Really please with RAs signings so far but I see 2 more external signings needed.

classy centre
big bad ass prop

Then were looking good.
What do you think.

Spot on

Agreed.

Correct, Id take Lynch and a Gidley type centre and we would be pretty much sorted!...

I think people are getting carried away with the Lynch rumour, I don't reckon he's the forward we've got lined up.

Kite then! Ha! who do you think?...

Mark o Meley.

Based on our recruitment so far, it'll be someone who we haven't been linked to via the media. Our board tend to keep things very close regarding signings.

Agree, although i guess they have to find a balance too with what we already have and the salary cap etc.

Looking likely to be:
Tansey
Calderwood
?
Yeaman
Raynor
R Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
?
Tickle
Fitzgibbon
Washy

With:
Lauaki
King
Thacks
Maloney (maybe?)
Moa (maybe?)
Radford
Whiting
Tom Briscoe
Hall
G Horne
Lee
Burnett

to all fit in. Depends also whether we use Fitzgibbon and Radders as props or 2nd rows. Maybe if King or Thacks start with Dowes Lauaki off the bench will be that big ass prop we are talking about?
With Tom Briscoe and Craig Hall in the squad should we not also be looking to use one of them in the right centre slot?

I was thinking O'Mealy.

He's seen two of his team mates sign for us in the past two weeks, is a monster of a forward (like we need) and I think he's OOC (?) or out of favour over there.

Oops, forgot Manu and Houghton

Would like to see a centre and a prop but I doubt we will get both, if Cusack is one of the players to go then it means we have a quota spot too.

Manu is missing from that list isnt he? or do you know something we don't?...

I expect the prop and centre to be quota signings. would be very suprised if we signed lynch

Houghton was too, more to do with my poor memory rather than knowing anything, panic over!!

would be a fantastic signing if it came off; he is the Crocker type player - one that stamps his authority on the game

If we signed an enforcer type prop like O'Mealy and then a centre we would have a team to challenege for honour again next season

got em now ant we !!!!!!!

tansey aint a centre,
and fitzgibon is no were near what we need as a tackle busting prop

Tansey
Calderwood
NEW CENTRE
Yeaman
Raynor
R Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
NEW PROP
Tickle
Fitzgibbon
Washy

Lauaki
Thacks
Houghton
Manu

Tony - Let go
Maloney - Keep
Moa - Let go
Radford -Keep
Whiting - Keep
Tom Briscoe - Keep
Hall - Let go
G Horne - Let go
Lee - Keep
Burnett - Keep
Cusack - Let go

Hopefully either the prop/centre will be a quota player, although not sure we will get both.

I'd let Cusack go and sign an overseas prop and keep Thacks and release King and Moa. I can Hall going if we sign a centre and Whiting to be kept over Horne. The other option is to let Radford go and keep Horne as a backrower which imo is his best position and he will be cheaper.

Can you take Bailey off us

i'd give Hall a run at centre at see how he goes. id be interested to see how many games hes actually played at centre? by doing this would also give us more money to spend on a big aussie forward

agree about letting radford and king go and keeping G.Horne in place of him.

agreee wth everything else

Agree with that but..

I dont think we need a new centre as i would play Briscoe there.

At the moment our team/sqaud for 2010 would look this:

Tansey
Calderwood
Briscoe
Yeaman
Raynor
Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
King
Fitzgibbon
Tickle
Washbrook

Radford
Houghton.
Manu
Hame
Hall.
Burnett.

Thats 19 signed on.

We should keep Thacks (or new prop), Whiting, Hodgson, Maloney and Lee, thats 24.

That means unless we release a player, or dont keep one of the above we can only sign one more player as you can only have a first team squad of 25.

And thats without promoting one of the young players, and Williams, Briscoe(J) and Kent knocking on the door.

Some tough decisons for Agar.

I don't think Tansey has been brought in for Full Back...

I'm not sure Briscoe is ready to play centre, we have seen nothing from him there as yet, not saying he can't or won't be developed into one but I am not sure he will be ready for it next season.