I also found it odd at the time when we signed Brian Carney.

He was a player I really liked, but after his "retirement" and excursion to RU I was shocked we he came to us.

Just wonder how it might have worked out had he not had the arm break after 4 games and continued playing, rather than going into the backroom staff.

Am really surprised nobody has mentioned Gary Wheeler. One of the oddest signings ever for me.

Steve Blakeley - Looked great for Salford, but didn't look right with us. Played 10 games and then returned to Salford.
Matt Rodwell - He shouldn't have reconsidered his retirement, his heart wasn't in it due to coming off a poor season, and he was injured.
Neil Parsley
Adam Fogerty
Anthony "Doc" Murray
Mateaki Mafi - signed because he was a sprinter, he couldn't defend though.
Kevin Crouthers
Leroy Rivett
Darryl Cardiss
Anthony Swann
Manoa Thompson
Taylor Welch
John Wilshere - Just couldn't get himself fit for 1st team, and I then saw him play awful in the reserves. Went on to do alright for Leigh and Salford.

Carvell and Fozzard changed initial opinions on their injury records.

Exactly what I thought.
We got him only because Saints didn't want him not because we did.

I always felt Reg Bowden player/coach wasn't right either.

I do however credit him for putting together the foundation of the best Wire pack I ever saw.

I was never comfortable with the stripping of the Fulham/London team

OK Steve Diamond & Hussein M'Barki were both rubbish. But Bob Jackson was one of the best signings we ever made.

Don't forget Dave Allen. In fact, the digtally challenged, whisky drinking, stool sitting, Irish funnyman of the same name, would have made a better RL player.

I forgot about Dave Allen. When Steve Diamond & Hussein M'Barki left Fulham they were their leading goal & try scorers. So what went wrong?

But felt like we were kicking a team while they were down.

any of the older generation remember steve peters...add to that steve blocker roach never lived up to expectations..

I was never comfortable with the way we stripped the Leigh team of players in the earlier 1970s either. Id been used to players working their way up through the ranks and then suddenly we had a cheque book team that did win a lot of trophies but sadly, in my eyes, wasn't a true Warrington team. The only saving grace was that the likes of Parry Gordon, Brian Brady and Tommy Conroy were able to enjoy that period of success.

Wigan did it to us all the time...... Until Moran arrived.

Silver2, I started supporting just after that, talk about missing the boat...74-75 was my first season!

Remember after one of Roach's shall we say 'more memorable games' going for a beer in the Causeway and my mucka was give him the rounds of the kitchen to which Blocker replied 'if you don't shut up I'll put you through the window' then promptly drank my mates pint and walked out. Oh those heady days of political correctness.

Yeah again another who came after his team had finished with him, he was tough who could play and read a game but not the quickest player, Blocker only got himself into gear with the return of Boyd, was Boyd brought back for the cup? they both had stormers in the CC Semi, alas at the time it wasn't to be.

We paid Leigh good money at the time for Murphy and two forwards who at the time were not that well rated by the RL fraternity, fortunately Murphy did with I believe Clarkson costing more than Chisnall, RIP both and Parry.

Don't forget we also signed Kevin Ashcroft from Leigh. So that's 3 internationals and Geoff Clarkson - who although something of a journeyman, was a pretty handy forward to have on board.

The best player we ever signed from Leigh in 70's was Tommy Martyn.

We also signed Roy Lester from Leigh. Roy lester Ross Grillsteaks advert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMMuPAQrsQ

We also signed Roy Lester from Leigh. Roy lester Ross Grillsteaks advert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMMuPAQrsQ

Yeah Ashcroft I think he followed on shortly after Clarkson and Chisnall and as Builth mentions T Martyn again all involving Transfer fees, It was very much the way it went at the time when a coach would go back for favourite players or mates.

I'm not sure but Murphy tried to sign Dave Eckersley who would have been a great signing but he went elsewhere, not a great time to be a Leigh fan though.

Difficult to argue with that he was strong had some pace but what a ball handler, he could put players through the narrowest of gaps.

And who could forget the Cumberland Throw

Once again I agree. Perhaps the best back rower we've ever signed, never mind Leigh...the bad thing for us was he knew it, and held us ransom.

I've never heard about the ransom, what happened?