in this weeks express, according to Nick Rigg.



Who will it be? Mathers? or A.N.Other who we have been linked with?

Id guess Mathers on 2 years.

Aye, it'll be Mathers as part of the off-season drip-feed.

mmm i think otherwise season tickets sales need a boost so maybe it will someone else and the drip feed will continue with mathers the week after

A week before the end of the BIG ST push might suggest it could be a BIG signing?

Bobbie Goulding Jnr or Richie Mathers with hopefully the big prop signings to come in the next few weeks after Issac John and Steve Southern are off loaded.

Bobbie Goulding Jnr or Richie Mathers with hopefully the big prop signings to come in the next few weeks after Issac John and Steve Southern are off loaded.

I've just seen Fuifui Moimoi doing tail-whips on a micro scooter in the precinct; not sure if that means anything?

It means you shouldn't borrow someone elses smokes!

thought someone might have mentioned fergie. seems like he is on the move from hudds accompanied by one of our old guys who plays a pretty good fullback, come centre. seems like you can buy players but you can't buy team spirit

If it's Murphy you refer to he could fill the fullback role very nicely. Be a good signing.

Tbf, if we have re signed Mathers, I dont think we need Smurph.

He did a great job at FB and could cover Centre/Wing but, IMO, he's not as good as the players that we have now.

100% effort & reliable but I think we already have better.

i'd heard that we will have released steve southern and Isac John and have replaced them with Justin Poore and Richie Mathers.



I'd rather we signed Richie Mathers up on a 2 year deal and signed 2 new forwards aswell b ut maybe im being greedy

Strength in depth is what we need this year, we were lucky with injuries last year and i doubt that luck will stretch to 2 consecutive seasons. With the lack of the u20s to fill for injuries, Murphy on a year loan would be great.

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Would put Murphy above Mellars and Smith in the centres and before Mathers at fullback, as long as his stint at the Farts hasn't stumped his development.

Completely agree. Young, British and can fill in all across the backline. Sounds perfect to me if we could get him. Him or Mellars? I know who id go with if one didnt already have a contract with us.



Fergy on the other hand im not so sure. Had really high hopes for him when he came through but i dont think the move has worked out for him at all. If anything he seems to have gone backwards, but then again im only seeing him when he is selected for there tv games, so i may be doing him a mis-service.

I wonder if there is anything in the Paul McShane deal, as Shaun Lunt has returned to Huddersfield. It would mean that Leeds are going with Rob Burrow and Liam Hood next season, or signing a new hooker, or McShane is staying.

It seems we disagree KK, apart from Smurphs ability to play anywhere in the three quarters, I dont rate him above any of our first choice backs, playing in their usual positions.

As I said before, he is a 100% player and did some good things for us when we were at our lowest point in recent history and you cant knock him for that,but, although his defence is good, IMO he lacks pace and ball skills.

The lack of information on Poore is promising as it looks like we haven't got Southern & John off the WTW books yet. Even if we get Poore we need another quality prop to add to Amor, Raleigh, Wilkes & James. As previously said we were very lucky with injuries last season and for the starting 17, teams usually have 2 props on the bench.



It'd be good if it was Mose Masoe from Newtown Jets coming off the bench for impact!

but it could be a bridge too far financially for us and its more likley that it'll be a bargain basement buy with something to prove if we bolster the front row sufficiently.



The rumour about Bobbie Goulding Junior (21 yrs old) signing from Warrington is also good (if true) as he is a 6 and could cover Sykes if injured/off form. Creates competition for places. Probably come cheaper than John did.



Good news about Mathers as well as I think he is a better attacking full back than Murphy as stated above. We have enough utility backs in Cockayne, Lee Smith, Sykes and Mellars (centre/Wing/Second row) so Murphy wouldn't add anything there either. He should have stayed when he had the chance on the security of a long term deal maybe with WTW if it was offered.

Why would we want McShane we have just let go a hooker who if not for Aiton getting a broken Jaw would probs not got a game this season.Hooker is an area we dont need to look at so to go for him would not be a logical move.

As for Murphy if Mathers signs we have plenty of cover across the backs with what we have.I would say we need a barnstorming prop to take things to the next stage and a one for the future stand off.Thats one area if we go with Sykes at stand off again and he gets injured we could then find the going hard.

If we were to secure Mose masoe and Poore that would be one hell of a double signing. With Amor, raliegh, Wilkes that looks like the best front row we have seen at wakey in years.



I think Murphy would be a good signing and would have him above mathers. The amount of trys he saved with strong tackles and chasing back was impressive. I accept that mathers offers a little more attacking prowess but Murphy would nail to the floor most of what would run at him on the break.



With sykes been on a 1 year I think goulding jr could be waiting in the wings to break into SL action for 2014 and offer cover this coming year.



Also what about Kirke? All gone quiet on him. Thought he would have been announced if we had signed him.

Fair enough, I rate the lad, right from when he broke into the first team. His defence is excellent, and if were honest he had plenty of opportunities to show that off during his final two years at the club. We didn’t really see what he could do at the other end as the way the club played rendered the three quarters pretty much redundant most of the time. From my recollection, when he started out on the wing he certainly showed he could finish.



Also if he were to return perhaps the club could use him as an example for the younger players of what may happen to your career if Huddersfield come calling and your thinking of selling your soul.

can't understand the call to resign Murphy from shudds!!! average player at best!!

would not add anything to the team!! leave him chasing the pot of gold at Shudds!

murphy is no where near as good as Smith!