[iThe Wolfpack’s sloppy start was compounded by an unfortunate bicep injury to Garry Wheeler, playing only his first game for 2018, in the opening minutes which forced Richard Whiting into the centres.[/i

Feel sorry for the guy. Genuine talent but just can't finish a game.

After all these years, I'm still astounded that a club wants to take a risk with him. He'd get injured if someone gave him a hard stare.

Another Social Worker Smith love up

Gary's problem is that he takes shortcuts in training and in rehabilitation. Because of that he is made of biscuit, he's got a lot of talent but due to his laziness he's made of biscuit.

He calved us up so many times.
I was initially made up when we signed him...but I can't give Lefty or Movey an argument.

More garibaldi than Gary Wheeler.

A salary cap gamble that didn’t come off. Don’t suppose it cost us much (the gamble), but is there really any need for the graceless name calling?

This. He was a cheeky cheap punt that didn't quite work out. It didn't really cost us anything. It's not like we signed him to replace Briers.

Unlike, say, Bailey, who was also a punt, but came with both age and bagage. Tommy Lineham got pally with him, and we saw how his season went after that.

I'd be up for a similar sort of Wheeler-type punt again if it came up. Sometimes they work out sometimes they don't.

Thats a bit harsh!

Can't make my mind up if it is a Spoonerism or a Malapropism!

I'd have hoped we can move away from the last chance saloon/lucky bin approach to recruitment.

The problem comes when you have the last few pennies of the Salary Cap, what do you spend it on?

Well this yearz it, was Josh Charnley

Somehow I suspect he cost a bit more than Gary and Bailey combined...but we do seem to have a very creative accountant...

Don’t we get relief on the cap for signing a player from RU?

well supposedly not, whats been said is its relief for someone who's never played RL before, (a convert) relief for an ex RL player coming back but who's been gone for five years. for up to fifty percent So we thought not in josh's case.

However the League express yesterday suggests there were smaller alterations to this last april which we've taken advantage of, so there's something definitely going on in relation to the salary cap.

Whats the source on this, i'm not saying its not true but given his history, id have expected this to have been circulating for a while, and i've not heard it.

That being said, it wouldn't surprise you if that was happening now, as he's getting more and more fed up with rehabbing.

Rhyming slang

Win bonus.

In truth I'd rather have 1 decent player than a quartet of Cox, Bailey, Wheeler, Blythe each on chump change. That's what I mean.

We probably needed "numbers" for the Reserve team at that time. Obviously not an issue now!

Yes. They all made the starting 17 though at one point. Shows how bad things got.

Family member.