NH stated 10 days ago we are close to signing an overseas half and Sheens says today we weren’t serious about Carney. Hastings?

I really do hope so looks a decent young player

Apparently manly are signing Todd Carney probably going cheap if he does then Hastings rumour may be true

Luke page is not happeng and neither is jackson hastings.

Says who a fortnight ago you stated we'd definitely signed Page so your stock regarding rumours is pretty low at the moment

sheens was on sports talk tonight and said they'd enquired about carney in the last few days which suggests whoever they were after originally isn't coming and carney not interested in a return to the UK

What about persuading Michael Dobson to come back for a season?

Here's what he said on leaving Salford:



[iI've been thinking about it for the last year and I've got a young family and it's time to take the family home.



I've been here for 10 seasons now and we're just ready to go back, settle down and take a step back from full-time rugby league and move onto the next phase.



I'm going to play a little bit semi-professionally back in Australia and working within another club trying to get my foot in the door within the realm of coaching and development.



Salford coach Ian Watson added: While we hoped Dobbo may change his mind, his decision to take his family home is the right one for him but as a person, and a player, he will be greatly missed.[/i



It sounds like he's moved on and has a plan.



He was contracted to Salford for this season (4 seasons from 2015), so even if he wanted to come back, I can't see it being straight forward. Salford won't want another Joel Moon situation, and I don't think Dobson is that sort of person.

Hopefuly that will put the Michael Dobson question to bed once and for all.

Agreed, page got a better offer in oz.Its getting harder to compete since the change in oz.

To be honest not to bothered about missing out on Page very average he will never make it in the NRL

You say that but he left Rovers with a year still on his contract by playing the ‘going home’ card only to rock up at the AJ within a year.



Having said that, it sounds like he has a plan and good luck to him, was a great servant for us.

Aye, I suppose. But it felt to me that he genuinely wanted another crack at the NRL, just as Josh Hodgson did when he went the following year.

And he did a season over there, whereas Moon moved straight to Leeds.



Kris Keating turned out to be an oddly inadequate replacement for Dobson. Not out-and-out bad, a bit overweight maybe but not quite Albert Kelly in early 2016, and he seemed to trying. Still only 29 now. I guess some players just lose their mojo in one way or another.

I think Dobson genuinely wanted another crack at the NRL before it was too late I don't think he tried to hoodwink us I n anyway I think we got the best years of his career out of him probably our biggest success in the SL era

I’m surprised that they haven’t enquired about Jordan Lilley as he’s definitely down the pecking order at Leeds.

I’d park it for the time being and let Atkin have a 6-8 game run to bed himself in. Let’s not forget he’s only been full time 6 months so it’s a huge step up for him. The early signs are encouraging.



Save the cap space and quota spot for a right nasty of a forward later in the year.

Yeah, I think that’d be the way to go. No idea who it’d be, mind you.

Thing is though if one of ower half’s get injured it’s marsh or lee as back up we do need another half in the squad with good experience

Agree did they not say that they were going to get one but no mention since

According to TS in today's HDM a new half is not now on the agenda.

Makes sense, its not priority right now. I think we need some edge strike, centre or 2nd row with pace and size.



Up to now I don't think we've struggled to make yards or create repeat sets / pressure but have lacked in executuion. that to me is more options for the halfs rather than them not creating.

Have to disagree if McGuire gets a knock he will put Matty Marsh in the half’s and don’t think Atkin and marsh at half backs will keep us up agree we do need a stronger running second row but we need a half as well

Surely keiren moss would be worth a shot in the case of injurys,put quinlan to off half and moss full back,or the other way round.Good player wasted.imo.

It's an 'if' though - and there'd maybe an option to loan somebody like Lilley for a month, if needed.



IMO we still need some more power in the pack. Tbf, from TS's interviews I think he's focused on good kick chases to gain ground on exit sets rather than adding a lot more grunt - but there's always a balance to be struck.



In the halves, we might struggle if we get injuries. In the pack, I fear we'll struggle at full strength. We've reached the stage of almost celebrating matching (or [inearly[/i matching) other teams' packs - such is the relief at not being blown away down the middle. And last weeks' game was quite encouraging. However, it's not like our backs are good enough for that to give us a great chance of victory. We need to be capable of winning the forward battle some weeks, if we're to have a shot at 8th or above.

Well done Danny Tickle !