Bridge out of contract is joining Myler and Asotasi on the way out at the end of this season.
Joel is still under contract and looks to be playing right centre next year.

I would keep bridge, is it definite he will go? Also i thought or the rumour was that Joel was going to Catalans?

Catalans have Michael Oldfield who is good and just 24 years old on that wing. Can't see JMonaghan going there unless Oldfield is off or he's going to play centre.

I would keep Bridge. His form and fitness can be up and down but I think he is still a great runner and ball handler and can be a real threat.

Not sure about Myler. We don't make a lot of breaks, but Myler is usually there when we do and I don't think we have another supporting player like him. I really rate his defense, too.

I don't think any of us want to see Joel go.

I think all of us want to see Asotasi go.

Where is Penny?

I'd rather have Bridge instead Atkins.

I've heard Joel is leaving for Catalans before Lineham signed so it makes sense that he's going. I'd hate to see him leave he's been brilliant since joining especially after what happened in NRL.

I'm made up Asotasi is leaving, hes useless & it thought Andrew Gee was bad.

Unfortunately I have a good record of being correct. I don't want to see Bridge at a rival club but he is on the way out I believe. Joel is still under contract and going nowhere.
We had the same said about Myler last year. Players seldom move from here whilst under contract. Yes Higham before someone smart bum says it.

Bridge & Myler ? Two of our best defenders & both will be missed if the leave.

I agree both Richie & Chris are excellent defenders.

I would think that most on here would think that you have an excellent and proven record of being wrong.

6 players are on there way out, but I will let duckie tell you all he seems to be man in the know??icon_smile.gif

Joel isn't on the way out, most everyone seem to think he is.
Tees please tell me when I was wrong with predicts last season?
Please show me the post on the Micky Higham thread where I said Lineham wasn't coming!!

In this case over Bridge I really hope I have to eat humble pie. One of the best players in the last decade in P&B, when he wants to be.
I don't know whether it's him or the club as yet that wants out.

Ok, I'll say it. Bridge, Atkins, Myler & Joel can all go at the end of the year, with varying degrees of thanks.

With the exception of Myler we can be safe in the knowledge all those players glory days are behind them - dot on the horizon behind them generally, and in Myler's case I've given up expecting any kind of startling career-about turn.

Evans & Lineham on the wings and two bl**dy good centres and a half back to provide the ammunition please, because there's no point in splashing big on a winger and then having a centre who cannot or will not provide a telling pass or relying on Joel-esque kicks to the corner.

Joel has been told he can leave whenever, Harrison see you at end of season, Ben Evans, Bridgey to Widnes, Asotasi to rugby graveyard in sky, Myler if he doesn't take a big drop in wages,,, but just rumour control,,

Thu Jul 03, 2014 11:09 am

I'd be happy for a major freshen up in the centres. Bridge has served the club well for what we paid and the service we have had from him. Still on his day, can destroy teams but unfortunately, that day comes fewer each season.

Atkins again has done well for us in his time but never been outstanding. He again has served the club well and both players would leave with my thanks for their hard work over the years.

If Joel moves to one centre, then who is available for the other centre position? Joe Wardle at Huddersfield? Always seems to go well and is probably similar to Atkins in a way but is younger and has potential as Atkins did when we signed him. He knows where the try line is as well.

Obviously we have Toby King who looks an outstanding prospect but we will need to protect him so having 3 specialists won't do any harm as Joel may move out to wing depending upon injuries etc.

All about building a strong squad again and with the young lads we have blooded over last couple of years, the experience will be standing them in good stead every week.

There is room on the salary cap for next year (especially if Roy leaves) plus a marquee so lets make sure we use it next season.

This season is not over yet we know and we are in with a shout if we can finish in that top 4 (form has to improve though for this to happen) but next year, we want everyone to be fearing Warrington again as they did 2/3 years ago.

As has been said elsewhere I'd rather keep Bridge and lose Atkins.
Not impressed with Atkins this year.

All this talk of players in and out shows where our focus is - next year.
It looks an unsettled club at the moment on the playing side.
On the bigger picture I think Draper coming in is a good move, bit fundamentally I want a team that's torgether and winning.

I've always thought of Rhys Evans as a natural centre rather than a winger, and Joel was pretty poor when he played there early on in the season. Simple solution, Evans at centre, Joel on the wing. Anyone?

Evans and King at centre for me next year. Both are big enough, quick enough and good enough to look after their wingers. I would actually play Atkins outside one of them with Lineham on the other wing. Atkins is pretty quick and strong close to the line but doesn't have classic centre skills. Him and Lineham would make a big strong pair of wingers.

Bridge to Wigan is the rumour isn't it? That's a strange one.

Thanks for strengthening my case bww

That's red quote says hock said he was coming not that I've said we've signed him. I never said that. Your seemed mission to try and discredit everything I post, in my eyes, is making you look very pathetic. It's getting very boring now. I hope I'm wrong there too.

Sorry, I forgot you are never wrong. Please exclude me for ever commenting on any of your posts. Add me to your growing list of fans.

Ratchford has signed for us (wigan)

Addressing the 3/4s
Unless Monaghan wants to go, he'll be here, next year. Needs to up his game though. He's been seriously average, this year.

Bridge, I'd take a punt on. He has a rugby brain, and can create something out of nothing. Plus it will appease duckie (and me, to some extent) for the dream partnership.

Atkins. Bye-bye, Ryan. Don't let the saloon door bang against your bone idle Aris, on the way out.

and now, the tough bit.
I'm sorry, but it's bye-bye Rhys Evans for me. Don't get me wrong, I love watching the lad play. He's a (potential) BEAST, and has some pace, too. But all of this is wasted, if he's
a) being stretchered off, again
b) at Spires Hospital, Stretton
c) on the treatment table at the HJ
d) sat in the stands on match days

We can't afford to pay SL cap to players who are permanently injured, which I'm afraid Rhys always seems to be. We don't owe him a living.
When I think of Rhys, I'm always drawn to that long running thing they used to do in that sketch show, Big Train, the World Staring Out Championship. Rhys would take his place at the table, have 20 minutes of top notch staring, and then put an eyeball muscle. After admitting defeat, he'd then put his back out and pull a hamstring, when getting up from his chair.

Sad really, as the lad is quality.

Oh and Roy......please go. Bondai's calling.

Easily sorted. Hit the foe. No skin off my nose. Either that or get a smaller horse.