And what makes things worse is that Danny McGuire is modelling next years new kit so new half back for us.

Bit like my athletes foot.

We only really have McGuire and Lilley, it looks like Sutcliffe will be used elsewhere so we could still be in for a half back. I really think we need to be to compete at the top end.

Kind of stepping into dregs territory now though unless Hetherington is willing to get the cheque book out.

Soward is the one clubs are after. If he's up for it he'd be exactly the type of halfback everyone says we need - he's an organiser and kicker. Leeds will be in the mix no doubt. Whether we get him is another matter. If not dregs it really is.

At least Watkins was in the promo too! Which should silence the Wire fans.

Agreed, he is the only one to me who ticks the boxes for what we are lacking on the pitch.

Saints were one of the teams linked with him but Matty Smith's move back to Saints probably rules them out now.

I think people read far too much into Soward's peformances for the Broncos. He'd have been paid peanuts and was basically playing to keep fit and be in England to discuss joining a SL side. The only query I have is that I thought I read somewhere that he was looking for an intro into coaching, which might not work too well with BM. Although if people who claim Sinfield did all the coaching were right, it might be perfect....

That's how i see it with him, he has said when he left at the end of September he feels he has a good couple of years to give somewhere in SL so that would be perfect for us with Lilley hopefully somewhere near ready when him and McGuire hang them up.

Wonder what the reaction on here would have been were we to have signed Smith

Disbelief. The fact we actually went out and signed a key player from one of our rivals mid contract.

There would be some gnashing im sure.

I personally dont rate the guy, he fits in perfectly into Wigans interchangeable rigid style and looked all the better for it.

Acid test will come next year when he joins the entertainers next season. Though to be fair, they are a poor copy of Wigan now anyway so who knows?

I was always very impressed with him at wigan. He's been the perfect foil to williams and green before him.

Its not people claiming Sinfield coached the team, Mac has admitted numerous time that it was Sinfield who led the run through training sessions before the game, and that he often led the talk at half time

I think there is a decent player in there, it just would take the right coach to get it our of him... so no point him coming here

Yeah, there's a thread on their board about their team for 2017 and nearly everyone had Watkins in the centres

Yep and they use to go on about Leeds fans mentioning Daryl Clark. One of posters on there post GF claimed he heard that Watkins is going to Wire for £500,000.

Id have been quite pleased.

Though ive always considered him a poor mans sinfield, hes miles better than what we have at present, or what we're likely to get for next seasom

Why would Watkins go to wire?

He likes to win his grand finals.

You answered your own question - where is that more likely to happen?

Leeds.

Old Trafford?

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/mc ... milestone/ I'm surprised that the club hasn't made more of this.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/mc ... milestone/ I'm surprised that the club hasn't made more of this.

Saw this on twitte.