Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:02 pm  

Yes seen Mav say it. However a good source has also told me.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:07 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Yes seen Mav say it. However a good source has also told me.

Fair enough. He'd be a good signing if something is genuinely in it.

He's not got massive minutes at Wigan lately, Peet prefers Havard, Thompson and Ellis who all play big minutes as starters.

They still have plenty of options at prop too. Harvie Hill will probably replace Cooper plus they have Eseh and Chan coming back in, although I'm not sure either are 'Wigan quality'

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 23, 2024 8:11 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Apparently we've signed Liam Byrne from Wigan.

Thoughts?

Mine are good player, aggressive, needs to keep his discipline in check

Yep. Him and Cooper/Hill plus Letuele for Sao and I'll sleep more soundly this winter. Still have the occasional nightmare though.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:27 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Apparently we've signed Liam Byrne from Wigan.

Thoughts?

Mine are good player, aggressive, needs to keep his discipline in check

Surprised if he's leaving wigan as he seems to be a starting 17 player for them. I hope it's true, just what we need but can't see it

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:09 am  

Be happy with Byrne and hopefully its true, he is good player and young enough, a bit underused at Wigan, but they have so much strength in that department, ideally he replaces Sao, but if if Sao stays, think he would be a good signing. If Sao goes, still hopeful of another forward to come in.

Desperate for another centre, as I said yesterday, we might have to target an under contract player and use a transfer fee, someone like Toby King or Harry Newman. Other than that, someone like Connor Wrench. If we dont have a quota place that is.

If we do, bring in Te Where.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:21 am  

Byrne would be a good signing for me. Young enough but also still experienced and coming from a first class team and environment. A big body who can run hard. Has disciplinary problems at times so that would need a lot of work but he still has his best years as a prop in front of him so if he can channel his aggression a bit better I think he'd end up been a big player for us.
Wigan have an embarrassment of richs in the pack and lads like Hill knocking on the door so I can see them been willing to part with him.

Would be pleased with his signing.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 7:52 am  

Byrne was a name I heard in June/July time, and thought it was a bit unrealistic as he was in the Wigan side, and playing well.

He is a big body, aggressive, and would add much needed size

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:07 am  

Byrne is linked with Salford.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:12 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Be happy with Byrne and hopefully its true, he is good player and young enough, a bit underused at Wigan, but they have so much strength in that department, ideally he replaces Sao, but if if Sao stays, think he would be a good signing. If Sao goes, still hopeful of another forward to come in.

Desperate for another centre, as I said yesterday, we might have to target an under contract player and use a transfer fee, someone like Toby King or Harry Newman. Other than that, someone like Connor Wrench. If we dont have a quota place that is.

If we do, bring in Te Where.

Id try to get both Byrne and Bienek.
Byrne off contract end of 2025.
Desperately need a big strapping centre, Salford showed us why..

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:23 am  

Tomlinson said there’s been contact with Byrne but no deal done