So with many players out of contract, who do you want to see us retain and let go?

Sam Hewitt - New deal 2022
Jon Luke-Kirby - New deal 2022
Innes Senior - New deal 2021
Louis Senior - New deal 2021

Remaining OOC I would go for the following:

Lee Gaskell - Sign up
Jake Wardle - Sign up
Joe Wardle - Sign up
Paul Clough - Release, time for younger lads to step up.
Suaia Matagi - Depends which other props are available.
Ukuma Taai - Sign up 1 year.
Adam Walne - Release, injury prone.
Aaron Murphy - Should retire now.
Leroy Cudjoe - 1 year depending if can shown he can still play on much reduced wages.
Oliver Russell - Sign up.

And then the big one is trying to offload Uate which should allow us to recruit a hooker.


It will be like having 2 new players with Golding and Butler when this season resumes.


What positions do people think we need to strengthen?

Gaskell- release been. Better but still not worth the money
Joe wardle release injury prone and pen machine
Jake wardle sign
Clough, Walne, Matagi release
Cudjoe Russell 1 yr
Uate pay off
Butler is and will spend most of his time injured, time to stop the recruiting of these kind of players

i agree with you dj with joe wardle can get a lot cheaper to sit in the stand
walne cudjoe and russel to go
i know as well as you that gaskell is on a lot of money but as started to play
cant comment on butler though

Updated list

Retained:

Sam Hewitt - New deal 2022
Jon Luke-Kirby - New deal 2022
Innes Senior - New deal 2021
Louis Senior - New deal 2021
Jake Wardle - New deal 2023
Oliver Russell - New deal 2022

Remaining OOC:

Lee Gaskell - Rumours he has turned down a new contract
Joe Wardle
Paul Clough
Ukuma Taai
Adam Walne
Aaron Murphy
Leroy Cudjoe

Players Out:

Akuila Uate
Oliver Roberts - 1 year loan extension to Salford

Players In:

None

Rumours

Jack Ashworth

Didn't Oli Wilson only sign on a 2 year contract?

Nope, he signed up until the end of 2023

Strong rumours that the entire 2nd year of the u18 academy are been released . They had played 2 won 2 and I would have thought that at least 6 of them deserved keeping on . Strange if true as academy goes to u19 next year and I believe scholarship to u17 so they would only have 1 years worth of academy players unless some of the released agree to amateur terms

Gaskell signed 1 year extension. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/53305205

Gaskell signed 1 year extension. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/53305205

It's happening game wide. Clubs can afford expensive overseas signings but apparently they can't afford to pay the pittance that the teenagers in our sport earn.

Any news on Ukuma contract?

Thought he’d be ideal player with new rule changes.

Nothing on Taai at the moment.

Hearing that Clough, Walne and Murphy wont be offered new deals.

Joe Wardle had supposedly signed a new deal.

Too true , next they'll be complaining how they've lost a generation of young players but don't know why .

So where are we with this?

Confirmed leavers:
Murphy/Clough/Walne/Young/Matagi

Still to be sorted/announced:
Wardle/Ta'ai/Cudjoe

Are Oli Roberts & Seb still under contract and will they come back under Watson?

Any thoughts on who Watson has in mind to bring in, I've seen Josh Jones mentioned but i'm not sure we need another second row (albeit he would definitely add to what we have), I think we need a couple of big props (no more Bruno/McQueen/Hewitt in the front row) and another specialist hooker.

From what I have read,Seb will remain with Salford for 2021. Leroy new one year deal to end of 2021.
Not sure about Roberts.

Ta'ai is worth another season - as a prop or loose now,not second row.

Matagi moving out,didn't see that one coming,our most improved player last year and our best go forward man.

The club got the overseas recruitment right with McQueen, carries it up strong and grafts hard on defence.

Thinking Cunningham will share the 9 role with O'Brien who thankfully will make a full recovery from the serious injury.

Hewitt is a fair prospect,hoping the new coaching staff could work to improve his all round game.

Ian Watson's success with Salford fairly obviously was getting the best out of props (and other positions) who were considered to be on the way down the pecking order,the likes of Mossop/Dudson so we may be surprised at some of his recruitment,and some might think 'why sign him he's past it'
Have to trust him.

Never a dull moment just now.

Roberts another loan year at Salford. Rumors on Cas forum they are signing Turner?

Turner signed for us(Cas) 1 year contract

Since Cudjoe returned and looked like he had never been away,the coaches struggled to know what to do with Turner.

I was wanting them to give him more time in the halfs because when he stood in for Gaskell,due to JT's extra pace him and Sezer looked the most threatening half back pairing we had all season. Admittedly Gaskell has the better kicking game.

Other times JT just covering from the bench,then they stuck him in at loose where he didn't look comfortable. So not that surprised he has moved on.

Gaskell has a new 1 year deal,let's hope he can steer clear of injuries - in Watson we trust.

James Cunningham? I'd not heard that one mentioned...

Reiss Butterworth has left the club by mutual consent.
So my understanding on the latest squad situation is:
In
Golding
Jerry
Jake Wardle
Darnell
Gaskell
Aidan Sezer
Gavet
AOB
Edwards
Joe Wardle
Lawrence
English
Wilson
Ta'ai (?)
Leroy
Holmes
Russell
L Senior
I Senior
Hewitt
Wood
JLK
Butler (?)
Trout
McQueen
George Roby (young hooker from Warry)
James Cunningham

Out
Turner
Matagi
Murphy
Clough
Uate
Roberts
Seb
Walne
Butterworth
Young

Please feel free to correct and or update as necessary.
Exciting times at the moment.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ll-4746322

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ll-4746322

Taai has left. He’s told people he’s not been offered a new deal.

We have signed Josh Jones and Jack Ashworth, both should be announced soon. Although Ashworth is due in court in Feb so the announcement may get delayed.

Ukuma Ta'ai one of the clubs best ever overseas recruits,can't think of a better overseas forward we have had in terms of length of service and consistency.

Ian Watson's new broom is sweeping clean,but am not going to fault him for that though whatsoever.

Apparently Hudds shopping Gavet around to other SL clubs.

From what you have seen of him this season do you think he would be a good signing for Wakefield ?

Will give you Gavet + Cash for Fifita