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Obviously Martin Jepsen has been on the podcast a few times and said some really nice words about the podcast and I think the fact alone that he has chosen the podcast as a route to chat to you guys, obviously when when Dean Jones, headed the club in May, I think it was, obviously they reached out to me first, and, that interview was done, actually prior to, the announcement, and so they really used, this, as the channel, to kind of get his point across, and, think that says it all really i think that sort of says it all you know this has never been this podcast has never been in competition with the club or you know against the club in any stretch it's completely the opposite you know i'm honest and i speak my mind on stuff and you know there's there's things i'll disagree with and there's things i want to be better of course there is but ultimately this is i'm a supporter of the club that's the beauty of it isn't it that's what it's all about if i didn't care about the club if i didn't want the club to be better i wouldn't have this simple as that so I think the club and the podcast can work hand in hand it has really over the three and a half years so I think they'll like it yeah I think they'll like it so we'll leave it at that thank you Carl Alan Nice to see Sam Grice getting man of the match for Wales against Scotland, he scored a try too, hopefully he can kick on and Alan also mentions that we're linked with Lebanese back rower Tony Suka, yes we are indeed, that has been the rumour that's gone around a couple of weeks.

obviously he's playing for london in the world cup at the moment west tigers back rower big big body um a bit about him as well if you read anything from the west tigers forums and their fans he's not a player they want to let go um he was also referenced on the lover of bleed podcast on monday as someone who's been pitched to super league clubs um but yeah it's a name that's done the rounds within cast fans for probably two three weeks now um so it didn't really take me by surprise when i heard that will be an interesting one it's clearly a position we want to go for isn't it back row is a clear clear hole really when you look at the squad obviously with Alex Mellor moving on particularly you need to direct the placement there for a starting back row particularly in that left edge could Tony be the man the young man from West Tigers maybe maybe he could be I think that's one worth keeping an eye on um I think the fact that Shane Wright is going to be surplus to requirements at St Helens, it seems.

There's an obvious link up there with Paul Rowley, isn't he? He's a player you brought across to Saints from Salford.

That would be one to have a look at as well.

That wouldn't massively shock me.

And let's be honest, if Saints want to get rid, you'd probably get a fairly cheap deal there as well.

So that's something we're probably going to look at.

But yeah, you brought up Sam Grice there as well.

Banging or hanging.

Yes, it's time for a bit of banging or hanging, and it's all about the Saints, you wonderful Saints people out there.

Yes, the title is now or never for England.

Good evening, Red V TV.

But yes, here we are.

Good to see Saints Elling.

Saints Elling's back on the agenda.

The only real banging or hanging stories that are coming out this week.

No, definitely.

Martin also saw over the last three or four days ago, it's official now, Tom Starling has signed a three-year deal, I believe, with the Saints.

It's a huge recruitment there for the Saints and we all know what he can

provide.

Oh, I think he's an outstanding player and certainly a top-level signing for St Helens.

And, you know, St Helens have always had, you know, good dummy half players.

And obviously they've got Darrell Clark there.

But Tom Starling will...