Cory Norman coming in to prop up the halves

Or put a finger up ?

I think they do have strategies (plural) about lots of things I’m just not sure whether they consider the inter-connectivity of those strategies or whether they very often make it past first contact with reality.

Anyway a couple of months and we can see Broncos in action again. Summer game eh!

Women are at home to Bedford on 11-Jun in Richmond. Their CC Cup games should stand them in great stead for the league fixtures.

What & get him banned before he kicks a ball?

Hmm. Hadn’t realised this was true. 1) debatable what this adds to our ‘culture’. 2) is still carry any match ban over, 3) what exactly are we up to? Have we looked around and thought if Sheffield can get in playoffs so can we. All a bit late in the day it feels to me but I suppose despite being dominant Fev could have a bad 80 and lose the MPG to someone. Would be good to hear what this late flurry of experienced Antipodeans is all about.

Maybe he's just coming here to keep his finger in the pie.

Certainly should fill a hole in our squad.

Dear Liza, dear Liza!

I'm getting strong "lets sign whose available and sort it out later" vibes.

Could be completely wrong and hope I am duly proved so.

Will giant foam fingers be available in club colours ?

2 good experienced players signed as they have become available, and the only comments on here are pretty negative. I remember a few seasons back we signed a certain aussie who turned our season round

How about we assemble a decent team for the start of the season rather than being undercooked and having obvious gaps ? If you want to grow a crowd, I suspect you need to start the season with a chance of doing well.

Can tell ya part of the referee brotherhood NB, can't see the blindingly obvious. There has been nothing negative about the players signed, just the aimless way Broncos do things. If you think Nerys, Lobster & Cake are at the cutting edge of club management then you must have very rose tinted glasses.

Both the players signed recently were playing in the French league, which finishes fully this week. Hence availability. Let's be honest how many northern players are interested in commuting to London to play part time. Whi claimed cutting edge of management? Simple equation here we have signed two quality players when they have come available

Can't do anything about that now it's gone! I ain't interested in discussions on how and what should have been done, I can't change that. I am interested in these two recent signings though and how we perform week to week

I don't think anyone doubts their ability or experience and I am personally keen to see how they both go for us. It's frustrating we start the season with a paper thin squad, in the apparent hope of signing players down the line.

On late season signings, how did our Australian recruit from Elite 1 go for us again last season? I think we have the right to reserve our judgement on the clubs decision making when it comes to these kind of signings.

We appear to have signed Norman, that's great, where does he slot into the squad? Who makes way? The promising youngster we've developed through our own system or the world cup international? We will never know about player availability, but there are other areas of the squad that I would argue need addressing first.

Just like every other fan of the club I would love to have seen deep pocket recruitment we didn't have it. I doubt Mr Hughes has the money.
But if our promising youngsters are not winning games we have a choice, accept that or recruit

I agree with all of this.
If our plan is we can only sign Antipodeans and they won’t be ready in time for the start of the season because of Visa delays and their waiting until they know there is no NRL interest and Antipodeans at a loose end after the end of the French season and seeing the merits in a few months in one of the greatest cities in the world as part of their European sojourn, then we have to accept the consequences of that because the season starts when it starts and it looks like we’ll always be undercooked for the first half(ish) part of the season.
As an aside the three who came for the start of the season have been excellent and I’ve no major reason to doubt that the two coming in will be good as both have played at a very high level in the past.

Some interesting comments from Eccles before the TO game regarding recruitment. It seems they've missed out on a few but still looking to build. It could be a clever strategy if they get on with it and get momentum (Firstly getting into the play offs) as they reach the critical part of the season. Leeds have done it on numerous occasions and got to the GF.

Play Offs? I'm still anxious about the other end of the table where we will probably end up

It’s a pretty tight league except for Fev. It’s not immediately obvious who is going to be relegated and look at Batley in 3rd. They have a minus points difference and have lost a third of their games. With TO being short on players, second place is up for grabs. Sadly it is unlikely to be us but we could sneak into the playoffs. More likely 8/9th place with a view to pushing on next year. Makes pretty uninspiring reading but it is what it is. Fly in the ointment for onward development is that all players are off contract and are we or aren’t we moving grounds again. Then there is the (non?) engagement with local area conundrum and sponsors/corporate void. I’m confident we’re good enough to stay up and it’s an improved season for sure so that will have to suffice. It would be nice to get a few more home wins and a trip to Wembley in the 1895 would be a real bonus.

I get the feeling Hughes is waiting to see what IMG are going to do

Corey Norman joins us from France. 32yr old SoO player who can play in the halves or full back......depending who much of the Grench Good life he's had I reckon that's our best bit of business in a while

Club finally confirm the Norman signing but he won't be available until end of June (i.e. 5 months after the season started) due to suspension.