In this week’s League Express Podcast, host Jake Kearnan and League Express editor Martyn Sadler look ahead to 2026 and make some judgements about what they would like to see in the forthcoming Rugby League season.

But they begin by paying tribute to Steve Brady, the League Express reporter who was based in France and reported on the French clubs and French Rugby League.

Steve died on 30th December and he was a valued member of the League Express team.

We also talk about a host of other Rugby League issues, including Hull KR coach Willie Peters being awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters by Hull University for the club’s great success, which saw their achievements being cited as the main thing the year 2025 will be remembered for.

We talk about Salford and Featherstone and the financial problems experienced by those two clubs.