It's looking extremely promising with those signings, especially if Sandow signs as well. Should be a huge boost to season tickets next season.

Another positive signing by the club if this turns out to be true. Lads earned some excellent reviews for his Saints performances this season.

Let's get the half back announced (sounds like it will be Chris Sandow) and give everyone a massive lift going into the final games before the split.

Fingers crossed, next seasons side is shaping up well. Still need a massive (and agile) prop mind.

Where have these Sandow rumours come from? I know he's supposedly leaving Parra but are people just putting 2 + 2 together or has someone with decent credibility reported it?

a few sources from down under on twitter saying we have offered him a 2 year contract, which paramatta are supposedly telling him to accept... So nothing concerete, no.

It's come from the media in Australia. Channel 7 specifically, look for Josh Massoud on Twitter.

I prefer half-truths and rumours tbh, helps me sleep better at night.

His latest tweet indicates that Sandow is staying at the eels.

I find it astonishing that we may not have sourced an hb after the last two and a half seasons.
I convinced myself we must have had someone lined up.
It's quite saddening really.

And to think we had all this excitement in 2013 when Roy was signing for next season ,to replace Trent .

We've only had two years to sign a quality HB. Should be offering Cronk a shed load of cash.

We may have one lined up... all this sandow interest from us might be hot air from his end to try and make the eels think twice... Lets face it, were an easy link to an out of favor HB.

The reports of a rift between Sandow and Eels seem credible, if they have told Sandow to go and or take the Warrington offer then would they be in breach of contract, perhaps Sandow is saying I can play that game I'm staying.

Cronk still a SOO half, and prob an Aussie half as well

Problem is that SL is becoming more inferior to the NRL by the week, and despite the marquee ruling don't see the top levels coming

Did you expect a sudden influx of world class NRL players after the Marquee ruling was announced last month ?

The rule doesn't come into play until the start of next season. SL teams have plenty of time still to approach & sign there Marquee player.

As was Matt King when he signed for us.

Good players will come over because money talks and careers are short.

Exactly. The marquee rule allows you to go out and spend as much cash as you want on one player.

I'd be throwing the cheque book at him if I were SJM.

And we've not seen Rhys Evans nor Matty Russell much.

some player this Andre.

Yeah, I thought about Rhys.

Savelio is one player I'd love to see at Wire.
I really rate him.
Always been very impressed when he's played for Saints.
Then again Cunningham seems to get a lot out of all the players and win the Gf with a crocked team. Now that's impressive. (Said through gritted teeth)....

Nathan Brown

Yes, looks like we have indeed signed Savelio;

Age 20
Position BR ( anywhere in pack though)
Original club Latchford
England U16 and U18's international
Height / Weight 188cm, 110Kg

When I have seen him play he has shown good ball handling skills, is very difficult to stop near the line and is reminiscent of Solo in the way he can offload from the tackle. His dad is Lokeni Savelio who played for Widnes and Fax in the 90's (I don't think I remember him) and lives in Warrington.

I suppose the question for me would be why would Saints let him go when they have been training him since the age of 14 and he is just emerging into their first team - I think he has played 15 or so games this year. Have we paid them a big wad to get him ? If so it seems ironic that we have only a handful of local kids that establish themselves in the first team, yet we are having to pay Saints to get one of them back.

Saints have a big pack w/o
Although they aren't a poor club they don't have the clout we do.
Perhaps they have their feelers out on a position to bring someone in, and because they have a healthy pack, he can be deemed surplus or collateral.