Looked like a shocker. His knee was pointing at Huyton and his ankle was pointing at new brighton. I'd say his season is over. Step up Mr Wheeler!!!!

Even if I could trust wheeler to last more than 10 minutes (let alone 10 games) he's not the leader and game manager we need on the pitch

I literally can't believe it.

Best get preparing for 2015. Season is over.

This is his time to play his heart out after we've stuck by him though all his injury issues

Christ. Sad face.

So no 1,6 or 7 for the foreseeable. No HBs again.

Sound familiar?

Compound fracture of the left ankle.





























Season over.

He looked in tremendous pain. Poor guy!. You know it's bad when the O2 is out.

Is it worth dipping into the championship and picking up an old head 7 and dangle a 2 contract in their face?

Is Bobbie gouldings ban up yet ?

Devastating blow

That's the definition of a panic buy.

There's no point giving a championship player a relatively expensive 2 year contract if one of our kids can do it better - That's before even getting into who in the championship would be capable of stepping up, and fit the role we need them to play. I don't know enough about the championship to say, but before demanding we sign xyz the club need to make sure any cover signings (if we can even make any) would do more good than harm.

1,6,7 out going into the playoffs, you couldn't make it up

Wheeler and Wilkin as our halves now.... That will be changed the week after next...

That's great; writing him off already.
Nobody is having a go at walsh for all his injuries this year. Talk about dual standards.
BTW I am a massive fan of Luke and hope he has a successful rehabilitation in time for next season. It must be gut wrenching for him.
Time to get round the team we have.

After Walsh has done this 6 years in a row, I'll say the same about Walsh - every player goes through periods of injury after injury, not every player gets the patience Wheeler had. Wheelers best number of appearances is 12, and you're pinning our remaining hopes of halfbacks this season on wheeler managing 10 on the bounce?

I was a big fan of wheeler, and was very excited on the opening game of the season that he was finally going to step up after these 6 long years and take his chance. Hasn't worked that way though.

Anyway, Wheeler is a run I halfback, not a game manager. He may be the answer to Hohaia being out, he isn't the answer to Walsh being out.

Not really. Look at our playing roster? We have wheeler and charnock who should of been given game time this year but hasn't. So we just have wheeler. I don't want us to move 8 players around to fill 1 position. We played better when GOB slotted in and wasn't on the canvas.

a) Championship players aren't that cheap - you don't just have to match their rugby salary - but salary from elsewhere too - £40-50k minimum - yes, we are desperate at this moment, BUT in 12 months time, when were scrambling around for a halfback of any quality to replace Walsh (if he leaves) that 40-50k would be very useful in throwing a big contract at someone - sometimes the short term loss of having to move players around is worth the long term gain of SC flexibility.

b) it still doesn't answer the question of who would ACTUALLY do a better job then Wilkin, who already knows all the structures, and has played there for the best part of 2 years now. On top of that, game managers are rare, and clubs aren't going to be willing to lose them without a fight.

c) I wanted to sign gob when we had the chance at the start of the year for precisely that reason.

d) fortunately we may actually get a few days to think about it, wheeler and Wilkin will be the combo at hull - but then we have a week to consider our position and move accordingly.

Edit: IF we have cap space - Jacob Miller (on loan)?

Maybe we should try a loan deal with someone. Who's London or bulls halves?

Can someone find that buggering gypsy who put the injury curse on all our best players, and pay whatever price she's demanding to lift it.

Luke Gale - Josh Drinkwater

Drinkwater had a great kicking game when we played them last week, but was dire in defence and would be targetted mercilessly. I still can't decide if Gale is an ultra over rated halfback or just poorly done to by a pack that doesn't do anything...

Luke Gale and Josh Drinkwater. The latter would count on the quota, I think.

I think this is where O'Donnell comes in.

Not great.

Saints tweeted:

Walsh is either a compound fracture of leg or dislocation of ankle according to Brown. News on Wilkin "isn't ideal" either.

What's wrong with Wilkin?

Quota wouldn't be an issue if we have cap space, deregistering Walsh from our 25 man squad frees up a quota spot (I think hull Kr have done it before)

They did it with Dobson.

Dobson would be a good call or Todd Carney but obvious visa problems. If we are going to pay for a stand off next year them now Is the time to move and get him.

When is the deadline?

I didn't think we could win the grand final but always thought the was outside chance if all our main players was fit but IMHO if we don't get a halfback in then our season is over.

Cap space is the issue. Deregistering Walsh would free up his quota space but not his cap space (he'd still be one of the top 25 paid players at the club I'd bet)

Gale could be a saviour or absolutely dire, if we could bring a player in for the rest of the season, I think he'd be my choice - assuming Todd Carney is a no go (I get the feeling someone is trying to get him a visa, which is why it's all gone quiet!)

I never say never, but it feels like 2005 all over again...