Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:28 pm  

If Cas go into administration can Wakefield stay in SL?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:32 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

Thompson to Wigan is done. 4 year deal.

if that is true thats a great squad Wigan will have next year and i do wonder where we are going... unless of course we're waiting for Burgess...

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:38 pm  

Exeter Rhino wrote:

If Cas go into administration can Wakefield stay in SL?

That has been rumoured for a couple of weeks. But it all seems speculative so far.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:47 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

You don't like any one saying uncle Gary is a tight wad so far the recruitment for next year is just that can't won't spend.

Are you OK?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:57 pm  

STEVENM1000 wrote:

Now that Salford's season is over does it mean we have not signed Croft, as now would be a good time to announce it after an awful season.

If we were going to sign Croft I'm sure the likes of Matt Shaw would have sniffed it out long ago. Seems like wishful thinking at this point. Despite the challenges of recruiting from the NRL we absolutely do need to make it happen. If we don’t Hetherington and Smith look like they've been sleepwalking through the recruitment cycle. I think we will, but it's just a case of who. The worry is that we end up with half back utility, the type who now play most of their rugby at hooker in the NSW Cup (Ben Hampton/ Faumano Brown) instead of real half (Wakeham, Moylan, Volkman). You can guarantee the player we do sign won't be any of those I've just mentioned, but whoever it is, we cannot afford to get it wrong this time.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:24 pm  

So Wigan are signing Luke Thompson and Leeds have signed a 23 year old who has played 22 matches in the 2nd division. Another " project"!
Good luck to him but it's not going to get anybody excited for next year. We need first 17 starters not more squad fillers.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:32 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

So Wigan are signing Luke Thompson and Leeds have signed a 23 year old who has played 22 matches in the 2nd division. Another " project"!
Good luck to him but it's not going to get anybody excited for next year. We need first 17 starters not more squad fillers.

If the Pies do get Thompson it will be a big signing and a good news story for the game. However, just for the sake of balance I'm sure there would be a stampede of posters eager to point out that we'd splashed a four year marquee wage on a injury prone prop who's struggled to play 40 games in 4 years.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:36 pm  

Leeds want Burgess, doesn’t mean he’s coming though.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:38 pm  

We don't need centres,props or half backs.
Just stick a backrower there

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:42 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

We don't need centres,props or half backs.
Just stick a backrower there

Maybe GH and RS took the suggestion of if we had 17 players with Donaldson’s attitude a little too literally and are aiming for 17 back rowers?