Don't the incremental payments/prize money come in [uafter[/u the Super 8s?

Tyler Randell the Knights 24 year old hooker must be on his way over to join us i reckon. A good honest lively rugged hooker who does his fair share of tackling. He can play half back also, i believe he started his career as a stand off before he became a much rated hooker.

LOL Classic.

Aren't those figures their ANNUAL salaries ???
As there is only a third of the season left, surely you are only looking at a third of their respective salaries, and I'm sure Allgood's salary will be more than £40 ???
So 140 /3 = £46,666

This is some maths Diane Abbott would be proud of

It could be £40K....Or £4K.....or £400?...

On MCs Twitter feed earlier this afternoon he was looking to get some furniture

Only because our lass has kicked me out

Not surprised with that beard

Is that his beard or his lass's ???

Hull KR just added Mosae Masoi to their squad.
That is good strengthening.
Glad we are not in middle 8. Someone is going down the way it is saying up.

I've been saying all season that there could be two teams drop out of SL this year. Hull KR should come up in the top 3, and I can see a current SL club finishing below the MPG and another one to lose the MPG to a championship club

My rough prediction for the M8s is;

Warrington
Hull KR
Catalans
Widnes
London
Leigh
Featherstone
Halifax

Alternatively, I'd like to see every team win 3 games and draw 1 game, that would put all the club's on 7 points and then points difference would decide where they finished

Is he the ex Saints player?

I'm glad we're not involved in the middle 8's, it was nerve shredding last time.

There is every chance that even KR may not gain promotion.

All of the bottom 4 SL clubs have been improving, just look at Warrington's game against Wigan last night.
There is absolutely no chance of 2 Championship clubs making it through the middle 8's and I've a feeling that, unless the wheels come off, which looks unlikely, we may well have the same 12 clubs in SL next season.
What does make you smile though is that all of the clubs, that want to be in SL next season, are strengthening their squads and a couple of seasons ago, we got heaps of stick for doing just that.
KR have been superb this year and their support has been tremendous and they do "deserve" to be in SL but, the 7 tough games, on the bounce,may be a struggle for them, just as it was for Leigh 2 years ago.
I know that they will be heavily motivated and they should be good enough.
It's going to be an intriguing middle 8's.

All the bottom 4 improving? Does this include Widnes who lost 40-0 to Huddersfield and Leigh who conceded 50 to Warrington last week?

I disagree, I think there is every chance of 2 clubs gaining promotion - I think KR will be right up there at the top and I think London have every chance of been in that mix - They've been playing some really good stuff (Albeit against championship opp) and rotating the squad well as it gets to the back end of the season so will be pretty fresh coming in. Whilst you make reference to Wire improving over the last few weeks I agree, and they should breeze through, but Widnes, Leigh and Catalan seem to offer very little and don't seem to have improved at all and I cant imagine will be carrying a lot of confidence into them middle 8s.

Never quite know how it will pan out because I suppose you cant bridge the gap between SL and Chmp from one season to another when there are 1 or 2 teams dominating, but to say there Is absolutely no chance Is a bold statement.

I may have been over optimistic in saying that the bottom 4 have improved but, certainly Wire and Catalan have showed some improvement and Widnes, despite getting stuffed by Shudds last week, have won 3 from 6, including a win over Leeds.

Even Leigh have beaten Wigan and Hull in the not too distant past and the Championship clubs are not at that standard.

There is only KR that will be anywhere near challenging and as I said, with 7 tough games on the bounce, it wont be easy and they will probably be playing Leigh at Leigh in the MPG.

It will be a great watch though !

Mose Masoe would be a good addition to the Trinity pack in place of Mitch Allgood if KR don't get promoted for next season...

You'd of thought his first preference would be to return to Saints if they'd want him. Can imagine a host of clubs looking at him.

Him, Dave and Huby wouldn't be too shabby all on the pitch at once

I don't know who will be in SL next year from the middle 8's but it seems to me a great loss that teams like HKR, Halifax, Bradford and possibly Featherstone -all clubs with good crowd potential - can't be included in a re-structured SL.
Don't ask me how I haven't thought so far ahead yet!

Good point there Trinity1315 regarding crowds, especially with what I said the other day regarding average crowds being linked to spending the full cap.

I dont think I ever shared an observation my 15 year old son made at the CC semi final last year. He said he felt that Sandow, Gidley and Ratchford, their main pivots posed a threat inside their own 20 metres, and asked the question of our pivots and sid ours pose the same threat.

Maybe, just maybe, playing budgets aside, that he could have a point

Just been reading on facebook that Featherstone have failed in an attempt to sign Ryan Hampshire.

Hes looking to leave Leigh but wants to remain in Super League.

Local lad, no quota spot.

Thoughts?

Not good enough

A lot on here seem to put him on a pedestal from how good he was at junior level, I'm sorry but the truth is im not sure I've seen him have a decent game at senior level yet, infact most performances have been disastrous. Powell couldn't even get him going in a great side - And there's not many coaches better at bringing them through... I get the fact he is a Wakefield lad but theres no room for sentiment in this game if you want to be a top side.. Lets not forget as a junior Tommy Lee was tearing apart the Aussies and was probably rated one of the best junior players on the planet.. Until just about settling into a bang average utility player at Saints he spent years as a under par pivot.

Saying that on the contrary he is still very young and has time on his side, I would give him a chance at Wakefield if he was to come at the right price and came with the right attitude.