Won't be us unless he drops his wage demands.

I would believe RA on this. He seems pretty up front and honest. If we were interested we would be sorting a deal out now. Pre season is now taking place and i am sure if Mason was a target we would have been further on with this. I believe we are not after him and are looking elsewhere for a better quality player and not a penalty machine like KM.

i think it will be a non quota player because John is seen as cover in the halves as well as wood. Releasing John doesnt make sense unless we are going to sign another half back aswell.



I'd like to see a young up and coming championship prop who could get progress at top level someone along the lines of Alex Walmsley but not him as he has agreed to a dual registration with Batley. There are a few decent championship front rowers out there though how about Jack Howeison not sure if spelt right from sheffield good prop from what ive seen of him

we've just signed Bobby Goulding Jrn as a long term solution and Im pretty sure Agar has said he wants an established prop not an up and coming one

Scott Wheeldon jesus christ do us a favour hope our small tuby prop days are behind us. Maybe ok for Salford been skint. We are on the UP

I'd like both an established prop and a young project one but i doubt the budget will stretch to both, so we should push for that extra first team ready player. In addition I'd also be telling Stu Dickens to keep fit in case of emergencies, kind of like Lee Radford did for hull last year. Going by his performances for fev last year, especially against cas and wigan in the cup, then he'd be a decent stop gap for two or three games if needed.

Howiesons chance has long since past, he will be 32 next year.

I would have kept hold of James, i can't see the point in letting him go without a replacement lined up.



Its all well and good saying he wanted first team rugby every week, i would imagine the incoming player will want the same, won't he.

To be fair there is a difference between what a player wants and a coach is prepared to give him. So it is unlikely that the incoming player will be in the same position as James was.

There are obviously a couple of super league standard props that are not getting a look in somewhere and RA is talking to them whether here or abroad. He's stated that he's over strength in the backs so for the balance of the squad a back also looks likely to be going and a prop coming the other way? Which back though?



James going plus a back going must relieve a fair bit of salary for someone who will likely to be pushing very hard for the starting 17 against Wilkes spot?

He has said he isn't letting anyone go, just bringing in.

Just a thought but perhaps Fev offered him a better deal and first team rugby. Thus we had no choice, just speculation on my part.