If I was in charge of player recruitment for next year, this is the line up I would use:

1: R Horne
2: G Raynor
3: K Yeaman
4: Ryan Atkins / T Briscoe
5: M Calderwood
6: New World Class Stand Off ala Craig Wing
7: S Long
8: New World Class Prop ala Brent Kite
9: Houghton / Lee : Release Berrigan if possible with mutual consent
10: Cusack
11: Lauaki
12: Manu
13: Fitzgibbon

The Berrigan call is a tough one, he's our best player by a mile but he plays in a position that we can cover very well. Stand Off is the big issue.

I will probably get shot down in flames, but that's a bloody good starting 13

Horne
Raynor
Yeamo
?????
Calderwood
????
Long
Yak
Berro
????
Fitz
Manu
Washy

Subs from

Briscoe
Turner
Tansey
Moa
Maloney
Dowes
Luakai
Whiting
Radders

Do you think Lee is leaving?

No or Danny forgot them

Could be . More money on offer .

Depending on the quality of the ????s that looks a more balanced squad than this year's. Where do you think Kingy will go?

Parkers

I would be very surprised if Tansey wasnt our starting Full Back next season

how longs craig wing been a world class stand off?

1. Tansey
2. Calders
3. Quality centre/briscoe
4. Yeaman
5. Raynor
6. Horne
7. Long
8. Lauaki
9. Berro
10. Cusack
11. Burnett
12. Fitz
13. Washy

14. Impact prop
15. Manu
16. Houghton
17. Maloney

Moa
Lee
Radford
Whiting
Thacks
Hall
Others can go!

Nailed on - IMHO

Nah ........

Charleston

Heard Bradford offering Wing £250,000 a season !!

I don't like R. Horne at fullback, if were going to lose Tony next season then we should sign a quality fb. Even someone like Melling I'd have before Horne at fb.

Craig Wing is not a world class stand off at all, he's far from it.

It would be stupid to release Berrigan.

Starting with Luauki and Manu would also be bloody pointless, and have Washy at 13.

1. A quality FB or Tansey
2. Raynor
3. Yeaman
4. A quality centre or Briscoe/Turner
5. Calderwood
6. World class 6 or Horne
7. Long
8. Kite
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Burnett
13. Washbrook

Subs.

Lauaki
Manu
(Always on the bench if possible.)

Then 2 others from;

Houghton
Lee
Maloney
Dowes
Whiting
Thackray
Briscoe/Turner/Tansey. Depending on wether other signings are brought in or not, they may be starting.

No doubt I've missed someone though.

1. tansey
2. calderwood
3. briscoe
4. yeaman
5. raynor
6. horne
7. long
8. dowes
9. berrigan
10. cusack
11. radford
12. tickle
13. fitzgibbon
14. whiting
15. washbrook
16. manu
17. maloney
18. lauaki
19. houghton
20. lee
21. burnett
22. turner
23. hodgson

and when cant sign anyone worth having

24. king
25. horne
26. thorman
27. hall (because of our refusal to let him go to hkr)

I can't believe despite year after year of proof that he can't kick, lacks organisation skills and the list goes on, that you lot would have Horne at 6.

The people want a world class 6 need to realise that there is a world shortage of them, Barrett getting a blues call up is proof of that.

I would play Washbrook at 6 and Whiting at 13.

washy isn't a world class 6 though, he's a very good 13.

where would you put horne?

I agree Washy isn't world class, we won't get anyone who is though.
Whiting is too good a ball player to play in the centre and too slow to play there too.
Horne is a very good runner of the ball and excellent in support play.
Therefore you have to play him at fullback or centre ( where he should have been played by Mccrae).
Drop Calderwood and play briscoe on the wing, Horne and Yeaman in the centres.

Been one of our most consistent players who hasn't had any service and you would drop him, I say again

Id be very suprised if Tansey if 1st choice full back, personally think he's the player Agar was on about who can cover the halfs as well as outside backs,tbh we need a specialist full back

I wouldnt worry about Danny been in the team next year

You'd keep radford and let dowes go? at the start of the season before he'd done to many minutes he was our best prop by far. I'd only keep Lee providing he was on a small wage as well as we have adequate cover at hooker

Tansey
Raynor
Yeaman
Atkins
Calderwood/Briscoe
Horne
Long
Dowes
Berrigan
Kite
Fitzgibbon
Burnett
Washbrook

Cusack
Lauaki
Manu
Houghton/Lee