How many of those names signed in 1964? Price, Jones and Williamson didn't come until 1967 IIRC. Diabira came in 1966. Maybe time had clouded you memory. Perhaps we should give the club a year or two to get on it's feet before expecting marquee signings??

As for the current mob in charge. I'm not totally convinced by them either but it's too early to say for sure, especially given we're handicapped by the loss of the Sky money and we lost so many decent players at the end of 2012.

They were playing when I started watching Northern,so it can't have been that long after.So my point still stands.

hmmmm...

IMO,the current mob won't still be here in a year or two's time.

Let's see what unfolds though.

No it doesn't!

You said you wanted marquee signings this year. The first year after escaping oblivion.

When Northern re-formed in 64 they didn't make any marquee signings for at least 3 years afterwards.

By all means moan about it in 2015 but it's a bit harsh now.

Show me where I said I wanted Marquee signings now?

What about this?



You're saying that "no marquee signings" is a bad thing. You're also saying you won't part with any money until you see some!

I think after years of not getting told the whole story or not getting told the whole truth under the last regime it is nice to finally hear Cummins and co coming out and being honest with us. They only confirmed what most of us reasonable fans knew already 'No marquee signings next year'.

As for not announcing it as Cummins did, can you imagine the uproar if we were lead to believe we might make big signing next year.... lets all buy season tickets and merchandise and then get told at the start of next season erm actually no we cant afford it!

We haven't seen enough of OK yet to judge him but as others have said when he is the only show in town you either get behind him or move on

Or if he said we have signed so & so for next year, sell alot of ST's then say oh actually its fallen through when infact it never happened in the 1st place.

We dont need any marque signings we just need some hard grafters who can help us take that next step, maybe abit of pace also.

How does your point still stand? When Northern re-started in 64 the majority of the team were signed from other clubs who waived a transfer fee to help them out. The only player I remember costing any fee of consequence was Ian Brooke who Wakefield let us have at bargain price. Most of the names you quote came in 65,66 or 67. when the position financially was consolidated. As then the club needs to walk before it attempts to run.

Do you know of any club that's make an enquiry about Whitehead or is this agent driven do you think?

Please, please, please, I don't want to be a pedant but it's MARQUE not MARQUEE! A marquee is a large tent!
Thank you.

We once had a prop called Peter Goddard, he wore a large marquee!!! but what a ball player he was.

I once knew a fat bird who's dress size was a Mark F

It's a size bigger than a Marquee

In that case, I am sorry. Carry on with your marquees...

I assumed it was:
'Marque - the mast valuable asset of a corporation.'

So even though it is spelt marquee, it is pronounced marque? Ok....

Nope, it's pronounced as written, with an "ee"

Bradford and Salford have apparently agreed on a transfer fee for Whitehead. It's now up to Elliot if he wants to go and play for the Reds. All from Ross at the T&A's twitter feed.

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item at 16.03.

At least we now know the identity of the "top 4 club" Mr Whitehead wishes to join if he does.

Hopefully the signifiicant amount is at least the 100k we put on his head. And hopefully that will help us keep the players in the squad who want to be here and go towards adding others who also want to play for us next year.

Good if its sorted, it has the potential to be damaging to both us and whitehead if it dragged on.

Looks like EW has 3 choices:

1) Reject and pray to god a "Top 4" club comes for him.

2) Comes back with his tail between his legs and apologies to Bradford.

3) Takes the offer lines his pockets and is a total hypocrite, but wont better himself.

I rekon is going to be the 3rd option.

Hope he takes the offer, we need to move on and start to build for next season.

£100,000 would help too..

Salford think they're getting a front row forward though according to the MEN...

Obviously tapped up.

Top 4 my Harris.