We are interested in him according to the League Weekly along with Warrington, Wigan and 4 or 5 Union Clubs. Think he'll end up at Warrington myself, but he's looked pretty good so far this year.

Can't sign everyone, can they?

It seems like they can

There also after Tony Puletua and David Shillington, god knows how they do it.

I'd imagine we'll be interested in any stand off currently playing Super league or NRL. Trouble is getting one for a good price.

Noone will be able to match Warrington's offer.

Don't think Warrington need him. He'd do a good job at most other SL clubs though

Why would Warrington need him, but they could price everyone out of the market with there 'elasticated' salary cap

Don't understand why everybody's still calling for a stand off? I think its pretty clear that we need a decent scrum half. Our organisation at times is amateurish at best. We urgently need a mid-field general with a decent kicking game. Herbert looks more of a stand off to me and his kicking game so far has been poor. Until we get this we're not going to improve.

Well said. Would love to see Smith and Ratchford snapped up together.

Can't see Salford losing both of them if either of them

Would be a great signing.

No leave Ratchford. If we are going for a half we need to aim higher than Salford.

Like Marc Herbert from Canberra, he's reet good apparently.

Warrington were happy to take Richard Myler.

I think we should be more than happy if we pinch Ratchford.

Jesus... You're like a broken record!!

Agreed!! It's getting very boring now!!

Just like watching a boring and poor scrum half trying but failing to get his team over when it matters.

Ratchford is ok. I think he'd be a better centre TBH. However we really need to sign players from a winning culture if we're going to improve. Too many of our lads have come from sides that are used to defeat. I'm sure that shows itself in performances when we can't hold onto a lead, or kill a game off or end up taking it in the rear big style occasionally.

Just focussing all your posts on an overrated scrum half is boring.

Just to remind you guys that the 'cap' is now a 'live' one, and that Warrington, unlike some other clubs, have never made any breech of the cap, not even 'technical' one of the kind that caught St Helens a few years back. Is it too hard to take that, after years of trying, Wire have simply managed finally to build a good side within the rules?

yes it is too hard to believe. There are ways around the salary cap, and having a wealthy owner who has other businesses that arent obliged to be audited by the rfl (I believe this is the case) allows team to make payments to other individuals should they choose to. of course you could just get a SOO centre to take the same money as a winger and youd have no bother.

Aye, it's pure coincidence that clubs that look to have squads beyond the means allowed, also happen to have wealthy backers.

As with any set of rules, there will always be ways around them. Without accusing any specific club of doing that, I think it's naive to assume that it's not possible to do so.

I think wire fans get wound up by the hypocrisy of other fans (not usually your lot by the way). They all scream that king must be earning about 200k a year and when he more than likely leaves at the end of the season the same fans will question how we have got any money to sign top class players. Anderson, carvell, clarke and solomona will also probably be leaving at the season end as well. The simple fact is that wire have always spent big, we just used to pay high wages to pretty average players (rauhihi, johnson, reardon,etc). Now we use our money wisely. Plus we have a pretty good coach.