AM GETTING EXITED ABOUT NEXT YEAR! AND HAVE HAD A LOOK AT OUR POSSIBLE LINE UP, WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS, AND THE PLAYERS RETAINED FROM LAST YEAR .
WITH THE DOUBLE BARLOW SWOOP TODAY, MC AND MH ARE REALLY SHOWING CONFIDENCE IN YOUNG LOCAL TALENT! I THINK ITS BLOODY MARVELOUS!

1.Greenwood
2.Worrincy
3.Paterson
4.Nash
5.Haley
6.Jones
7.Black
8.Aizue
9.Beswick
10.Gannon
11.Clayton
12.Smith
13.S.Barlow

SUBS

14. Penky
15. Watene
16. Larder
17. Bannister

under 23's:

Bowman
Cherryholme
Ostick
J barlow
Chandler
Fairbank

thats a pretty strong squad so far!

plus we've had no news or rumours on Goddard, White or Maloney.

i recon we need another hooker and a good winger and were sorted.

And there was me thinking this was the Widnes thread you promised us

START ONE UP ON YOUR OWN BOARD!


THAT TEAM IS LOOKING PRETTY TASTY MIND. THERE WONT BE MANY TEAMS BULLYING OUR PACK! THATS FOR SURE.

We've got Penky, Beswick, Barlow and maybe Gleeson at #9, we really don't need anymore. I would agree with that we need a new winger/full back.

And I don't think we need a new half back now Brannos gone, I trust Bowman enough.

Looks a good team. with still more to come

Although i would find some way anyway of accomodating Bowman in the 17 most weeks this season, he played and looked good a few times this season.

he is one for the future as well but why not one for the now too?

we risk getting him nicked by a Super League team if he plays but he's ready for the first team,

I AGREE WITH BOWMAN, HE NEEDS TO PLAY MORE THIS YEAR.

MAYBE BLACK WILL SEE A HOOKING ROLE THIS YEAR, WITH JONES AND BOWMAN 6 & 7?

WITH S.BARLOW AT LOOSE, CLAYTON IN BACK ROW AND HALEY ON THE WING, THATS ALOT OF FAX BORNS! NOT TO FORGET J.BARLOW ASWELL!

GLEESON WILL NOT PLAY IN 2011....WAS TOLD BY MIKE REILLY IN TOULOUSE. I HOPE HES WRONG MIND.

WE NEED ANOTHER SPECIALIST HOOKER TO COVER GLEESON FOR SURE.

Dom signed a 2 year deal...

Think Clayton is from Oldham mate, but he did come through our ranks originally!

i remember reading that now....

still a local produce, brought through the fax academy!

dom in that pack aswell will be awesome! not sure who id leave out....probably larder

Not bad for 300k (inc 23's over 21)

rules are rules!

with branighan, gene and royston moving elsewhere weve saved over £100k wages easy.

replaced by jones, barlow and greenwood = big saving and good players to add.

saved money hopefully going on our under 23's!

enjoy your last year in championship, i sure hope you gain some momentum this year, otherwise there could be some cricket scores at the stobart in 2013!

So they were on circa 35k each? Can't see Penky, Black, Beswick & Aizue being best pleased there...

They were so hacked off at this that it affected their performance last year. Blacky meant to miss that drop kick which made us Champions



By your reckoning, Toa Kohe Love's take home pay affected your whole squad last year.

Your obsessed with toa, I'll ask him to make you his bitch.

Hopefully Bowman is so good he has to be picked in the 17 but if he isn't, he shouldn't be picked and that should apply to all the players.

is Nash signed for next season?

He wouldn't have the strength to tie up my harness and he'd injure himself after the first whip of the "cat". He couldn't have bitched John Inman.

Yes

Dont think Beswick is though, thats the BIG signing im waiting for at the minute, we missed him bigtime at Fev in the playoffs, he makes a massive difference to the side when he plays

Beswick did sign a 2 year deal last year but is one of those unconfirmed as yet.

Welcome home Bobby all is forgiven, we have all strayed from time to time but you've learnt your lesson!

Dom will have a cracking year, if you remember before he broke his arm he was our best forward last year, then he came straight back without having chance to build his muscle back up, but still performed really strongly, hes not a giant but i really do see Dom developing into a really solid pro that should be playing for a club like us at the very least.

From that my first choice team would be:-

1.Greenwood
2.Worrincy
3.Paterson
4.Nash
5.Haley
6.Jones
7.Black
8.Aizue
9.Beswick
10.Gannon
11.Clayton
12.Bannister
13.S.Barlow

SUBS

14. Penky
15. Watene
16. Maloney
17. Bowman

Reserves / U23s:-
Larder
Smith
Cherryholme
Ostick
J barlow
Chandler
Fairbank


For the Fev\Leigh\York games start with a pack of:-
8.Aizue
9.Beswick
10.Gannon
11.Maloney
12.Bannister
13.S.Barlow

Best pack in the league I reckon, worth noting that every player in both of my packs above has won either the NL or Championship Grand Final, some more than once!

Rudd just carrying the water?

Woops, the other guy forgot him too!

When did Gannon win the GF?