Saints wanted Long to sign another contract so they never released him. Luauki is an impact prop and excatly what we need to get us going forward. Tansey was also good for Leeds but had top class players infront of him in Webb, McGuire and Burrow. He has also earnt excellent reviews for his performances for the Roosters.

agree with your comments but people seem to still skate round the subjest that we havent really signed anyone for next season who we really need in my opinoin other than long.....we need a top class centre and a masive top class prop...no doubt about it...
tansey will be fighting for the full-back spot as it stands but i think motu will fly the nest cum next season anyways,....we have fitzgibbon, another second rower who i feel will play prop(out of position) and luaki, another second rower but he cannot last the full 80....
were is our centre that we desperatly need?? wheres this barn-storming front rower that we rquire?? my guess is we wont get either...how disapointing will that be when it comes to re-nueing passes etc...

Luauki will be used as an impact prop and will do that job very well. I would imagine given his form this season that Tansey will be the fullback for next season.

We have 2/3 more to come in, there are rumours about the likes of Kite, Atkins etc so until they are announced we can't really say how the recruitment has gone. What I would say is so far so good imo.

For one year, not two and we probably offered him more cash aswell. Why else would Long (or anyone in their right mind) leave Saints for Hull?



I always though there was a difference between a go forward prop and an impact prop. Price, Civonociva (sp), etc. go forward props. Feka, Thackray, etc. impact props.




So we have no intention of competing with Leeds, we're happy to sign players that we know are inferior to those at the top clubs?

You keep looking at every negative and I will try and offer a balanced viewpoint.

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You keep looking at every positive and I will try and offer a realistic viewpoint.



If I keep the negativity up at least they can't get any more dissapointing, can they????

The thing is I am not being positive, I am being realistic.

Long was not released as you stated and Luauki can help to get a team on the front foot as that is part of his job as an impact prop. Tansey is a very skillful young player who has never had the chance to make a position his own until this season and he has done exactly that at Sydney.

We could do with another prop and if we do get Kite we would have a superb looking pack. We could also do with a centre with both Atkins and Turner being linked.

The four players we have signed would all walk straight into our side at the moment . Great signings imo and if we can add a couple more then I for one will be very happy.

You have to have a license to be happy!

Would that be an A grade license?

It's actually 2 if you add Turner to the list of who has already signed.

if we have signed Turner, who are the other 2 and what positions are we looking at

I'd rather stick with leaving maloney on the bench for 70 minutes tahn sign aizue. The dobbins are hardly blessed in the prop department so if they're getting rid it says everything you need to know about him

Long aand fitzgibbon were top drawer players in their prime but both are far off their prime. Everyone is bigging up lauaki and hardly anyone has seen him play. He'll end up like manu - given the ball standing still and expected to perform miracles. tansey is a decent young player but the fact leeds have sold him for £30k shows how good he really is in the grand scheme of things.

You forgot to add in radford and cusack

I'll make a prediction here - doesn't matter who we sign, we'll still be shiite next season with agar in charge

Have'nt got a clue who the other two are but i understand we're after a prop and a fullback or centre.

Yup, and the usual blinkered souls on here will find something to blame other than the fact he is useless!

There'll only be 12 of the first choice 17 who are his side or something of that ilk

We should be a little less crap than this season, mind.

Rejoice.

We're hanging our season on a 33 year old staying fit. What do you think is gonna happen?

Yup !!!

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