Re: Penky : Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:53 am  

If he is off hes off, but if he does go he has given excellent service to the club. He has looked a bit out of sorts lately and that is probably because he himself found it a hard decision what to do. You do get the feeling of the Fax club getting stronger all the time at the moment so it is a slightly surprising decision. We will just have to hope the replacement is as good and stays as long! If the replacement is better its a bonus.

Just hope all this talk of signings etc doesnt distract players minds tonight.

Re: Penky : Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:07 am  

Just concerning replacements, I would like us to revert back to rotating the hookers, it just gives us that 'plan B' that we seem to have lacked at times this season. Ideally copying the partnership of Gleeson/Beswick and Penky we had a few years back - one player who will control the game and our play (possibly Handforth?) and one player who will tear up the oppositions defence.

Anyway, that's the last I'll say of it till the seasons over!

Re: Penky : Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:10 am  

Yeah I wont hold anything against penky if he leaves at the end of the season, he has been very loyal over the years. If I put myself in his shoes I would sign for my hometown club aswell, why travel a couple of hours each day too and from training when you could go 10 mins down the road?

Wherever he ends up good luck to him. Fax legend.

Re: Penky : Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:47 pm  

salfordlad wrote:

I did not hear that Charlie

I predict however our squad next season will be far more formidable than this season. Having said that this season's squad wasn't too bad despite injuries and lack of depth.

We finished second not bad all things considered.

Frank you was legless on Sunday , you didnt know i bought you more than one drink .

Re: Penky : Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:50 pm  

If he does go then he goes with my best wishes as he has been far and away our best player of the last 5 years and argubly the best player in the Championship during that time.

Have a think of the games Penky has won us nearly single handedly. Or the times when he has either come onto the field as Sub or injected himself into the game with a spark of genius. He'll be a MASSIVE loss, I just hope he leaves Fax having lifted the Championship trophy aloft.

If he goes to Leigh he'll reunite with Beswick, and along with Brierley and Ridyard it's a VERY frightening prospect.

Re: Penky : Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:58 am  

mike riley just said on the radio penky as deffo NOT signed for anybody yet,

Re: Penky : Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:37 am  

seanfax wrote:

mike riley just said on the radio penky as deffo NOT signed for anybody yet,

That would fit in with Rhino's comment on Tuesday night that there were a couple of players still holding out from signing.

[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Re: Penky : Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:08 am  

Penky will have been the first player offered a deal. If he were staying he would have signed it weeks or even months ago. He is leaving, I think we need to accept it and talk about a replacement.

Re: Penky : Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:13 am  

Not many players could replace him, that's the problem. Andy Ellis would be someone who could but he has got his chance in super league, I cant think of many players as good as penky that would want to come and play for fax.

Re: Penky : Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:16 am  

Just been on pheonix fm penky not signed for anyone yet, one of the directors Mike Riley I think, being interveiwed