Quote -VIKINGMAN-="-VIKINGMAN-"While im tottally gutted about Smithy we must place trust in the club on this one. Terry O'connor said they would be building a squad around players who they think could step up to Super League. Lets just wait and see who is set to come in.
As for Smithy i have nothing but admiration for him and he's been excellent over the years. Good luck mate wherever you go and i look forward to giving you a huge warm welcome when/if you return.
Many thanks to Lee Doran also for this year.
Yacca was a no brainer as was strong.'"
VM... I understand what you are saying and they could bring in whoever the Autralian Test Hooker is at present. I would still be unhappy at this decision.
Mark has given us a good 6 years during some of our toughest times and I would have liked for his trust to have been repaid a little by some loyalty. We as fans often call for loyalty from our players but the clubs very rarely repay this the other way.
He is not the player he was when he first joined... he is no longer the best hooker in the division. I think from a playing point of view he could be replaced without too much trouble but he is something of a talisman at the club and he has still behaved and acted in a manner befitting a captain despite having the title removed from him.
This is a bad move by Cullen. I am not happy one bit about this.
He will now undoubtedly end up at Leigh which is a shame for Mark..
, Quite probably 
