over 30s and we'll be Philbin, D Clark, Kibula, Hughes, Johnson, Davis. Not going to give Saints sleepless nights is it.

Don’t worry about it we will most likely sign another winger.

Chinese whispers?