Two starting props and four subs. That makes six by my reckoning.

Bailey? Know it's just a rumour we will have to see

Whats the best balanced 25 man squad? 7 props 2 hookers 5 back rows 3 halves 4 centres 3 wingers and FB

You will get centres to cover wing/FB and vice versa, and back rows to cover centre/half back. Patterson and Maitua tick big boxes here imo

Weston, Hock, Emmitt, Spencer, Moimoi, Acton, Hopkins - would be my 7 assuming Barlow has gone
Hansen, Maitua, Patterson, Dixon and Sarsfield/Haggerty - back row
Higham plus one other - Hooker
Chase, Riddy, Brierley - halves
Kay Higson Pala Pownall Worthington Armstrong plus a signing in the backs
McNally - FB with cover from Pownall

*New signings to squad

That leaves Goulden, Barlow, Walker, Beaumont, Wilkes, Platt, Penky, Hankinson, Beswick, Reynolds, Aspinwall, Pitman, Tracey, Bullock, Ward, Briscoe with question marks/released for 2016. Hope Sarsfield can get right.

Jeez we had a huge squad last year.

Wilkes... Has left no??

Yes, Maurice has included the ones who 'have been released' with players he thinks might be 50/50, as to whether they stay, or go.

I reckon Goulden, Beswick and Reynolds will all stay. Also Foster looks a great prospect, hope to see more of him next season. Barlow definitely has the talent so if he leaves it will be due to lack of application/effort I would imagine. Hope he stays, devastating when he is at his best.

To leave - Walker, Beaumont, Wilkes, Platt, Penky, Aspinwall and Pitman.

From the kids - Bullock, Ward and Briscoe gone to Barrow? Would have kept Bullock from what i've seen of him. Tracey and Hankinson to stay hopefully, Tracey looks the best of the lot IMO.

Ben Reynolds has to stay IMHO & Foster given more opportunities, maybe in the early rounds of the CC & against dead rubber teams just to blood him.

I would rather have syphilis than Bailey.

FWIW, I think we should not chase the CC at all until SL is a reality, blood the young uns & fringe players, use it for game time for some lads & to try new combinations.

While it has been great to go to Wire etc with 4000+ like minded nutters, I now view it as a hinderence, one where we could pick up devastating injuries, so I feel we should give the CC a body swerve & keep our squad as fit as possible for the main cause.

This is my thoughts.At every opportunity available we'll be offloading players to accommodate the next signings.They'll be no place for opportunities and rotation will only occur should the need come about.

Have we signed Chase ????

I have seen nothing confirmed !!

That would because it hasn't been confirmed Glen. Does anyone have a horrible feeling that if the SC is not increased for Championship clubs, it never will be. DB has spoken about the fact that all the players named cannot be fitted under the cap.