1. mcdonnell
2. crookes
3. arundell
4. yeaman
5. briscoe
6. holdsworth
7. ? seymour/chase
8. watts
9. houghton
10. lynch
11. westerman
12. galea
13. ellis

14. heremaia
15. amour
16. johnson
17. pitts

Hope there are some big surprises that we're not aware of because I don't see that side being good enough to beat wire, wigan and probably saints.

Doesn't look great, does it? Getting Chase or not is going to be massive for us.

At last I see you are accepting our cast-offs! LOL

Can I point Kyles surnme is AMOR jese you link yourselves with all these unknown players!

Id have Lineham and Whiting in there

Starting to look better.

Dont worry Gentle can make a silk purse out of a sows ear

A great team does not have to be a team of big names. You only have to look at Leeds in the 80's 90's when they tried to buy success and it did not work. What it does need to be though is a team, players that work hard for each other and puts the coaches plans into action on the pitch.

Let's face it signing 2 or 3 big name players has worked so well for us in recent seasons hasn't it............

We have ended up with a small squad of players whose numbers have been made up by fringe players at best, once injuries have hit we have come to a standstill. I have faith in Pearson and Gentle to get it right for 2013, regardless of how we view the players we sign.

Just a thought but wouldn't it be better to let all of the signings be announced before saying what the team will be next season?!?

Bit early to start slating Gentle.

Personally I think he is a class coach and I am looking forward to the play-offs and next season more so when he brings in his own players.

Main worry for me is props.

Very happy with lynch and watts.

If we sign amor and Johnson along with bowden I would be a bit worried.

Would keep o meley for year.

If we dont sign chase I would keep Seymour as I feel he would be a better player with a decent halfback partner.

Could see heremia playing a few games at halfback or LF if needed net year also.

Not great, but certainly good.

There really is a fine line between waking the giant and feeding the monster sometimes.



Who'd be the next 8 to make up the 25 man squad? Horne, Whiting, Lineham and Crooks aren't bad squad players at all.

If you can get the Chase deal done, you'll be proper dark horses on a par with Catalans.

Loseing a raft of players and in Smith and Green...not a good half-back pairing and Wane will earn his corn next season as it will be the end of the team Madge built.

Not slating him, he's done a reasonable job this season but has also been in charge of some joke performances. Personally i think the team is being filled with too many young players and experience is being ignored and this could be our downfall as if we get a couple of injuries to these experienced players then we'll have a loads of youngsters running round like headless chickens. But only time will tell on that one

Your joking right....we have had a raft of injuries and have had to blood youngsters,who,thanks to the previous coach had no 1st team experience at all and was thrown in but they have performed well imo and bodes us well for the future.As for youngsters next season...everyone coming in are 1st team players with experience.

Would Keep Ogre but wont happen dont think

Agree, Lynch is fantastic and Watts really looks the part. But surely we need one prop with size/raw power/intimidating presence. Why sign Galea but release O'Meley, unless Galea is literally half the price.

As for Seymour, don't think it will be as easy to "move him on" as many people seem to just assume. His wages are apparently so high that no one else is likely to go near them. Maybe AP could pay him off, but AP clearly has his limits on "fair value" (and quite right too, it is his money), and he might not want to have to pay Seymour over £100k (for example) just to release him, and that on top of a sizeable transfer fee for his replacement.

Same, has looked good since he returned from injury.

Gentles obviously spending more money in more important areas.

Props a basic position and we need to make sure we have the right players at 1, 6, 7 and 9.

Ogre, Lynch, Watts and Taylor would be ideal for next season.

Watts isn't as powerful as I first thought.
Still do a good job for us.

Also think Ogre will be away, sadly.

Hes a runner with a top off load, i wouldn't swap him for any one.

Great off-load, agreed.

Yep, play him at 13 with two powerful, hard-working props would be the best tactic IMO.

Playing him as a prop with a ball player-type 13, then you're asking a lot of your other prop.

Horne

Lineham
Arundell or Crookes (Cant decide)
Yeaman
Briscoe

Holdsworth
Chase

Lynch
Houghton
Watts

Ellis
Westerman
Tickle

Subs

Heremaia
Galea
Whiting
Another Prop

Bring it on I say.

This is my biggest 'gripe' if you like about the possible Galea deal. Unless we can't afford O Meley I would retain him and forget Galea. O Meley is still easily one of the best props in SL