Correct me if i am wrong but does sammut not hold a maltese passport? So would this allow us to sign him as well as having phelps filling our last quota spot?

Yep we can sign Sammut.

He would still be non fed trained and we don't have a spot.

I have no inside info but I wouldn't be surprised if we brought in a big name uk player on a long deal.

I would imagine a uk player, maybe even a loan?

Ah ok, I thought it was summarising what you'd heard. Apologies

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And a family bag of maltesers

Starting to think the same too, hopefully sooner then later.

Which British player would you want and how much do you think they will cost?? Who would you be happy to sign who is realistically available??

I would happily put Sam Obst in.. can't be expensive, and is a good player for what we need!!

i hear gareth moore is a decent player

Slideby, you love coming on our board and asking us questions don't you. Nobody worth talking to on your board?

Ever thought of a future as a chat show host? Watch out Trisha!

At this point I would be happy with Sam Obst, doubt he would cost the earth and would provide decent cover.

I hear he isn't good enough for Super League.

Sam Obst wouldn't be a bad squad player at all (as also Phelps isn't) but we are scratching around in the Boxing day sales after all of the quality stuff has been picked over by the other big clubs.

We're after a BACK-UP half.

you mean were after a back-up to the back-up back-up from leeds or somewhere as usual...

i think obst would be good one year signing,always looks a good tricky player to me.

so..lets get this straight, we sign phelps on a one year and maybe obst......what the hell will happen next season then? will our "recruitment drive" be as impressive as it has been this year, i think its been pathetic to be honest....

Sam Obst is the only HB i can think of who might be available. I can't see Wakey releasing him at this stage, perhaps before xmas, but not now



IIRC Brad Drew has retired

I think Lee Williams should be our back-up. just so long as we don't put too much pressure on him and we're not playing top 4 oppostion since he may struggle

6, Horne & Turner
7, Long & Williams

pathetic only as far as we failed to to sign a half IMO. the Westerman & Sharp signings are good but they are over-shadowed by the failure to sign HB/hooker cover

We didn't have any cap space to sign anyone whilst Berro was still with us. When he went, just a month or so ago, most players were already signed up. Before Berro left, we replaced Calders with Sharp and Cusack with Westerman (no replacement for Hall), I don't see that a 'pathetic'.

dont know why the club dont go after gareth moore and williams isnt ready yet

Ultimately you've got to look at things in their context, there wasn't a great deal of English talent flying around this year and we didn't get an extra quota spot until late in the season. Plans involving Tansey obviously changed at the back end of Janurary making Phelps an obvious signing. We were never going to get anyone like Jonathan Thurston or Darren Lockyear to come and be our back up half were we? Anyone we bring in minus a hooker know they are pretty much 2nd choice, why would none off contract players who we'd want come for that?

Like Long was back up to the back-up at Wigan when Saints bought him?