very funny

never had

Setaimata Sa confirmed as a signing on the BBC Sports ticker atm.

its on the offy, but what happened to signing up a prop to replace Ryles?

What position does Sa play?

Back rower or centre. You've made two very good signings.

Will Jamal Fakir move up to prop or another player we class as a backrower?
Some quality squad you guys have got now!

Sa is a quality player! Any chance of shipping out Bell, as I can't see where he will fit into the team next year?

If we keep him he'll be on the wing, where Duport used to play. I can see Sa being a centre and competing with Mogg/Raguin/Baile. Obviously Mogg will also be looking at being in the halves, hopefully with some competition from Bartheau/Guash/Gigot.

Was thinking that myself

Greeny
Bell
JPB
Sa
Pelo
Mogg
Bosc
Ferriol
McGuire
Fakir
Raguin
Johnson
Mounis

Not a bad starting 13 that includes 10 french eligibles!

Not good enough. 10 French eligibles but 13 forrigners, that's moving backwards on the developing French players front. Sa is a Bacrow/Centre, like Raguin. I think he's compettition for the other Backrow or Centres, but a definate? Interesting choice to put Fakir as a prop (have we lost Guisset then?) and Johnson & Raguin second row (so not the position they've played in a year) over Elima (!) and Fakir - I suppose it's to fit Mounis into the side?

Bell, WHAT'S THE POINT???

The forgotten man. I think he's an exceptional footballer, very much in the Bird mould (though without the obvious criminal connotations)

A team in the South of France? it'll never work.



Whats the point in him taking up an etranger spot if he's not going to play, yes he'll be a definate



Not lost guisset, but what we lacked at times last year was when Guisset and Ryles went off we struggled when Casty and Ferrioll didn't quite play at that level, to split those two up this year is a must for me this year.



Fakir in the front row, he's big and aggressive enough so why not, lets use a bit of his mobility and ability to find the floor on his front. Elima off the bench, Raguin is not a centre, where do you suggest he plays? Johnson is a back-rower, whats the difference between a 13 and a second-rower anyway?

no one else to play there, with the only exxception of Carlaw!

For the Record I'd go with a bench of Carlaw, Elima, Casty and Guisset. If you want to play Elima from the start, Raguin IMO doesn't bring enough from the bench so put Kane there.

That still leaves the likes of Gossard, Touxagas, Andrew and Martins to come in!

A player that is now available and a very good prop too is James Stosic from Wakefield. Problems with him receiving his Macedonian passport thus leaving us with one too many quota players, would make a great addition to any Super League side.

Bird offered half a million Aussie dollars over two years in a last-ditch attempt to get him to stay.
If he goes, Walters has already had a look at Chris Walker

I reckon this is your best 17 :

Greenshields
Bell
Sa
Baile
Pelo
Mogg
Bosc

Ferriol
McGuire
Guisset
Raguin
Elima
Johnson

Mounis
Fakir
Carlaw
Casty

chris walker i wouldn't mind as he would add pace to the back line!

Not sure I'd like him and Bell at the same time simply from a protectionist standpoint, but he'd be more than useful

cyril stacul & andrew bentley have they signed for an other team

No. Still very much part of the Dragons.

Although not in squad of 25. Barthau & Guasch are added in the 25

Indeed. Squad numbers are [url=http://www.sang-et-or.net/viewpage.php?page_id=51here[/url

Raguin at #3. I guess that means he has finally arrived as a centre and will have to rescind his back rowers union membership.

Bartheau and Guash in the 25 but not Gigot? Strange as Bartheau has been threatening to break into the first-team and Gigot is playing for St-Esteve/XIII Catalan but Guash has vanished.

Gigot has been given #25

So 4 french halves in the 25 and 2 ozzies who can play in halves. A bit of overkill no? I just hope that they get their chance and don't end up in the wilderness between St Esteve and the Dragons.