In's

Myler
Atkins
Solomana

Out's

Rauhihi
Johnson
??????

Who would line up where??

1. Mathers
2. Hicks
3. Atkins
4. King
5. Riley

6. Briers
7. Myler

8. Morley
9. Monaghan
10. Carvell

11. L Anderson
12. Westwood
13. Harrison

14. Higham
15. Wood
16. Solomona
17. Clarke

Leaves Bridge, Vinnie, Grix, Coops, Picks, Penny, McCarthy, Mitchell, Blythe.

Looks like a great squad, unless there is someone else set to leave that i'm unaware of??

Pickersgill has a 3yr deal with Widnes from next season... he's personally confirmed it to a few fans!

Swap wood and clarke for Cooper and V.Anderson. Then it will look a whole lot better.

And swap Solomona to the injured list

I think if the squad maintains that kind of strength in depth then it's not unreasonable to expect a Top 4 finish at the very least.

Some players will have to leave though, surely?

Do you not have to adhere to the salary cap over there?

1. Mathers
2. Hicks
3. Atkins
4. King
5. Riley

6. Briers
7. Myler

8. Morley
9. Monaghan
10. Carvell

11. L Anderson
12. Westwood
13. Solomona

14. V Anderson
15. Harrison
16. Bridge
17. Wood

Nice problem to have this isn't it?

Lots of nice problems.

If Cooper doesn't make the 17 though Mark, I'll show my 'arris. He's about ten gazillion times better than Paul Wood.

Carney

No.

Stu Reardon now gone as well

Heard it banded about an awful lot that hicks is on his way out

Where is this stemming from ?

Ie, does he want to go home ? The club looking to release him a year early or injuries or .... ?

Wasn't too logn ago he signed a year extension was it ?

Seems a bit odd.

(I've heard it a couple of times too)

i think with a squad of that quality and the players that won't even be in the seventeen, performance levels of the people that have the shirts will have to be sky high, otherwise they'll be outta there!!! AT LAST!!

He is like 32 for a winger aint he? Still top SL class but need to replace in next 2 years anyway? Carney? Penny?

i've enlisted a vocal coach for the off season to ensure i've got my booing perfect in time for the start of next season.


gotta put the work in now.

Penny will be at Widnes next year and every year after that until his contract runs out (I hope ) !

1 Mathers/Riley
2 Hicks
3 Bridge
4 Atkins
5 King
6 Briers
7 Myler
8 Morley
9 Monaghan
10 Carvell
11 Westwood
12 LAnderson
13 Harrison

14 Cooper/Wood
15 Higham
16 V Anderson
17 Solomona

Thats something like what my team for next year would look like, although i'm torn between who to leave out in the backs, Riley or Bridge?

Please speak English.
What on Earth is a 'Salary Cap' ?

think he meant celery cap.

OH right ... like a hat you put on your celery.
Now I understand, sorry about the confusion but all the alcohol from celebrating our Cup victory has finally got to me.

I'm not sure myself tbh. the one I do keep hearing is injuries. Hence the signing of Atkins. At least what I've I've been told. I hope there's no truth in it as I like Hicks

i would go with

1. richie mathers
2. chris hicks
3. ryan atkins
4. matt king
5. chris riley

6. lee briers
7. richie myler

8. adrian morley
9.michael monaghan
10. gareth carvell
11. louis anderson
12. david solomona
13. vinnie anderson

Subs:

14. micky higham
15. benny westwood
16. mike cooper
17. chris bridge

but it still ends up leaving out:

paul wood
jon clarke( not tht i care really)
ben harrison
simon grix
tyrone mcCarthy
lee mitchell
matty blythe

its good tho tht we finally have a squad where ppl have to compete for places, but i just get the feeling tht some of the youngsters will onli ever play a game to replace injuries coz there never gonna get in the team ahead of the likes of morley and king etc

Lets go and bring in Ian Millward and get rid of Tony Smith.
That will make a real statement of not accepting 9th or 10th place, even though we did win the CC.
People will sit up then.