Isn't true, no other SL club would give Powell a second look never mind a first. You beat me to it :D Then again, what does Sam Burgess know about Rugby League? He's on something... I would be shocked if he went to Wire but then again i think if you look at the 2 teams rumoured with him in leeds an...

Wintergreen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:34 pm I think he'll stay in Union and go round again until the next World Cup.

I doubt it he would be 36 then and while in the past this wouldnt be an issue Union has significantly improved in athleticism and i cant imagine he'd be first pick for England then

I think the NRL can speculate a lot more now due to their salary cap and teams like DaveO said wouldn't be willing to improve their opposition but could supply another comp I know the NRL is clear the better competition and i dont argue that personally but lets not forget theyve imported some dross ...

Shorrocks has a lot of value in his adaptability he reminds me a little of the Richard Whiting who used to be Hull FC's multitool and like DaveO said personally would like to see him stay over ISA however he isnt going to be a first team player soon if at all so i guess its what whether he wants to ...

clubs are often dammed if they do dammed if they dont with kits, if they make too much change supporters complain, if they re-hash the same design with little change supporters moan like Mike said the great thing is you dont have to buy them remember when they changed the badge and everyone kicked u...

Surely though Catalan who would have been relegated if not for the licensing model are an example of why the 3 year franchise worked?!

I genuinely thought success meant trophies but even so they didn’t exactly have a bad year in SL either!

I thought success was a scoring factor so how are Leigh that far down while winning the CC

I can see him having a long stint ala morley/graham/ellis

he will go good in the NRL IMO his engine is second to none

Walters for KPP, Thompson for Smithies and Keighran for KIng is that really an improvement? Improvement maybe not but in terms of realistic deals that’s probably the best case scenario if you accept all 3 were perhaps not able to be retained I’ve been harsh about the clubs recruitment before now bu...