have we only got withers for 1 year? if so id say full back, winger, centre, hooker, prop, 2nd row x2, conditioner and a position where we can get the best of craig hall while limiting any fall out from his errors. Id like to see some of our younger stars get long deals asap too

A fair few backs for me next year. Webster is injured too much, and need to get rid. D Hodgeson is not a class winger and needs to go. Still not sure on Shannon yet. For me, we need at least 1 , 2 wingers, poss full back, 1 prop, and I'd dump Liam watts also.

Paea nailed on,centre ,winger,second rower 1 of each then blood more kids that will do for me,the tea lady is absolutely fine!

Watts,Nethers,Latus,Webster,Clinton to go,would like to keep boths scotts re Murrell and Wheeldon as real Grafters.

noone will take hodgeson off us the deal we gave him

The only way u cud guarantee Hally a position and limit errors wud be ball boy or waterboy

he's not the only one who makes them gotta admit tho they are full throttle ones that he does. Think Craig will get better and better.

I think princess and the pea is a grt story

never heard of them what's he doing turning us into Newcastle reserves

which hodgson?

Was it that good?? If it is then that's a bit of bad business!

I think we shud give Ohara another contract with money and extra benefits he's been invaluable for us so far

Lopini Paea, plus too much hinting of Jamie Lyon on here for it to be untrue.

Is Webster OOC? That would free up space.

David.

Junior Sau is a Centre with good speed and size and seems to be doing well in the Newcastle team. McManus is a winger but not heard much about him.

The Lopini paea rumour has been doing the rounds for a few weeks now, the only thing about Lyons is, although a class player he will be 31 by the beggining of next season, we need to be looking at younger players imo, Webster is OOC.

3 Year contract.

Junior has played many tests for NZ and is a world champion.

Jimmy Mac has played state of origin for NSW.

Junior is off contract and seems to be on the outer with Wayne Bennett.

Jimmy has a year to run on his contract and you can't have him.

Three years?

He must be laughing his ginger cock off.

Absolute nonsense. Lyon is quality and would still be ripping it up in our competition at the end of his rumoured 3 year deal.

Yeh, roopy's back!

We have three non-fed players contracted for next year - Paea (M), Mika and Green. So even if McDonnell and Clinton both departed, we could sign at most two antipodean players. Just saying.
The SL cupboard will be as bare as usual, I imagine. Barer, even, if Widnes decide to sign some more decent players to add to the 8 or 10 they've got already.

Pretty much covered for halves and hookers. Surfeit of props. Could do with another quality back.

This is who is still on contract next year.

Winger
David Hodgson (2014) Shocking deal
Sam Latus (2013) Shocking deal

Centre
Kris Welham (2015)

Halfbacks
Blake Green (2014)
Michael Dobson (2014)

Props
Jason Netherton (2013) Shocking deal
Ryan O'Hara (2013)
Mickey Paea (2014)
Rich Beaumont (2013)

Hookers
Josh Hodgson (2013)
Lincoln Withers (2013)
Keal Carlile (2013)

2nd Row
Graham Horne (2013)
Scott Taylor (2013)
George Griffin (2013)
Constantine Mika (2013)

Noticable absense that we need to get signed up are Jordan Cox, Liam Salter & James Green and possible Lovegrove & Peterson, Mcdonnell.

How can you call them shocking deal's without actually knowing the cost of them and why would you only 'possibly' sign Lovegrove?

Jimmy Mac was born and raised till the age of 11 in Banff Scotland.
His father was a pilot who joined the Australian airforce as an instructor and took young Jimmy to Darwin where he learnt League at the Northern Territory Institute of sport.

Nowt wrong with 31 that seems to Be the age to sign an up and coming class rugby player

David Hodgson will be on very good money and he's here for another 2 years. Netherton will be on a decent chunk that we could get better use with a better quality of player and both Liam Salter & Chris Heal for me will both be ahead of Latus by the end of the season.

This is all just an opinion of course.

How can you base an opinion with no actual information?

For all you know, Latus, Hodgson and Netherton might pay HKR to play for them? Jokes aside, all 3 have played more games than Rich Beaumont, George Griffin and Keal Carlile. Their deals, In your opinion, are absolutely fine.