I think that Fatz as good as he is may go to be closer to his famly back in NZ. a great player but again this might be out of our control.

Wild i would like to keep but you have to look at it in terms of the money he is on and his injury history. Dodgy knees do not improve with time. Medical considerations will determine whether he goes or stays.

Same with ASPY. When he came to us he was an international WINGER. Probably on the wages that went with that.As much as he puts the effort in and has been a revalation in the second row he would surely be fourth choice behind Fa alogo, Gilmour, Kirmond and Raleigh / Larne

from what i hear brett could be moving on wants 2 year deal giants offering one but not enough money , not sure what i make of this.

Younge Elliot Hodgson looks a great prospect too! think we are at the moment spoilt for choice in a number of positions. i do think we will have to lose a couple to bring in more talent and if we need to make a call i'd think it would have to be the elder statesmen in Brett and Drewy that will make way for the young lads.

I hate to point out the obvious, but I think it was Brett and his skill that got us as far as we did go, before the collapse occurred at the end of the season. When you decide to jettison your senior players in favour of young guns, generally speaking, the team performs under par for a season or two, an example being the Weststigers.

I'm not saying that Brett is the whole team because without the effort of all the boys, last year would not have been as exciting as it was. He seems to want to play on and it seems that he wants to do that at the Giants.

It is too soon to let him go, let that knowledge and skill be allowed to continue to permeate the team and I think that as a result of him, Nathan, Paul and Mark plus all the unsung staff, will see the benefits for years to come, show some loyalty to a fellow who has given us so much to cheer about before you think the young players a ready.

Personally i would love to keep brett as long as he is fit as he does marshall our defence very very well.
Its a pity about faimu as i think we are starting to see the best of him at loose but then aspy has been outstanding there too.

I have heard Lolesi is intending to head back home too at the end of the season. Would love to see him stay as he has been excelent for us but we do have good options in 2nd row and centres.

As good as our acedemy players coming through have been doing i would like to see a proven quality player come in if we are to lose lolesi, fatz and fooey. I would imagine NB has already got names in mind with his contacts in oz and the potential qouta space we could see another brett or faalogo coming our way... or even better a british signing along the lines of gilmour.

have also heard the same rumours as ponner about wild, fatz and fooey going and shenton in, source fairly good 80% of time right. for me i think we need to keep brett too.

well if it is true, can see aspinwall staying and kirmond to come back to replace wild and fatz

shenton is a very good player so would like to see that.

still want faiumu to sign up !!

IN the RLE it said Kirmond scored a decent long distance try this weekend.

i would keep everyone at the moment and just introduce the kids into the side - we've got the best squad i've seen and they are playing well and as a team so i would hate to see it broken up just to get new faces in, i realise it wont hapen as OOC players want to move on ect but thats my view

just read on another page that faiumu is contracted till end of 2011 season

gotcha on the leeds board was out with 2 cas players over the weekend who swore shenton was nailed on for Leeds? Also shenton to saints , Wigan and hull fc have been doing the rounds. He's gonna be a busy lad.

He'll be knackered by Sunday night!

Al say

Shenton is off to Wigan, Westerman to Leeds and poss Owen to us so the rumour is going round.

Apparently Westerman is not OOC so is unlikeley to be going anywhere unless Cas want to sell. Bearing in mind they may lose Owen and Shenton i doubt the Westerman rumour has much legs.

Heard yesterday that owen will be coming to replace brett and that we will also be signing danny tickle as he is ooc to replace wild.

danny tickle! cant see that... enough 2nd rowers at the club even if wild left and tickle takes an aaaaage to kick goals!

Says Tickle to join in The Guardian. Can't see that and I would hope not. Far better players out there and at club.

Tickle? You're having a laugh.

(Yes - it took me so long to come up with that!)

Tickle..the man who takes 20 minutes to take a goal kick. No thanks

Not really sure how long he takes to kick goals has on his playin ability, I would guess you excellent coach will judge Tickle on more than that, he might even not kick with Brough playing.

Tickle is a very good player and has played very well for us this year, missed him when he has been out, fantasic goalkicker, good go forward, defence really improved this year, still needs work on displine, but a good coach like Brown would sort that out and improve him also.

Be a good signing, 10 times the player G Horne is.

We signed G Horne late on when no-one else wanted him. He offers us additional options in the pack but I doubt he will feature in the long term plans of this club.

Not OOC but Weeds been after him for some time and if rumours are right that Eastwood is homesick and off at end of year then may be some miles in the rumour.
Rumours are that Weeds were also after Shenton but will not deal with his agent? hence Wigan favorites to sign him.
All ifs and buts

Eastwood may be going home sooner than that.