Rather have a couple of south sea islanders....if Whitehaven can manage it...

I don't think we should be chasing someone who's basically said he's had enough.

Pickersgill - gone

We all thought there was no mileage in that signing-was always too good for a number 2...put the money in a position where its needed and we can always get Hooley on DR....

Hooley is a cas player now

Ah,must keep up....

Pickersgill has left the club. Didn’t see that coming.

Signing an out and out fullback when we already had one of the best was a daft thing to do

Moving from one clubs stands to another was equally as daft...wonder how we sold the move to him as it only played out as we thought.

Must have been frustrating for him as well as other than JWH getting injured, the next best scenario for him was one of the halves getting injured and Woody getting moved in there and then when that did happen the move for Woody never came and he was still sat in the stands. Was quite bizzare really.

Woody is one of the most frequently injured players in our squad. We are desperately short of players in the outside backs and fullback. Hope they have a decent replacement lined up.

Problem with Pickersgill was he couldn't play any other position other than full back and Woody's best position by far is fullback. Salty would be perfectly good cover in that position if Woody gets injured - he played there regularly and showed up well a few seasons back, and to be honest I think he's too slow to be a winger anyway!

Surely we have someone lined up to replace Brandon if not we look even more short not just in the outside backs but in the play making options too. Does this now pave the way for the Widdop deal to be announced even if it does i still think we need more reinforcements elsewhere too.

It did take a while for Grix to stop picking Wood or Ingham in the halves and give Pickersgill a go. It may have not been ideal having Woody in the halves while Joe was out injured but for me at that time it was the best way to go.

Yeah it was a no brainer and it looked like we had lucked out in bringing Pickersgill in. Grix been stubborn like he was he refused to make the change though because he didn't think Woody had the right leadership abilities to play that role. When he finally bowed to pressure it turned out that it worked better than any other combination tried.

Pickersgill to Keighley - they must be spending some money again. Slightly surprised as he looked more than capable of playing in the championship.

Why are people so bent on signing Widdop?, he has stated he is done playing, although in the past it seems fax signed players who looked like they were not interested either. If he did come it would be a big pay packet, and has already been said, could probably sign 2 south sea island tackle breakers for the same cost.

May be a case of too much board interferance? Finances already tight and asking people to give the club cash to make the signing happen and he looked done playing for Cas. Does he really put anymore bums on seats? I totally agree that I would like to see any money that is available for Widdop to be spent on 2 or 3 really good forwards. We only currently have one centre and we are willing to push one of our best players in JWH, Keyes, Jouffret in to the stands to bring in a player and I really hope the penny pinching on the squad is not to make sure this signing happens otherwise I feel like the board are about to make a huge mistake.

Just another SG masterclass to add to the list.

Pickersgill was a solid fullback but did not offer much in attack compared to JWH. Both Salty and Jouffret offer cover at the back.
I guess that the offer of a three year contract and more regular game time was what tempted him to Cougars.

Cannot blame a guy for wanting to play every weekThats what all sportsmen want from the lowest amateur to professional wants .

Them and Donny. Donny's ST prices so low with perks I half considered one myself.



100 quid or 150 with restaurant access, am I reading that right? Apparently they've had "Record breaking ticket sales" - I bet!

Under IMG clubs like Donny are a bit screwed as they don't own the stadium and they only fill a small percentage of the seats. So they are going to stretch themselves financially to try and get more fans. Will all end in tears again. Salford in special measures, rumours of a few other clubs struggling to compete in League 1 this year. IMG a brave new world.......

Has anyone heard anymore reasons to be cheerful on signings?


also isn't the kit unveiled a week on Friday? I hope it's a nice simplified maybe Aussie style one like Penrith as I always think the look the mutts nuts. I was not a fan of that gold band last season which just looked insipid - nice bold colours this time please!

Don't hold your breath - I'm prepared to be disappointed!!