Franny - The idea was to use Bluey and McDermott, so it was forward planning that has now backfired, too many cooks and all that

Willie - As above

Alex Gross - As above

Eastwood - Wanted to be back in the NRL. Was a mistake letting him to to the Bulldogs last year. He wanted to come to Leeds when he wasnt a regular at Brisbane. Went to the Dogs and he was a first team player and loved it there. I knew we were to have trouble the moment I read an interview with him while at the Dogs stating that he was going to be gutted when he went on to Leeds

Yes, you do seemed to have missed my point though. I said that they all had explanations and could be justified. I didn't ask you to explain or justify them.



The point I was making is that whilst everybody individually has a perfectly good and justifiable reason for leaving, it doesn't stop the fact that, for whatever reason, we have lost 7 staff members when mid-season we were expecting to lose 0.

Thats why a question marked it

, couldn't really find a replacement so just picked him

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I would guess that they were always going to leave bar something unusual. The contract extensions on the players and head coach provided a small amount of security for the club in that if we really did need any of the players/coach, then they were under contract. Also if someone else wanted them and they wanted to leave it wouldn't be as simple as signing an out of contract player.

My mate (Ex-groundsman at HQ) seems to reckon that Ickle Rob's off back home to the Bakers.

Why would you have a testimonial year?

cannot see burrow going just yet talking to sinnys grandad this morning and he reckons barry macs trying to slot in as assistant to brian but who knows can,t get hold of sinny cos he,s in tennerife at the mo

Why not, I've had four. Non have gone that well though and I'm seriously considering not having any more.

Donald wasn't 'offered' a job outside of rugby - he applied for it. Unless the NSW police now scan the world looking for ginger chancers to put on the force.

Well they missed out anyway....my understanding was he has joined the Queensland (Townsville) police

When/where has Nobby ever said he 'hates leeds'?



From what I've heard in the past (and just read on George Riley's BBC blog) Noble would be keen to have a crack at the Leeds gig - and why wouldn't he? He's a super ambitious coach



Now - whether he'd be 'wanted' at Leeds is a different matter altogether...only GH knows the answer to that