Good news if true

When he came on yesterday he gave the team much needed direction, best hooker we have at the moment...

I thought that was because they took Cookie off

Agree. He definitely injects some pace into our attacks and looks dangerous with ball in hand.

Plus he doesnt have a dodgy skip and drop the ball

Apparently it was rumoured in the Cats bar that he had been offered a year's extension, it was also rumoured that Paul Cooke had been offered or had signed a two year contract with the club.

Hope the second bits not true or I will be cancelling the Gold Membership I have just bought

I honestly don't know, it was a poster on here what had been in the bar before the game and he told me and a few others about both Rinaldi and Cooke, tbh I took the Cooke bit with a pinch of salt thats why I cannot say whether he had signed or had been offered the 2year deal.

Although Cooke hasn't done anything to justify an extension, it would be interesting to see how he performs at 13, especially with Demetriou leaving.

Maybe we should put him in at 13 for the last 2 games? Either we save ourselves a pile of money, or we unleash the beast. (My money's on the former, butchoo never know.)

I wouldn't play Latu in the last two games. What have we got to gain by doing it? Send him home to be with his new child and play Rinaldi and Obst at 9 and interchange.

Was Cooke taken off injured yesterday?

I can't see it given his job and fact that he wants to be with his family but great if true.
Wonder where all the posters are that said it was s rubbish signing.

Paul Cook has been the fall guy since he joined.

The bloke has been on an hiding to nothing, a pivotal position halfway through the season with plyers and moves he did not know, the expectation he would produce the goods, BJ injured, Sam injured no continuaity

Give the bloke a break I would love to see him at 13 next season and the season after, playing out wide he could really make a difference, at the moment there is too much expectation, the people who should be looked at are the ones who decided to get rid of Brough for a few quid, that has cost the club far more that what they got for Danny, coupled with the 20 quid price on the gate both disatrous decisioons imho

Agree, I would def leave Latu out for the rest of the games.

Hope not because I will not be paying to watch him chuff things up.

I would because TLL will want to show Salford why he's their first choice hooker.

He is a goodsigning - get rid of waste of wages cooke as well

Great news about Rinaldi if true. I guess I'm the only one on here who thinks that if we had a good scrum half working with BJ at 6 we would see a different player in Cooke playing at 13.

Its down to opinions but I feel for Cooke coming into a side that lost its on field leader in Brough and a cracking prop in Tronc. Everyone expected him to take over the role that Brough played and he's not that type of player. He's been playing in a beaten team behind a beaten pack so its pretty difficult to shine.

I think the triangle of Brough, BJ and Cooke would have worked for us but it was never going to be.

Moves, where?, have I missed them?

hes on about on a saturday night in buzz!

Yep ,just about right there Chapster.

saw rinaldi's first game at catalans with no training and we looked a lot better when he was on the field..tll has been more of a liability and is not the kind of ball playing hooker that sam, rinaldi, drew and now broughy are! and also lets not forget james davey!

I've heard from a very good source that JK had gone to the board recommending and asking them to give Cooke a contract for 2 years worth 120 grand !!!
Christ on a bike ! Where's me boots !!!

60k a season seems fair.

If true, yet more evidence that its time for Kear to go