How many players do you think we'd produce in this 3-5 year plan ? , given all the best kids will be signing for Wigan,Wire and Saints before us

You're not Wigan Wire and Saints. How many kids will they promote into the first team over that period?? You could bring in the fringe players and develop them.

Fringe players from where ?

Whilst 'beggars can't be choosers' I wouldn't be too worried if Hock doesn't sign. As a part-time player at Featherstone, he was only capable (when we played them) of (very) short bursts, and his fitness seemed lacking. Forwards who are capable of playing long minutes, may be much better for us.

To be fair on gaz he did not have a pre season and this is were players drop weight they've gained from end of season and start of pre season,personally I'd take him back in a heart beat because he plays with his heart and can change a game

HE SIGNED FOR BARROW 4 WEEKS AGO! What do people not get? Ever since Monty posted his bull, people stopped looking at what was staring them in their faces. We are not in negotiations with Gaz because he signed with Barrow weeks ago!

They offered him a contract cherry but it was far less than what he been offered at barrow so as for saying it’s bull it’s not ask the fella yourself I did

Good luck to young Gareth.

Travelling up to Barrow is a long, cold and lonely trip especially in the dark winter months. Plenty time for thought during the journey. It's not for everyone it has to be said.

You can very quickly wonder what you agreed to when the phone call came through during a warm summers evening sat in the garden, soaking up the rays whilst the steak is sizzling on the BBQ...

Plenty players from this area to travel up with last season they had a mini bus going with players taking turns on driving so not as lonely as first thought

Fev couldn't afford him, but Barrow can !


Must have got a decent fee from Wigan for Joe Bullock then...

I have. He said he had offers from Wigan, Widnes, Hull, Barrow and Rochdale. He has a job outside of rugby and that with the Barrow offer was the best deal he had. He agreed that deal at the beginning of October. Never mentioned speaking to Derek.

Thought so. However, didn't Riddy have a contract with Fev?

A season left on it. Mutual agreement to leave wasn't it? Due to cloth cutting. All down to what's written in these contracts. Hock could have preliminary signed with clauses,after all its nearly Christmas.
Sammut an interesting one.

H, you can get to Barrow quicker than Wigan hospital..

Any youth signing. Because that's the future.

Its not see page one of this thread. Old, overweight, overpaid pros is the future as Wigan, Wire & Saints have all the kids tied up.

Welcome back Gareth, should never have left/ forced out, you need no nonsense grunt in this comp and you will be the enforcer badly missing last season

Who says he is back ??

Surely he wouldn't turn down the lure of the mighty Leigh, would he?

We're going to surprise many with at least one of our signings

The suspense is killing us.

i personally wouldn't re sign Hock,

Better than an empty shirt.

At least with him and Acton we'll have a full sin bin.

You sunshine are like a third nipple, in that no £€CK€R actually wants one !