well there is George Williams, Sam Powell and Ryan Hampshire all vying for game time in the halves and Sam powell is a little bit further on that Williams so i think he might get given a shot at london.

So we have:

Forwards; Ross, Foster, Moore, Griffin, Cook, Dollapi, Krasniqi and McMeeken.

Backs; Solomona, Mataitonga, Minns, Duckworth, Dixon, Agboke, Caton-Brown, Lovell, Macani, and Wickes.

Halves: Bishay and Woodburn-Hall.

I'm aware some can play elsewhere too, Bishay for instance is a better forward than a half-back. McMeeken is a better than Forward.

We're missing a couple of forwards for sure, the bench will be extremely lightweight without them.

If we are meant to$be getting a couple from either Wigan or Wire. then if so I wouldn't mind seeing Hampshire or O'Brien in the halves for us.
I'm unsure about props but Wigan fans seem to think greenwood is ok ,which is ok but still young. there was a prop at Wire who went out on loan to the Bulls last season Ben Evans who the bulls fan would like to see back there. so in a cock eyed way of looking at these options I would like to take the two props who fans like and seem to think will go well for them in the future.....

I know.

Have they enquired as to Gaz O'brien's availability?

if they haven't then they are mad (then again this is broncos we are talking about lol). Hes a very good player and got a lot of bottle to. Looks strong in attack and don't mind getting stuck in on defence as well. plus hes got a good kicking game.

Would TS let him come to a club like London(as I always got the impression that London wasn't high of his Christmas card list to be polite), or would he prefer to keep him closer to home with a club up north to keep more of an eye on him for a quick recall if need be

Massive step in the right direction, another five players of this calibre and I think we can be competitive in the lower half of the table. Two experienced props, an experienced halfback, and a couple of experienced backs.

On the face of it, it sounds great that we have signed an experienced prop in Ross and I really hope he goes well for us. I just hope that TR has done his homework on this guy, his injury issues etc, as we have been taken for a ride before or at the very least had supposedly good players not live up to their billing. People normally retire for good reasons and I do wonder whether physically and mentally he will be in good shape to provide what we need. If he cannot do a job for us and spends the season on the sick bench, we will be royally stuffed. Lets hope he is of the same mould as Danny Williams, Hoppo etc and prepared to give his all.

Tend to agree, this seems the most promising signing to date.

Can we call him Bross?

I don't think TS has any issue with London, we've loaned players in the past.

GO'B as you say has a lot of bottle, has a great kicking game and his goal kicking is superb.

Not sure how Wire intend to use him this season though.

O'Brien seems to have been on loan everywhere else....

Ross sounds a good signing though. Ross, Cook, Krasniqi & Dollapi are a decent set of 4 props.

Not saying we can in with just 4 though

Ben ross on twitter 'to hear ive signed for the london broncos is not the truth'. How can the broncos confirm something that is not signed and sealed. Not good

Ben Ross just said on twitter

Oh dear, oh dear, why it is a good idea not to tell until the ink is dry.

He joins an infamous list of those who would not come for the Broncos!

Good grief. This is terrible news

Annoying.But hey, it's fine.Teams miss out on big signings after things get completed all the time:Eg: Jon Obi Mikel, Juan Mata.....Gutting for sure, but lets look forward to other options.

So why announce it before he'd even signed. Poor.

Maybe there was a misunderstanding and the announcement was supposed to be "Broncos recruit Australian poop".

More like dross! I wonder what mood TR will be in tomorrow?

Though I suppose it is an honest thing to do, he could have come and gone through the motions like some of the Aussies in recent seasons.

And this was the easiest signing Tony Rea had ever made! Do you think someone should check with the other new signings?

So much for not announcing anything until all paperwork is processed

Ah well, I guess he's entitled to change his mind, it's his body after all, personally I'm gutted, but bear neither him nor TR any ill will over it. Best of luck to Ben and his Community works.

He heard he was going to be presented with bunch of roses and then heard the business plan for the future

Go for British players, instead of Ozzie has been's....you lot never learn.