Don't get me wrong, I'm overjoyed with how the seasons going, I'd just hate to see the board take their foot off the gas in terms of progress. We need to be proactive and not just satisfied with whatever we acheive this season.

what plans need to be made and who do we need to be looking to replace for next season?

Top class centre
Top Class Hooker
Rampaging Aggressive Massive prop

Hate to say this but Stan needs to go.

nonono, next season will be worse then this season as far as progression goes i think, we have to start promoting the youngsters, the only signings we should be making if any are british players only. With the new rules that are coming into force these changes will have to start happening at the end of this season.

Also if we dont start on the new north stand at the end of the season why dont the club look at getting another golf stand to go were the southstand is?
Any thoughts on this guys? (and girls)

beat me to it!!!



i would like to see more of the youngsters coming thru, it was nice to see against sheffield

ignore this part - its in the other tread... i should read!!!

Don't think there was ever any doubt that this would be Stan's last season.

As for where to improve, JM has already said that there won't be too many changes and he will look to promote from within so I guess we may only sign 1 or maybe 2 new players.

Not for me, Webster is doing a fine job now he is fully fit and Welham is developing well, plus we have Walker who is no mug.

Another hooker to compliment Fisher would be ideal, there are some players in the National Leagues who would do a good job as a partner for Fish e.g. Smith, Penkivich(sp), even Spaven if he progresses nicely.

Not for me, would love to see Aizue giving an extension and with a fully fit Vella and Fozzard we have too props who lead from the front.

We need a player who makes a big impact on the game when he comes on, like Wigan have Paleaaesina and Hudds have Crabtree etc. I don't think we have a sub who really impacts the game. Aizue is good when he comes on, but not a sub really really feared.

What he said

I've have Aizue over Feka anyday.

could we not mould Lovegrove into that player? or start with lovegrove and big fozzard on as the big impact player?

Oh dear

Just remind me where they are in the league

arent Lynch and LMS off contract this year?

I think thats JM plan! Both macca and Lovegroves contracts expire this year and if Lovegrove shows the form he started with at start of the season then it makes sense to mould a young player then to hold onto an old player like macca( i know we ave stan, but stans the man

) Im not sure meself how this effects the quota spots, but dont we ave a quota spot spare from when Crossman went back to Oz??

Don't worry. If rumours are to be believed Makali will soon be a world beater.

I'd like to see a marque hooker and an off-loading/tackle busting forward and promote a few academy players.

Same here.

I think Fozzard would be a decent impact player. I'm just saying it wouldn't be a bad idea finding fresh blood who comes on and takes on the defence pulling in three, four defenders then off-loading.

Fozzard is class, but I don't think he could do it.

I think fitz will go and sadly stan as well not sure if we will have a free qouta spot if we keep lovegrove

What's wrong with that?

If you mean the rumours of him going to Hull, it's a very shrewd signing for you lot.

I would prefer him to stay.

Lynch this year and LMS next year.

Also to whoever said they would have Aizue over Feka, are you having a laugh, Feka is the best impact player in super league and although he gest stick for not playing enough gametime, he plays more than Kylie Leuluai and Maurie F. He is pure quality when he comes on and can change a game with a big run or an offload. Aizue is absolutly no where near Feka.

that reminds me, kylie leuluai is off contract at the end of the season, worth a 1 year? personsally id get lynch

marquee hooker - who's available? newton and chad randall are the only two i can think of worth a punt

Yet Feka has faced Rovers 5-6 times and done virtually nothing in all those games.