I doubt any of our players would go work with Webster again.

From that I'd keep Scruton, Simon, Ashurst, Annakin and, providing keeps his current form up, Kirmond. I think Hall has another year left but I'd be shocked if he saw it out.

Hall - No
Scruton - No
Anderson - Yes
Kirmond - Yes
Simon - MUST
Ashurst - MUST
Annakin - No
Howarth - No
Sio - Yes
Tansey - No
Yates - No
B. Tupou - Yes

webster isn't going to be our coach next year

And if I remember correctly you said when Chester was at Hull KR he tried to sign him. Now Chesters here for next year as well and Scruton is arguably playing the best rugby of is career for quite a while, so why on earth would he move when's he settled here? Logically it would make sense for him to stay here. Also clubs can't approach ooc players until after June. So

On the last tackle Mr Carter said that he knows of 3 players that have already signed for clubs even though clubs are not allowed to speak yet....

Where can I watch 'the last tackle'? Edit: Yorkshire radio's u tube show. Which episode is it that MC says that??

Yeah because tapping up nevers happens we will see

The most recent one where he is a guest, theres also a 1hr and 44 minute one hes a guest on i think its yorkshire radios audioboom. Not sure which one he said it was on but definitely heard him say that

If that's the case I'd expect MC to be reporting them.

Depends whether we have done the same...

It wasn't the recent youtube one, watched that a couple of days ago. So just listened to the 'RLonRY Podcast with Luke Robinson & Michael Carter' the 1hr 52min episode one. He says it at 27 mins in for those wanting to listen, that he knows 2 players have signed elsewhere for next year.

Am I being daft here? 2 of 'our own' or 2 players elsewhere in SL?!

Two of our own have signed elsewhere for next year MC said.

Let's hope it's Tansey and Owen, rather than Jowitt and Johnstone

I thought Johnstone was signed up for four years?

On the show MC talked about Johnstone going nowhere and wants him at the club for the next 15 years if possible. Well worth a listen if you've got the time.

If the club has been up front and said they know now they wont be offering them a contract extension for next year, i have absolutely no problem with players getting themselves sorted.

We seem a little behind when it comes to sorting contracts out. Cas and Widnes seem to be on top of things. Players will want to know they can still make a living and I don't blame them one bit for securing a contract. It will be interesting to see who's taken the plunge and will be jumping ship come the end of the season.

After all our squad were 80 mins from having their contracts ripped up last year, you cant blame any of them. This is the downside of the new format.

Having said that, if there is any truth in the earlier posted rumour regarding Nick Scruton (which i don't believe there is!) i'm not sure signing for HKR is improving your chances any? That is unless they are in a position to offer him the same contract irrelevant of which league they are in?

Until Easter, we looked nailed on to be involved in the MPG again, and that comes with a genuine threat of relegation; in that circumstance, who could blame a player for lining up plan b? Things are looking a bit healthier now, so you'd hope that anyone who hedged their bets is less likely to press the button.

Pretty sure he will be talking about players out of contract at the end of the season - of which neither of these are.

If your out of contract you can pretty much sign in all but deed through the season, it's not technically leagal but let's be realistic.

Attempting to sign a contracted player is a whole different ball game.

Carter did not state they were our players but you would presume so unless its us who have signed others, if a player had decided to go elsewhere there would be nothing to stop him changing his mind as technically its illegal so the club he had signed for would be in the wrong, just a thought.

I interpretted it as he knows of players who have signed for clubs already while being out of contract, not necessarily that it was our players who have signed could of been anyones.
Reading through MCs twitter seems we are in negotiation with 7 of our current players for contract extensions/re-signings.

That is how I understood it.