The bottom line is that we've needed a replacement for Cooke for the past four years and haven't come up with one - enough said.

Whats the answer - sign Cooke?

Come on be fair,he did sign Hutch.

Have you forgot he got us to runners up in superleague and to a grand final name any other coach that has done that in the superleague era for us?.

And with just as many issues and injury problems going on. He never had the luxury afforded to Agar of having "his own" team either.

We won`t sign either of them !

See hutchie reckoned sammut was in napoleans ? Don't know if its a wind up or not ?

That`s it then done deal ! Mind you I thought I saw him in All Electric fisheries on Beverley Road last night !

That's because when the side started to take the 'shape' of his own it was near the bottom of the table. His signings;

Matty Head - Good player, good signing as at the time there was nothing decent around. Steered us to a 4th place finish.
Matt Sing - Very good player in his day but questionable signing. Big salary, quota space and essentially never used by his team mates.
Todd Bryne - Mr average, took up a quota spot and despite been a nice guy his job could have been done as good if not better (and no doubt cheaper) by an Englishman.
Willie Manu - Class, enough said.
Peter Cussack - With a pack already including Dowes and Radford not what we needed at all.
Danny Tickle - Ultimately a good signing but it was a risky one.
Wayne Godwin - Not what we needed at all, Wagga was a decent fella but with Mr Swain been able to play the 80 what was the point?
Hutch Maiva - Joke, enough said.
Adam Dykes - See Head apart from the fact surely something less risky was around?
Shaun Berrigan - Class player in Aus but was he what the team needed? Massive wage and never got close to living up to his reputation (be it his fault or not)

The first 6 signings were made after the GF reaching side, you can see why we didn't kick on.

Not a chance.... Unless he transfored his game over the winter. Far to lazy, erratic, and is about as much use as a man with one leg doing the hokey cokey in defence.

Who we on about ad ?

Hame mate. Any way I best get back to a bit of petty and reece and walker ha ha. Love a good bit of petty on a Saturday afternoon!

Agree mate Hame apart from saints away and the odd glimpse still got a lot to prove for me . Yeah enjoy a bit of Petty mate !

Disagree....

Hame will have a massive season and could well end up in the dream team.

Based on what ?

in order for hame to have a top season he needs to be played in the backrow not at prop

Well by his twitter "Another sesh in the bank . bring on the weekend" Hutchie may be right !

These people saying that Hame will have a massive season - what are you basing that on?

Blind faith.

3rd time lucky?

He couldn`t do worse?

When you consider Moa was a 'Project' and Lauaki was touted as a big signing



Sam


it is easy to say Sam has had the bigger impact since arriving at the club. Lauaki may have been hindered by having to play 2nd row when he was used to playing prop although there really should not be too much difficulty making such a minor switch.

Hopefully this season he will be used at prop (which when you consider the signings is highly probable) and will show us what he is definitely capable of doing.

Lauaki has always been a Second Row, hasn't he? He certainly played there predominantly at NZ Warriors.