Wakey are balancing their salary cap with players coming in, from their side better to get Griffin in now and release a player that has already signed elsewhere for 2024. My point really was that Wakey won’t release Crowther specifically to Cas as it will strengthen them. Better to release him elsewhere

But they wouldn't want to release him to us too soon and possibly strengthen us, seeing as we play them next?

Plus they may see us relegation rivals in a few weeks.

Yes, it would need Wakefield to win all their games & Cas win all theirs, bar the Wakey game, but I get your point....

Well we don’t know the agreed terms, they could put a clause in that states he can’t play for us vs them - that would seem sensible?

Indeed, and “ THE PRICE is still Right”

We’d be better off signing Lesley Crowther.

Jesus wept Wire!

Quote ="Alffi_7"Well we don’t know the agreed terms, they could put a clause in that states he can’t play for us vs them - that would seem sensible?'" Yes, they have done that :- https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2023/ ... r-of-2023/

Quote ="Alffi_7"Well we don’t know the agreed terms, they could put a clause in that states he can’t play for us vs them - that would seem sensible?'" Yes, they have done that :- https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2023/ ... r-of-2023/

Correct.

Cas wanted him early but Wakefield wouldn’t allow him to become the enemy in camp.

Just reading some of the comments on the various social media about this signing, and it's fair to say that there is a section of our fanbase who really need to look up the definition of the word 'supporter'....

Why.

Correct DSM, that's why I very rarely go on those nowadays.
I'd say the majority of the posters on those sites know 2/3rds of FA about the game which is reflected in their comments.
Whereas on here it's a minority.......

Let's just say if I was Crowther, I'd be on the phone to Fitzpatrick or Powell and telling them he's changed his mind.

Basically slating him as a journeyman, who shouldn't be taking the place of our inexperienced kids.

I can put up with constant, tedious Powell out stuff, but immediately going in on a new signing is just nonsense and continues to show up our fanbase as a laughing stock to anyone looking in from the outside.

For all their potential, Holroyd, Whitehead, Thomas and Green are just not ready physically to match much bigger forwards in Super League.
Having said that Delaney, Nsemba and Walters do have the size.
Think Crowther will do a really sound job.

To true mate
At least got give him till this weeks booze up see if he can hold his Ale

I do like how irate you get at random people on the internet who follow Warrington. Tis entertaining.

I hope Crowther does well, I don't know enough about the lad to judge, so it's all performance based for me. Wish him well simply because if he does well, chances are we do well.

Can't complain, he's a decent player who strengthens loose forward and second row. Will do a decent job, and with Nicholson, Williams, Ashton, Thewlis and Wrench back it's looking much better for us.

I don't get irate as such (certainly not to the levels of this forum when we get beat), it just saddens me that so many of our fans are so retarded....

I suspect there are halliwell Jones era fans and wilderspool era fans... The second group of which have fewer preconceptions of signings and aren't as deeply affected by the hype that recent years marketing has had in generating unreasonable expectations for signings... in reality More often the ones without the hype on them deliver more

Signing a player who the bottom club in super league are happy to let go. Who is going to the second bottom team in super league next year.

IMO Lucas Green looked to be doing a decent job. He’d only get better with game time.

Him along with the other young guys must feel so alienated.

Lucas Green is a prop who should be ahead of Dudson in the pecking order so it's like comparing apples and pears. Whitehead and Holroyd are just not there yet and will get their time next year, but I see this as an OK signing. It gives second row cover takes the pressure off Nicholson to come back gradually, or even get some time at his preferred position at Loose, which will give us the chance to use Clark as an impact hooker. If we had signed him instead of Fitzgibbon for next year i wouldn't have been impressed but he can come here and do a job. I see it similar to Russell in terms of a signing.

Green is only 18, he can’t be playing every week. Holroyd and Whitehead are both edge back rowers, so not really replaced with Crowther. Thomas hasn’t played much, not sure why he isn’t getting a shot atm, either they don’t think he’s ready ability wise or physically.

Not sure there are any other youngsters waiting to come through forwards wise this year.

He’s coming into the squad for 10 games max. Our pack has been noticeably tired of late and this can only bolster them.

Is this any more alienating than handing a third rate Aussie prop a 3 year contract?

They probably feel the same as the young forwards at Wigan when they signed a 34 year old from the team second bottom of SL.

Wish him well. I've got full faith in the recruitment decisions.