Bottom 3 for us.

We are Doomed ! Doomed I tell ya.

Wakefield and bowden are in the championship =#FF0000"word removed, can we play nicely please"

Problem is these new signings in the pack are replacing our best players in the pack ( Taylor, satae, Griffin and Savelio )

Our 2 best players in swift and Clifford haven't been replaced

That's pretty optimistic for Smiggs

Keeping one of those would have made made our recruitment so much easier.

In my opinion we have only replaced one with Okunbor.

Ashworth can play SR but is now far more effective as a prop.

Unless we can bring someone else of quality in our back row is very weak.

With regards to Griffin & Savelio I'm still struggling to see the logic in not retaining one of them unless it has and is simply down to attitudes. I could understand it a little more if we were stacked with quality in the back row or didn't have so much work to do in terms of recruitment. As you say our back row is still pretty weak and I'd say probably a little more so than before and keeping one of Griffin or Savelio would for me have helped resolve that.

I'm not in the know but j would guess it's attitude problems. Griffin is the one I'd like to have kept but hey ho. Savillio was injured a lot and did seem to disappear in matches. Class on his day though. Taylor gave his all but IMo his body was saying enough. Satae was a beast but again went missing and just didn't do enough. I think where stronger. Younger players coming in replacing players over 30

Good post,

Was Savelio value for money, played about 50 games in 50 seasons.
There is a reason Taylor retired, he must have known his body has gone.
Satae was far too inconsistent, had one brilliant game and then 5 average one's, was a bit lazy too, in both attack and defence.
I'd have kept Griffin for a year, but something obviously went on.
Swift is a massive loss, but it took him 2 seasons to hit too form.

Would guess Smith and Griffin had a bust up over his red card. Was in good form then a few weeks after he'd gone

1 game a season is terrible

Wasn't a contract offered but withdrawn after his red card?

Remarkable longevity though.

Felt that sometimes

For me short term pain to make a point for long term gain. Griffin let the team down at a key point of a winnable CC game that could have changed our season, and it wasn't the first time, he was also sin binned in the previous round.

He was playing well and would have been good to have for 2024 but let's not kid ourselves that he was one for the future, we'd seen his best days already.

Wasn't he binned for mouthing off to the ref for a hat trick try and it was deffo a try against cas ( just looked it up on YouTube now )

Should be allowed to mouth off when you know the ref is wrong

And imo last season apart from Clifford and swift was our best player

Hull KR
Wigan
Leeds
Warrington
Saints
Catalan
Leigh
Hull FC
Hudds
Salford
Cas
London

I honestly believe this is rovers year - theyve assembled a great squad and they will win something

So he is a rovers fan after all





If they finish top I'll eat my for a week

He definitely isn't a Rovers fan, just a bit misguided, I think Rovers will do slightly worst than last season, lost some good quality in eth backs with Ryan, SKD, Coote/Walker and Schneider, not sure there replacements are better. Two forwards in Linnett and Kennedy replaced by two forwards with injuries problems.

I'd say that May is an upgrade on Schneider, but is very similar to Lewis, so not sure that will work.
Kennedy was a pudding (like a younger Kane Evans), so Whitbread is a better player if he gets on the pitch.

Be suprsied if they don't finish in the top 6.

On another note, Hudds have a really strong looking squad on paper, they should be top 6, if they don't I think Watson will be om his way out.

Whilst Rovers have what looks a decent squad for 2024 as you say Dave, they have lost some influential players (much like Catalan) so I imagine there may well be some adjustment period. The pressure of the '2nd season' will also be on. Think they will be in the top 6 but would be gobsmacked if they finished in the top 2.

As for Huddersfield strong squad again on paper like last season but as we know the game isn't played on paper. Think it could be another tough season for them if they struggle early doors as the pressure will certainly be on Watson to get results after the poor showing this season.

I'm probably on my own here but i am genuinely excited for next season.
We are certainly going in as an unknown quantity with 17 new players in the squad.
I haven't been this enthused about a season since before the start of 2016.
In Ese'Ese and Brown we have signed 2 genuine quality players. Okunbor and Pele are both coming over with the bit between their teeth to prove the doubters wrong.
From the domestic signings, Walker again is a quality player (hopefully his injury troubles are now behind him.
Tindall has shown in glimpses that he's potentially a very good player.
Ashworth again, sounds like he's determined to make this move work and show people what a good player he is. He's certainly got all the tools and hopefully this fresh start is just what he needs.
Diakhate looks a fantastic prospect and the crop of academy lads are arguably the best bunch we've had come through for many a year.

Also excited to see what Hoy can bring now he's settled in properly and that his hamstring troubles are (hopefully behind him.
And not forgetting both Carlos and Sao are having a full pre season which they didn't get last year so both should be hitting the ground running come February. COYH

Spot on rock rolla.
Posters keep going on about 2nd row
But the whole team have been awful the last 5 seasons. We’ve got some really good talented hungry players.
Every SL. squad apart from Wigan, have weaknesses next season.
There’s absolutely no reason why we can’t achieve top 6.
Even the unstoppable kr have weaknesses.

Gildart and hiku are good signings

But they've lost linnett and Kenny dowell big players

May is OK but thought he would of been better for catalan he was good at penrith

Tanginoa over rated imo

They'll finish top 6 probs but deffo not top

May was only a squad player at Penrith, he couldn't get in and hold a position down, yet after a very good season at Catalans he was just Ok

Stick to Fash, Lane and Cator bashing Pal.