Yes they are all contracted for next season, except boothroyd I believe

I wonder if the club are looking to see if Isiah played for an amateur team over here whilst his dad played.

How are we going to get his picture onto the new boards on the western terrace?

Oh Dear, welcome Ky, however, when you converse with our players & about the next game @ a place called Fev Rovers, now personally I like Fev, but, our last game there which we lost, after the game all our players said, quote, " never played on a potato field before " that's our winters rain & mud !
We will be needing you for that tackling !
Good luck to you & enjoy with a great bunch of lads !

Looks like a superb signing
Welcome to the club!

Who knows how an overseas player will go once they get over here, some hit the ground running and some need a whole season to settle in and show their best form.

All you can do is sign class, because as they say “form is temporary while class is permanent”
So hopefully Rodwell will hit the ground running but if he needs time to settle then let’s give it to him.

Wiki profile been updated already... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky_Rodwell

Wiki profile been updated already... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky_Rodwell

The way our pack is playing we'll be fighting to keep them rather than wondering how to trim the numbers. Our forwards outmuscled Wigan and look a damned sight tougher than a good number of SL sides. After a season in the Championship building up their partnerships I think they'll be more than SL ready.

I agree, though SR will need to be upgraded for SL.
Younger bodies needed there.

Got a feeling that Isai Vangana will play a lot of second row and if the strong rumours are to be believed we’ve got McMeekin signed for next year giving us a back row of

Vangana - McMeekin
Rodwell

He's playing prop these days.

McMeeken's a prop these days. Storton is the other rumour. I reckon Griffin might have another year in him as well as a back up option.

Would you say this signing is more towards next season and hopefully in SL ?

We've not seen where Bain will line up yet. Also, wasn't Boothroyd named in second row before his injury

Boothroyd is SR. Bain is a LF/Prop. Rodwell LF/Prop. Vagana also LF/Prop.

Vagana looked a bit out of sorts at SR but he certainly looks the business at prop. I’m really not a fan of playing players out of their natural positions except in emergency. If we need a SR we find a SR, if we need a centre we find a centre etc.

We have a formidable middle unit with some rotation wiggle room now though and some of our forwards really do look to have engines on them.

Storton could be one SR option but I’m sure there will be others out there.

I think we are well covered in the pack, centre is the position that is crying out for strengthening in my opinion

Having a big, powerful pack that would potentially dominate the opposition could hide where we are slightly weaker in other positions. Being dominant, and beating teams physically down the middle will present so many chances as we go on this season.

The corner stone of any great team is the pack , get that rolling forwards and opportunities will arise for the backs to be creative and play some expansive rugby . Get a 1-6 of the best available and they would struggle behind a beaten pack . As rightly said our forwards power speaks for itself, now Powell’s next big job is to get a back line capable of taking those opportunities that the pack will present them . Some tough choices to be made , some I suspect will not go down favourably with fans , but we must have the best available for said position , no room for sentimentality. Some like Jerry and Gale will step down I’m sure whilst others may move on or drop down the pecking order . But the bottom line is our coach will see this season who has got it and who doesn’t cut the mustard ,because if we get the green light for next season we better hit the ground running ,because there will be no place to hide or easy games ,every game will be brutal

If we make S L the owner as said, if a player leaves it will not be because he is going for more money

With the signing of Rodwell meaning we have 8 Quota players and the rule being 7, is there any possibility of "pulling a Leigh" and try claim Isaiah Vagana played his junior rugby in Bradford whilst his dad was over here? Otherwise we're gonna be losing one of them. My money is on either Bain or Boothroyd though I wouldn't want to lose either.

There isn't a limit in Championship.

As PT says there’s no limit in championship. The club has a season to find out what’s best. No need to start thinking about such things now before barely any matches have been played.

I thought the poster was talking about if we return to SL, hence the doing a Leigh, as they returned with 8 quota players.

I think we will see a lot change in the squad towards the back end of the season anyway, alot of overseas players have been signed on 2 year deals but there could be all sorts of clauses when it comes to what league that is in. I would imagine we will see lots of comings and goings should we be promoted so they won't be worrying about been over the quota at this point.

Well he's arrived....and pretty good at table tennis too....first interview due at 8.00pm tonight https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... gr%5Etweet

Well he's arrived....and pretty good at table tennis too....first interview due at 8.00pm tonight https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... gr%5Etweet

Quote ="FIL"Well he's arrived....and pretty good at table tennis too....first interview due at 8.00pm tonight https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... gr%5Etweet'" Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19UTQlcq6E

Quote ="FIL"Well he's arrived....and pretty good at table tennis too....first interview due at 8.00pm tonight https://twitter.com/WTrinityRL/status/1 ... gr%5Etweet'" Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19UTQlcq6E

Really looking forward to seeing how he gets on. Be interesting to see if we play him in the front row or back row/13.