Would Warrington be the club?

Leeds?

We have cap space and players off contract. How the he'll would wire fit Ellis into the cap without cheating?

if we had the cap space maybe but we dont actually need another second row, so i think not at this time.

Solo out Ellis in, if we need cap space, Briers is retiring which would mean Ratchford at 6, Myler at 7 or even Ratchford at 1 and O'brien at 6.

If we wanted him, we have options to exercise so we can afford him - I am resting assured that God will to decide if he fits in our plans. Whatever Tony chooses, it will be the right option!

Unfortunately this [ucould[/u be the last Season for Big Dave, Moz , Lee & Brett. With Lee & Moz currently the most likely to be able to carry on playing. Their combined wages would be a lot of our Salary Cap. Although Gareth plays in the 2nd row he can play at 13.

Morley, Hodgson, Solomona and Briers potentially all being released or retiring would leave more than enough cap for Ellis.

If Tony wants him then Im sure we will be in the market but you would have to say that Leeds may be his preferred option.

He has bought a house in Wetherby !

So Overrated.

Very nice is Wetherby, pricey property though.

I suppose, Leeds, Wakey, Bradford or Cas could be in the frame then. Unless he fancied the yorkshire bus lol.

Wetherby to Warrington is 71 miles each way. I did a similar commute about 20 years ago and after a while it gets you down.

So overrated he has won the tigers player of the season twice infront of benji marshal!

He's 32 and will be looking for a very big long term contract...We have Waterhouse,Westwood,Grix who are all very good 2nd rowers...
I would leave this one alone although i do rate him.

The house in Wetherby is not a new purchase. He bought it when he played for Leeds.

Nothing stopping the lad from selling that and buying something in Stockton Heath, Grappenhall or Stretton.

Time will tell but it could be a Morley-esque signing for Warrington.

We could always to a Man City and just buy him so that no one else gets him

The Tigers had been poor for a fair while and so was Benji Marshall, its only recently that Marshall has picked up his game.

Ellis probably got player for the year being consistent without being flash where as quite a few around him at the Tigers including Farrah were hardly being consistent.

Ive yet to see Gareth Ellis have a great game for England where you end up going "wow i wish we had him at Wire", he's just looked solid at Wests in amongst a load of inconsistent performers.. I'd take Benny Westwood all day long ahead of Ellis, Westwood would go down a storm in the NRL, he's got Nathan Hindmarsh the 2nd written all over him.

I'd be very surprised if he didn't return to Leeds. Doubt any of the other West Yorkshire sides could meet his wages. Quality player but not for us imo.

I'm not sure that we need a backrower, signing Waterhouse means our backrow is complete and he wouldn't come to play second fiddle obviously.

The only way that I could see us being interested is if the rest our recruitment for next year is pretty young and we're looking to find ways of keeping experience/leaders in the side, losing Morley, Briers & Hodgson you lose some serious on & off field leadership and Ellis would to some degree replace that.

I'd be happy to see him sign for us, maybe Waterhouse could play front row (like a Puletua) covering backrow, Ellis & Westwood in the backrow.

Next years recruitment is going to be very interesting with a quota place up for grabs and plenty of dough to spend.

To be honest I was looking for a more exciting signing than Gareth Ellis.

Has a house in Wetherby ,yes ,but doesn't Kevin Sinfield still commute from Oldham?also I remember a few years ago he was said to have bought a house somewhere near you ,and it was all "done deal".Good luck to Ellis,I hope he gets a good deal from wherever

We don't need to sign another experienced backrower, we have two peaches waiting to come through in the U20s.

Anyone who doesn't think Ellis is top quality needs their head testing. If we only signed Trent on a 1 year deal, I'd say yes but as that's not the case, I think his availability has come 1 year too late for us. Has to be favourite to go back to Leeds to pick up his pension.

its a no from me.... we are better spending the cap money in other areas.... like GDMM said we have some tremendous backrowers in the under 20's waiting to get a chance.

I think we will be lsoing Brett and Solo at the end of the year. Maybe Lee but defo not Moz. He doesn't want to retire and is still one of the best (if not the best) forwards in the league. Short of a massive injury ~(worse than when he went blind last season) would he not get at least another year.

On the Ellis question, it is a no from me. I like Waterhosue and the rest of his colleagues. More should be spent on replacing Lee and maybe some young backs.

Who are...

I've heard Hull FC are in for him.