Hearing rumours his signing is iminent , do we really need another 6

Apart from a handy step, can he really offer what we need? Blake Austin has a great step and wouldn’t have made a blind bit of difference to our 2022 efforts.

We’re basically lining him up to be Clifford the Big Red Scapegoat. What we need is a classic organising scrum half to complement Williams.

Getting to be a joke . We either persevere with the kids ,who at least show commitment or go the whole hog & sign a bunch of NRL wannabees.

At least he'd have a song especially if he "had a very shiny nose"?

https://marathonstadium.com/threads/jak ... ion.17272/ Sounds like a decent player if you believe the forums.

https://marathonstadium.com/threads/jak ... ion.17272/ Sounds like a decent player if you believe the forums.

They seem to think he’s got the kicking to control a game. Hope so.

I’ve watched his YouTube highlights from Newcastle and they only really show one try, a high kick and a support run. Plus a couple of goal kicks.

Having said that, we usually get treated to some amazing highlight reel and the player turns out to be duff. So maybe this will somehow work in reverse and we’ll have uncovered a gem.

EDIT: He seems to be praised for his defence. So that is at least something to be positive about. He also captained the Junior Kangaroos which is no mean feat.

Not if you read it all the way through!

Started off promisingly, strong kicking game, controls the game well etc - just what we need. Then some talk of a loss of form and confidence and his wife being homesick! It all feels too familiar!!

Yes, it reads that his wife is a home bird, that wants/needs to be near her family.

Tough call for her then to settle in the UK, when she couldn`t hack living in NSW because it was too far from Queensland.

Last time I suggested a new signing wasn't what we needed in the squad it was dufty so I'm keeping my mouth shut on this one. The signings we have made so far for next season all look good, if we add a half and a centre I think that's good business really. Just need the coach to get them performing as a team then we should be able to actually enjoy next season.

“another 6”? Why? Which 6 do we already have?

Go back a year and replace the name Jake Clifford with Brodie Croft (or Cade Cust) and the reaction would have been the same. I don't know him at all.

For me we need another half-back (to play with Williams). Also have to sort out the Centre position & Wing before we are looking anything like. So let's hope Clifford could be one problem solved.

So we have now tried to sign 2 half backs from newcastle. Would powell like to clarify his statement of 'I see stefan as our half back for next season'?

Seems strange ... when did Powell say that?

I believe it was shortly after ratchford signed his baffling 2 year contract extension.

I hope you’ve dreamt that mate because, well…..

"I believe" sounds a bit vague. Well it looks like he didn't actually say that or he has changed his mind.

Yeah loads of Aussies are saying he hasn't settled well in Newcastle and is Homesick, so would be a bit weird to suddenly fly halfway around the world. Sounds like it could be another Tyrone Roberts, where he's had to be talked in to it. I don't know the ins and outs though so could all ge rumour, he might just not be happy at the knights? We also might not of signed him at all as a few stated we had already signed a halfback 2-3 weeks ago which turned out to be false.

Quote ="Moe syslak"I believe it was shortly after ratchford signed his baffling 2 year contract extension.'" Yep https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... back-role/

Quote ="Moe syslak"I believe it was shortly after ratchford signed his baffling 2 year contract extension.'" Yep https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... back-role/

Wishful thinking from Powell and it didn't happen. If we sign a new half-back it looks like Ratchford will play as back up in various positions ... FB/C/HB/LF/SR/H as required.

It’s almost as if Powell is making it up as he goes along rather than having some genius, long term game plan.

….In terms of Ratchford in Ratchford out etc. We need a half and Clifford could be worth a punt. Ratchford starts in the halves next season and nothing will improve.

I don't know him, don't know how people can dismiss him if they don't know him either. If this comes off he'll get my support.

I do know I dont want Ratch as 6

He has a pretty decent kicking game from the times I’ve watched him, which has been lacking in the halves for us this year. Only 24 as well so hopefully has this best years still ahead of him. He’s also a good goal kicker too, so I guess it does squeeze Ratchford out of the starting 13.

We still need a centre for me which I hope is Wardle but wouldn’t surprise me to see one or two others leave along with Longstaff before the pre-season kicks in…

Obviously I don't know who we are trying to sign, but if we are to believe the chatter then we have made a few attempts to sign halfbacks from the NRL and when one falls away (rejections seen in Australian press) we go to the next. It doesn't feel like we have a long term strategic approach for the vacant half back role at Warrington. I would have hoped we would have lined up a replacement when we decided on Widdop.

It looked like Powell intended to play Ratchford in the halves, but changed his mind, when Ratchford actually played there (Thank goodness).

If we sign Jake Clifford, he will have my support, but I have sympathy for Riley Dean and he doesn`t seem to have a future with Wire?