Most SL clubs are back in pre season this week ,so I would think most of our signings will be announced over the next fortnight as we cant be far off a return to training ourselves if we have three or four friendlies early next year.

Will be interesting to see if anymore surprises await.

We aren't having three or four friendlies this time ...2 at the most.

Yes, this was confirmed by Carl at the last Fans Panel Meeting.

Richard Horne only wants one or two friendlies.

Hope there is 1 v Sheffield , should give us more of an idea where we are with the preparation for 2020.

Makes sense really given the drubbings we received last year and the injuries sustained.

Sheffield would be a good one and someone like Fev for the second , they would give us a gauge on the strength of our squad going in to the season.
No point getting thumped by Super League reserves in one sided mismatches

Fev have 4 Friendlies arranged wouldn't have thought they would be having anymore

Maybe York would be a good one and should generate a good crowd

Just seen that Newcastle and Widnes are reportedly chasing Luke and Toby Adamson. Hope we have some more special signings lined up as these are two championship level forwards and therefore 2 players we should be trying to sign imo.

Connor Bower signs for Sheffield Eagles, 2 year contract.

Always went well for us , however I feel Logan and Smeaton are different gravy.

Should make the friendly interesting if nothing else.

Brandan Wilkinson signed a 1 year contract extension .

I was a bit disappointed with his performances on his return from injury. He looked like a Boyle mark 2 to me... BUT imo he deserves a fresh chance as injuries can take time to get over and he’s still only young so hopefully he can improve after a good pre season.

Hope he can stay injury free and show his true potential.

Logan is a class above Bower, I suprised a top championship club hasn't signed him. If he plays to his potential and avoids injury he will be the best centre in the divison.

I remember his first season, where he made Watkins look a fool, never fully kicked on (Injuries didn't help). Just watch his last try against HKR in the home derby last season.

We have 16 players confirmed now, the following are still listed on the site but haven't been confirmed:

Frankie Mariano
Jordie Hedges
Kieran Cross
Matty Chrimes
Ryan Dixon

Tomy Halliday is also currently unaccounted for

We must get the first three over the line , 1 of the wingers . Been asking about Dixon but no one is commenting.

If we did sign all 6, that would take our squad up to 22. I was hoping we would be freshening the squad up a lot more if I’m honest. That would mean we would have 17 players who weren’t good enough to get us promoted last season and many the year before too.

Maybe we won’t sign all 6 and we will still bring more new players in who are an improvement on what we had.

I thought if Mariano had signed, it would have been announced before Ryan Boyle, as I know how much RB is disliked by the fans, and that derogatory comments would follow his re-signing.
Frankie however didn't make the Scotland team so maybe retired, or looking to explore other avenues, who knows.

I would be amazed if Hedges and Cross don't sign, Halliday went really well in all the games he played and he is not mentioned on Dewsbury's squad roster so maybe we are in with a shout.
Unsure about Chrimes and Dixon , not seen them announced anywhere else but both can do a job for us.

I didn't think we were that far off anyway and didn't need wholesale changes, also England, Mariano and Cross (if they were to sign) we absent from the squad nearly all year and are like new recruits. Also, in most cases I think the players that have already come in are better than the what was lost.

If I were the club I'd space any announcements out longer, even if deals were done. Particularly in the case of someone like Mariano which would be good news.

Boo

That’s fair enough. I personally thought we were a good way off. Our pack got totally dominated against the better sides. This year the league looks tougher than last season. I’m hoping we can still recruit a couple more decent forwards and a quality full back

Mariano has signed for Sheffield

Shame, but cannot blame Frankie for wanting higher grade rugby . Think we need a good replacement .