Winslade's perhaps he wants to join a big club, "oh you are awful but I like you" Dick Emery not me.

Along with all those others who have Super League contracts now, like.... oh, they aren't any....

Jesus, knowing our luck he'll turn out to be another Bracek.

Yep heard the same last night!

This one seems odd to me.

But one i would certainly welcome as i think the lad is one of the better young prospects in the game. Tackles HARD, runs in even harder with ball in hand.

I know we've laughed about a "clear out" on here but i dunno, i keep expecting him to pen a new Saints deal any week now...

Cracking signing if it happens, could be a case of using a rival to bump up a contract offer from your club though.

One of the lads best mates Joe Grimes is telling everyone he has indeed signed for Wire. Big contract involved. Saints not prepared to match it.

Andre was never avtually a Wire fan although he was t service area the lad actually supports Wigan. So that's got nothing to do with the deal, just the smell of money.

Nothing wrong with that.

Nothing wrong with that at all. His NRL bound anyway after a bit of experiance.

Really good signing if true. I've been really impressed with his performances for saints on sky.

Agreed, love to have him at wire, contracts only get run down if, they are pants, or NFL bound, and this guys good, off to the NFL for sure,,

No way in the world will he ever get a contract in the NFL. He isn't big or fast enough and has no experience of playing the game.

Packing him off to the NRL before he's even been confirmed as an actual signing, jeez...

Never understood this 'off to the nrl' malarkey. Saints fans on their board saying we're wasting our money as he wants to go to Australia. So what? So had they known at the start of graham's career that he'd end up in oz they'd have said 'no thanks go and be excellent elsewhere for two/three seasons James we don't want your type here wanting to better yourself'. Added to that that circumstances can change it's a really stupid argument. Very good signing if turns out to be true...things are looking up.

If you let a good young player run his contract down to the last minute, you have to expect the people with the money to come calling.

Same happened to Clark.

Hopefully in three years time Super League will be a league people want to stay in like it always used to be instead of having lads continually leave us for Aus.

Is this the replacement for Westwood we've been looking for?

The thread on the saints board is worth a laugh... he goes from the best young player around to "we have dodged a bullet if he leaves us for warrington" in 2 pages.

Brilliant.

He's class, no doubt about that. He's been rumoured to be NRL bound since before he made his debut. His recovery from illness delayed his first team progression, which I think has thrown a spanner in the works for him. If he is leaving Saints, it's no doubt financially motivated, but nothing wrong with that. The 'dodged a bullet' bit is just daft isn't it. If a young player wants to move to the NRL he's got to show he's worth it. Only way to do that is by playing consistently well and standing out. Win win for Warrington IMO if you sign him.

Heard this one too.
Can't blame him for wanting to paly for his hometown club (where he still lives).

Only problem for him coming into our back row is his forename. All our backrowers should be called Ben. I believe Laithwaite's middle name is Ben. Why else did Philbin not play for so long when he started out so well? It also explains Grix's long recovery period - he's going through the legal process of changing his name. It also means that those of you who want Atkins in the second row have got no chance.

to be fair, it WAS mugwup that said it..

win win for warrington... if he signs for us and plays well enough to get a move to the NRL, then we will have fully earnt the salary he gets paid (whatever that is)..... Him and Currie would give us 2 excellent young backrowers.. it would also give our pack some much needed impetus.

Gidley, Lineham, Sandow, Savelio is certainly bringing that refresh we need. Ben Evans and Simon Grix will be like two new signings too.

Asotasi leaving will be like a new signing as well

Just lacking a quality prop or two on there, then I'd be happier.