: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:34 pm  

Hate to say it again....

Posted on 14th May

The Chief wrote:

From that list:

KC and Gidley one more year.

Long and Cayless leaving.

Not another Chief exclusive???

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:42 pm  

The Chief wrote:

Hate to say it again....

Posted on 14th May



Not another Chief exclusive???

We need a chief "guessometer"

Great news on gidley, although I dont rate him.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:44 pm  

Good stuff

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:47 pm  

nikos wrote:

retiring? cos no aussie club would give a deal to a 34 year old centre

No but Wigan would. Good job he's only 32 then isn't it. He can go to Wigan when he's 34 and play against Batley.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:54 pm  

Gidley and Soliola ... nice.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:00 pm  

Our backs now look extremely formidable, and we even now have added confidence in our back up players Wheeler and Lomax.

Anyone else worried about the front row?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:01 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Our backs now look extremely formidable, and we even now have added confidence in our back up players Wheeler and Lomax.

Anyone else worried about the front row?

Slightly, however, there is plenty of time

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:05 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Our backs now look extremely formidable, and we even now have added confidence in our back up players Wheeler and Lomax.

Anyone else worried about the front row?

I've said for a while we need someone of Cayless's '05/'06 vintage to replace him with, if this can be done I'll be very happy, if not we're not going to really struggle either.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:16 pm  

Ski wrote:

Slightly, however, there is plenty of time

Cap space is what I'm worried about.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:22 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Cap space is what I'm worried about.

We went into this season with around £100k to spare (IIRC).

Cayless is as good as off, Long is gone. We have reward some promising juniors, but I would imagine we will still have a massive amount of space to fill should a top draw prop come forward.

Looking as it stands now, we have:
Jammer
The Brynolution
Maurie
-
Emmitt
Frodsham
and Joynty Mk II stepping up when needed.

Frodsham and Emmitt are still largely unproven, although I like the looks of Emmitt more. I don't like the idea of Clough stepping up to the front row as much.

IF we can squeeze a top draw grafter like Cayless, or a complete ogre like O'Meley, we should.