Re: Signings : Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:25 pm  

think rankin has signed a 3 year deal at the club

good signing, proved his a decent player in his short time here, be even better with a good pre season.

full back, wing, half back ... valuable players to have in a squad.

Re: Signings : Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:11 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

think rankin has signed a 3 year deal at the club

good signing, proved his a decent player in his short time here, be even better with a good pre season.

full back, wing, half back ... valuable players to have in a squad.

Yes according to LE today this will be sorted this week. Great signing for us defo proved his worth and exceeded my expectations of him. Another plus is that it seems to me that he is as keen to sign as we are to retain him. Good sign of a happy squad that realises what they are capable of.

We will be blessed for HB options whether or not we also see Ridyard next year - really hope to see that too but maybe being greedy. A full pre season for him and DB to get some moves sorted and also for Mamo is exciting times ahead. Still got Gaskell in the mix too of course - happy days

Seems Ellis will be sacrificed and offered out now? - hope he gets sorted as he has a lot to offer.

Re: Signings : Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:37 pm  

i dont think ridyard will be joining us, signing rankin put paid to that, the right choice of the two i think though.

still think gaskell and brough will be first choice next season at half back but as we know this can change and could be rankin that pairs up with brough.

mamo out the back and ikahihifo rampaging up the middle too, lots to look forward too!

Re: Signings : Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:32 pm  

Rankin can cover a number of positions and has high utility value Ridyard doesn't,both seem to be useful goalkickers.Rankin has age on his side Ridyard doesn't .Wish we could sign both but realistically was allways going to be one or the other,actually think there will be a coaching change at Leigh soon with the arrival of Cunningham and hopefully Ridyard will get back into favour there

Re: Signings : Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:40 am  

According to League Express we have signed Colton Roche from Bradford

Re: Signings : Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:50 pm  

yeh , started out in the leeds academy, can play a few positions, mainy prop i think

played against us in the pre season game

irish international going to the world cup with ollie roberts

Re: Signings : Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:11 pm  

He was class in the game against us pre season. Wouldn't be an off season without us signing a Bradford player

Re: Signings : Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:10 am  

HuddsRL5 wrote:

He was class in the game against us pre season. Wouldn't be an off season without us signing a Bradford player

I think he will be the last Bradford player we sign for some time now. Looks a big unit.

Losing Rapira and gaining Walne and Roche so our props look like this:

Seb Ikahihifo 26
Shannon Wakeman 27
Adam Walne 26
Nathan Mason 23
Matty English 19
Colton Roche 24
Tyler Dickinson 21
Daniel Smith 24

Very young front row that

Re: Signings : Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:52 am  

Can't believe Seb is only 26, what a monster of a human

Re: Signings : Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:53 am  

Colton has been one of few consistent performers this year for us, Strong carries, aggressive defence, and still plenty to learn, he will be a great signing for you guys. He mainly plays in second row and has been playing the full 80 for most games but his performance never seemed to drop.
I have also heard you might of signed Ross Oakes from us, 20year old centre, his first year with the first team but again one of the most consistent performers for us, injured at the minute but he has plenty of potential