The club's best chance of getting anywhere is to develop local talent. This obviously takes time. I believe come the second round of francises we'll be challenging regularly for play-offs.

Think You are right. London has the athletes and the club has to find them Simples.

This might sound like madness but what about LMS in the centres- crackers tell me!



I agree with Plum regarding Clubby- having said that I hope he goes well.

Wasn't Gafa on a Maltese passport?

Gafa was on a Maltese passport, but he still counted as an overseas trained player. What McDermott is saying is we'd be able to bring in another overseas trained player (but they'd need to obtain an EU passport, or a passport from a country which has a trade agreement with the EU, such as Samoa or Malta).







We have had stronger squads for the last three seasons (McLindens, Hills, Pauls etc.) and have failed to make the top eight in any of them.



I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I fail to see how we will achieve this with our weakest squad since 2004.

I think I will be. I'll wait until a couple of weeks before the season starts though, I've got this nagging feeling we're going to be signing Billy Slater to bolster our second row.

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oh, and anyone who is actually, seriously suggesting we will make top eight - check yourself into the nearest head clinic

Heard a mention that Thackray might be heading your way.

Is he a centre

We need a good prop

Well lets forget Thackray then

Thats what i'm thinking.