Confimed in the SMH - set to be announced today along with Tahu. twitter.com/#!/paulkent_tele Time to pull out the stops to get Shaun Lunt..? If not, who else?

Confimed in the SMH - set to be announced today along with Tahu. twitter.com/#!/paulkent_tele Time to pull out the stops to get Shaun Lunt..? If not, who else?

McShane and Hood?

lunt signed a new deal

Enough experience?

Possibly not. But I certainly wouldn't stifle their development for the likes of Lunt

Would rather use any cap space on other positions, as we have cover from the likes of Burrow and even Sinfield and Smith if really required

Hmm.. not convinced about this one.

But wouldn't blame him - back to having to play 40 minutes now, something he probably thought he'd get out of after Diskin left.

Plenty of cap space opening up at the rhinos! We could do a lot worse than sign De gois who is been offered around! Kaufusi is also been offered around at 26 he would be a belter

Time to get Hood some game time this year and see what we have for next year.

Meanwhile, I expect the outpouring of grief at this news to match the hysteria reached when Diana died.

Question is, will Bywater still attend the games now he can no longer gaze at and admire Buderus?

Assuming at least one of Burgess and Leuluai will be off as well, Kaufusi would be a good shout.

McShane and Hood for hooker, with the option to spell Sinfield there if Ward is getting gametime or if Hood can't make the step up.

Cooper and Kaufusi would do me for overseas players.

Mcshane and burrow for hooker, use cap space to sign another half

Spot on.

Sad - but these things happen - standards will drop but that's life. I will still renew my season ticket - hopefully the club will sign a player of equal quality in another position that will maintain the quality of entertainment we are getting for our money. At the end of the day rugby is just that, a form of entertainment.

One thing is for sure the team will be weakened and its chances of winning will be reduced - if gareth doesn't believe Hood is a like for like replacement?

So if winning is everything will Gareth still be gracing the North stand?