Fantasic news.

One of the best players in our squad who IMO does not get the respect he deserves from a proportion of our support.

do agree his future is at 9 though.

also one of the most vocal players on the pitch, perhaps a vice captancy role could await?

So I make that Ainscough, Carmont, Coley, Phelps, Smith, Pryce and Bailey left out of contract at the end of the season.

At 31 I'd offer Carmont another year and obviously look to sign Ainscough long term but the rest? Not for me at the moment. Either a lot to prove yet or not good enough.

Totally agree.

Smith, Sam, Tommy and Piggy should be our halves for as long as possible imo.

Is adequately Good Enough?

I don't see it with McCollorum at all, Good honest tackling Hard worker but I don't see anything else?

on the other note with regards to Lulu I think it's fair to say that IL doesn't seem to have piad "Over the Odds" as far as we know wages wise for anyone yet and has even been criticsed for Not splashing the cash by some on here.

If i were a betting man I would guess that Tommy may have a 3 year contract in his pocket but it may be on reduced terms ala the Richards contract extension 12/18 months ago.
2010
FB Richards
Wing Roberts
Cntre Gleeson
Cntre Carmont
Wing Ainscough
SO - ??????????
Scrum Half - Tomkins

New prop??????
Riddell
Prescott/Fielden
Hock
Loughlin
Tomkins

Feka
Tommy
Prescott/Fielden/O'Carroll
Hansen

Squad players
Pryce
Goulding
McCollorum
Plus the other Younsters Farrell/Mossop etc
Bearing in mind some of the above & others may go on loan etc

Out (Or drastically reduced money)

Phelps
Bailey
Coley

With the above players leaving I would go for a 6 & a New Prop

I wouldn't think we would be too far away then.

I thought Ainscough was on the accelerator programme so tied to a longer deal

Defiantly deserves a new deal imo if he isn’t.

If we intend to use Leuluai as a hooker rather than a scrum half then it is brilliant news.

I think thats the question really, most of the fans see him as a potentially world class hooker, whereas i feel he hasn't got the vision and technique that a true 7 (smith for example) has, and hence if he plays in the halves we will struggle to play fast flowing rugby. Saying that, I think he is a class player, and will continue to improve. People keep referring to Prescott as a talent who should be given time, but TL is a similar age.

Add coley to your two and I'd agree.

If he has been signed up as a seven then I will be very annoyed because as you have mentioned he does not have the qualities of a top class seven and if we intend to play him there for the next three years unless we see a drastic improvement in his game at seven we will continue to struggle.

I hope that he will be used where he is most effective and wants to play I believe at hooker. If this is the case than McIlorum will have been deemed not good enough. Riddell 2 more years , Tommy 3 years would suggest so. Which given the current situation I hope is the case.

Great news.

Hope he gets used at hooker mainly, but whereever he plays you can be gauranteed with Tommy that'll he'll give 100%.

Really pleased we have secured him at the club and hope it's at a wage that suits both parties.