It was on the cards and personally I thought he's be going back after 1 season before we announced his signing.
Gold Coast said that they wanted him for 2019 and couldn't get him within the cap for 2018.

meanwhile, bryson goodwin is having the time of his life, he's on his 3rd or 4th european holiday so far this year, maybe tyrone needs introducing to shortbreaks.com

It's not that surprising, it's fairly obvious that he hasn't settled. I do think he's a good player and he would have come good and he still could to be fair. Its a shame but better we have players who want to be here.

It is a bit of a disappointment but then again so has he been. If he has anything about him he will morph into the player we thought we were signing in the first place and take us to the GF playing in a more relaxed frame of mind and showing his undoubted talent.

Good authority tells me Mellor is trying to get out of his Widnes contract to come to Warrington.

If we wait until the end of the season we can have him for no transfer fee.

under contract till the end of next season according to the Guardian.

Get him a house in Warrington then tell Widnes he is home sick, seems the easy way to get out of a contract.

Plausible

Not if they get relegated.

kev brown was under contract.

...and I don't think there was too much left on his, plus transfer fees seem little object to us.
We could loan them Tom Smith in return?

oooh no, not tom smith, i'd be against loaning tom smith.

Yes Morgan would have been a better idea...doh!

I’d prefer this option with Eastmond slowly re-introduced to RL via the dual reg. Mellor is no world beater but he’s well above average as we’ve see plenty of times against us. Danny Walker isn’t too bad if we want another local lad back.

could be worth a look at Mellor and Robert Lui , both with relegation a virtual certainty, though are Hull KR still chasing Lui? or have they signed him,the two of them could make a decent half back pairing.

Lui would be a huge backward step. Let's have some ambition please. That's a 2002 quality signing, not 2018. We have the money, let's spend it on quality, not settle for a "reduced in the sale" average halfback

Just as an observation, I've seen Roberts bagged on here as being from a "struggling NRL side" but then suggest we replace with a HB from struggling SL sides.

I'm sure we can aim our sights higher than Mellor.

We should be going for Mellor exactly for all the reasons you highlighted.

Mellor has to be an absolute no...he's plain average in general. I do like the fact he isn't scared to take the Line on though.

He could have made a decent partner to Roberts who would have minced around passing and kicking while leaving Mellor to split defences with his running game.

But as we are now replacing Roberts it makes perfect sense to purchase two quality half backs not one and then opt for a Lui Mellor or Matty Smith option for the other.

People cannot see the woods for the trees with Mellor.

This lad is playing way above his weight week in week out keeping Widnes on the front foot...not only that he tackles pretty darn good too.
Like Brown did, Mellor plays with a shallow squad and with a beaten pack. Get him here with out squad and like Brown he'll shine.

He reminds me very much like Nathan Wood but with greater presence.
I'd look nowhere else.

It'll be hard enough to get 1 above average half back at the moment, never mind two, and then have to let them bed in.

Mellor wouldn't be a bad call though, we struggle with him nearly every game, and thats off his own back, without decent forwards or ratchford or charnley as a foil.

Quote ="Fantastic Mr Cat"It'll be hard enough to get 1 above average half back at the moment, never mind two, and[u then have to let them bed in. [/u'" Just more arguing for limitations. True quality can hit the ground running - proof Andrew Johns. Watch debut here if you need reminding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsuCIfcO_o

Quote ="Fantastic Mr Cat"It'll be hard enough to get 1 above average half back at the moment, never mind two, and[u then have to let them bed in. [/u'" Just more arguing for limitations. True quality can hit the ground running - proof Andrew Johns. Watch debut here if you need reminding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsuCIfcO_o

Quote ="Wires71"Just more arguing for limitations. True quality can hit the ground running - proof Andrew Johns. Watch debut here if you need reminding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsuCIfcO_o'" AJ had an effect but it was more a metal than his attribution..imo it was Brent Gross who was the real difference. ....anyways what happened against Hull then W71?

Quote ="Wires71"Just more arguing for limitations. True quality can hit the ground running - proof Andrew Johns. Watch debut here if you need reminding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsuCIfcO_o'" AJ had an effect but it was more a metal than his attribution..imo it was Brent Gross who was the real difference. ....anyways what happened against Hull then W71?

That was a bad night, I'll give you that. I was a VP back then and I remember just hitting the bar at HT. But I don't think it was attributed to Johns. Hull came out of the shed firing on all cylinders.

All I am putting forward is the idea we should be ambitious with who we target and be prepared to use our wealth and marquee spot. Surely we could tempt someone good for £0.5M per year + bonus. If not, then we look to the likes of Mellor.

We have grown up watching Wire HB's like Kelly, Gregory, Woods, Shelford, Langer, Johns, Briers, Myler, Gidley, Sandow. All quality players.

I think this is what makes me disappointed with 2nd/3rd tier players like Durbin, Hulse, Dwyer, O'Brien, Patton, Mellor et al.