According to SSN, Brett Hodgson is doubtful for the start of the season following an ankle operation.

If Chris Riley can start off next season where he finnished off Last Season it should nt be a problem.

Quote ="Teessidewire"According to SSN, Brett Hodgson is doubtful for the start of the season following an ankle operation.'" It was on the Guardian website yesterday: www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/wol ... _campaign/

Quote ="Teessidewire"According to SSN, Brett Hodgson is doubtful for the start of the season following an ankle operation.'" It was on the Guardian website yesterday: www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/wol ... _campaign/

Embarassing comment on the Guardian website.

Have Warrington not got a really highly rated fullback in the youth system? Signed from Bradford? Why not give him some experience rather than shuffle someone else from another position?

Not embarassing really. Why promote an untried youngster ahead of other established first-teamers perfectly capable of playing there? I'm sure plenty of youngsters will get a chance on Boxing Day and yes, one or two may force their way into first team for the first match but if there is only Hodgson missing then you'd expect the first few 17s to come from the squad numbered players.

chris riley should be your future fullback he was immense back end of last season. if he doesn't get to play for half the season again i wouldn't be surprised to see him leave. plus as a wigan fan he annoys me as much as sam tomkins does for you wire.

LOL its Warrington when did you last see a good player come out of our academy.

We will probably sign an ageing past it as usual that's the Warrington way. Do you have any fullbacks at Saints that have had more yesterdays than tomorrows?

0/10

Why do you post that after the posts where I'm not even trolling? Warrington signed a fullback from Bradford (Ben Helliwell?) who is meant to be really good. All I'm saying is why not give him a run?

Yes but we have two with hardly any yesterdays and an incredible number of tomorrows: Tommy Makinson and Nathan Ashe. Both have already provided cover at fullback when Wello has been injured. Makinson did so in the GF. If Wello's achilles problem does not resolve itself in time for the start of the new season, Saints fans know that one of these two players will be at fullback.

...on the wing.

Because he is a winger.

Jordan Burke is the u20s full-back and quite a good one but as the Guardian article says at present we have 3 better options available within our first team squad.

So whilst I've took the effort to explain to you can you explain what the "embarrassing comment" was and why.

The embarassing comment was the one questioning the validity of Leeds' "Champions" tag. I don't need to kick off another discussion about the same topic, but you'll realise why it's a daft comment when Wire win the Grand Final.

Right; I thought you meant a comment in the actual article. Therefore based upon your statement relating to the comment afterwards revised mark is 10/10.

But your query relating to full-backs in the u20s is still 0/10. Thirty seconds research even if you don't live on rugby league messageboards would indicate who Warrington u20s full-back was.

Did you notice that Warrington's non-existent facilities that you was mocking the other week are to be used as a base for one of the Works Cup Teams (don't be suprised to find its a major nation). Which country is going to be based at Cowley High School?

Cowley girls mud wrestling team.

It's hardly an unreasonable stretch to suggest a player signed 12 months ago as a fullback could play fullback. I was only suggesting it as well, I wasn't saying he should. I was looking for opinions on whether he was up to it, as I've never seen him play. I just remember the Bradford fans kicking up a fuss about losing him.

As for the Cowley thing. The facilities at Saints for training and the ground itself are better than Warrington's equivalent. It's not about that though it's about commercial factors. How much will it cost to rent the venues? Wire obviously put together an attractive bid package, where I think Saints were more concerned with actually getting the ground built. Plus, the timing of the announcement meant they made the decision before a game has been played at Langtree Park, so they couldn't commit a high profile game to it at that stage.

Hold on, a couple of weeks ago you didn't even know about Warrington's training facilities now you know that Saints' are better (which I doubt). How do you work that out?

Cos they is. I said so. The pitch Warrington use at the College is enough to judge that on, it's awful.

Bloody hell.

I gotta say hats off to you Sad end. Even Rogues will struggle to get this many bites of such crumby bait.

I don't know how he does it. I really don't.

persistence

Stef Ratchford could possibly start at fullback then.

could play bridge there and play blythe or ratchford in centres would prefer to see blythe over ratchford

No, it really isn't. Stop being childish.

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Wasn't the plan that he was being groomed for fullback?

He looked sharp there for the nights against France a couple of months bk! Plus skilful unlike Riley who is a winger!