I won't mention any names cos I don't want to get any of our players in trouble but one of very senior players told me yesterday that A Fifita is not coming the new coach over there has halted it.

I wouldn’t argue that. My point is we can’t have it both ways. Ever since we entered SL we have had to produce teams to keep us in not teams to win it. This is a fact of life. If you want to win SL then you need players like AF as well as grafters. We can only afford one or the other or we have to depend on the gods to keep us injury free. That’s not been working well.

It’s the catch 22 we are caught in and until we can make significant improvements in revenue it won’t change. Those who think it will are deluded fantasists.

I’ve just watched the first half of Halifax v Toulouse, I think we may have missed an opportunity by not showing interest in Remi Catsy, he’s had an excellent first half. Just my opinion of course.

Always liked Casty, how old is he though these days? knocking on I'll bet? and we have enough pensioners!

Remi is 26 these days but other days he's 35 maybe even 36

I just cannot see the AF thing coming off - reminds me a bit of the Laurie Daley saga back in the 90's (?) although a bit different, because I think the club actually announced his signing - we all sat and waited weeks for his arrival but it never happened.
It's a pity we can't pick up another Korky from the NRL, or find another Walmsley from the championship, or for the older ones another Cliff Watson from RU!

Now you've gone n done it!

Wouldn't say no though!

KORKY made mistakes, but he always gave 100% and when he was on his game he was up there with the best

Korky was one of those players that was at the right place at the right time. We have had a few of that type of player over the years.

They'd even printed off the merlin picture card "Laurie Daley - Wakefield Trinity" for that one, a google image search brings it up.

I believe Daley got injured just before he was supposed to arrive. Those were the days when the big name Aussie players would come over for an extra few quid after the Oz season had finished.

Think Steve Georgallis was the last one we had before we switched to summer rugby.

Broke his ankle I believe.

Korky was a penalty machine and we were the only club he played for that didnt get relegated but agree gave 100% for us every time

Korky was a penalty machine and we were the only club he played for that didnt get relegated but agree gave 100% for us every time

If that is the case hopefully the club is now working hard in the background to sign a big powerful NRL standard prop with a point to prove such as Danny Fualolo who doesn't seem to have signed for anyone....

And at 26, some good years ahead of him, and 73 games in the NRL, no mug.

Does AF have good years ahead of him?

That's not a secret. He's said it publically.

My lad was saying before, that Lee Radford and Liam Watts had a bit of a falling out in their Hull FC days.

Could there be a reshuffle of the pack, across the common, in time

Looks like he’s off to the Broncos according to Fox sport

Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us.

If the deal is off, I would get Blake Austin in on a short term deal ASAP, people can bang on about him not been an organiser etc or not what we need, but he is a special player and we are severely lacking special players with a winning instinct at the moment, imo we have one and thats TJ. Even if it`s a months loan whilst we get someone over from AUS.

Last I heard, Leigh were talking to him though.

Personally I found it highly unlikely he was ever going to come ,think his agents have used us as a foil and leverage to get the best deal ,of which I think we’d would have been well down the pecking order, in term of bargaining power . But as they say when one door closes .......

This is definitely worth a shout but no doubt Leigh & their benefactor will sign him just in time for him to get a hat trick vs us. Leigh are actually putting a decent 1st team together with their late signings and players returning from injury...they already have a strong back line...so they won't be the 'easy' win some people on this forum are expecting, especially if we don't play the full 80

Quote ="supercat"Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us.'" Matt Lodge would be a top signing....... https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... 1620214244

Quote ="supercat"Seen that but every man and his dog is linked with Broncos as needing a big clear out. Perhaps if he does go there might be another target for us.'" Matt Lodge would be a top signing....... https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... 1620214244