as he says we need be realistic,lee as a 1 year extension,for me this would be a year in which anyone new coming in could learn from him,i wouldnt want to wait till he stops before replacing him.

No thanks.



Ideal replacement would be Benji Marshall, but more realistically someone like Kyle Eastmond, Kevin Brown or Thomas Bosc. Maybe a wildcard like Stefan Ratchford as has been mentioned in another thread, depending on salary cap pressures and the availability of others.



There is a dearth of creative ball playing halves in the Northern Hemisphere, which is why it will prove so difficult to replace him. In fact even in the NRL there is a lack of quality stand offs atm, I'd say New Zealand have two of the best in Marshall and Kieran Foran.

Canterbury have a cracker in Ben Roberts. It all seems to point to an overseas signing, regardless.

Kevin Brown

Bobbie Goulding?

Good shout. He's certainly an excitement machine, never quite fulfilled his potential IMO but would be a top stand off in Super League.



Plus with his cousin Tim Cahill living nearby, this should help him settle in the North West.

It would be nice to sign a British player to fill the void Briers leaves. But with a young inexperienced player at scrum half we really need a stand off that can come in and immediately take a game by the scruff of the neck. We have already seen that Myler is not that sort of player (maybe he will become one when he gets older).



Looking at the current stand off's in SL who could fit the bill



eastmond - he is so good, the fact that he is also young and experienced doesnt really matter.. would he come here? rugby union will be a more likely destination.

brown - probably the stand out candidate behind eastmond... but is he good enough?

bosc - not good enough



we should be looking to improve not replace.



I am expecting TS to bring over some real quality from Australia.

One out of left field a bit - Leon Pryce?

Is he any good?



Have we got big hopes for him, like we do with the winger Williams?

I'm not a fan of Roberts he doesnt seem creative enough for me...Noddy probably takes care of all that though...



I like the look of the young kid Ben Barba...but he's just signed an extension with canterbury..he would appear to be a stand off in waiting so roberts may be available in a season or so...

Barba may be available. I mean, it isn't as if Canterbury would forsake a player like Thurston to retain a player like Anasta, is it?

I don`t know if anybody else agrees but their seems to be a lack of quality stand offs worldwide, in the NRL nobody has really pushed Darren Lockyer for Origin or test selection for quite a while.



Lockyer has been one of the best players ever to set foot on a rugby pitch but he`s nowhere near the player of years gone by, he`s little more than a distributor these days as the pace that took him through gaps isn`t quite their anymore.



Ive not seen a stand off for a long while that has made me think "wow" thats the next Darren Lockyer, Brett Kenny or Leon Pryce.