Hope not, another forward in their mid-thirties with plenty of miles on the clock and past their best is not what we need.

Squad of 39 in 2022, who will still be here in 2023?
1 Max Jowitt
2 Tom Johnstone
3  Bill Tupou
4  Reece Lyne
5 Tom Lineham
6  Jacob Miller
7 Mason Lino
8 Eddie Battye
9 Liam Hood
10 Tinirau Arona
11  Matty Ashurst
12 Kelepi Tanginoa
13 Jay Pitts
14 Jordan Crowther
15 Jai Whitbread
16 James Batchelor
17 Lee Gaskell
18 Lee Kershaw
19 Liam Kay
20 Jack Croft
21 Brad Walker
22 Yusuf Aydin
23 Sid Adebiyi
24 Harry Bowes
25 Sam Eseh
26 Patrick O’Donovan
27 Lewis Murphy
28 Dane Windrow
29 Isaac Shaw
30 Corey Hall
31 Thomas Minns
32 John Davetanivalu
33 Morgan Escare
34 Rob Butler
35  David Fifita
36 Kyle Evans
37 Josh Bowden
38 Jamie Shaul
39
40 Jorge Taufua

I would be doing all could to get Aydin signed although I understand that Hull KR ship has sailed, would also very much like to keep Shaw and Evans.

Plenty getting turfed out at the wires that could do us a job in various positions ,and would think the market will be awash with clubs moving players on . Would suspect we may be slightly behind on the Signing and retention front due to our predicament which fingers crossed we can put to bed on thur .Shaul would be one of the first for me after Aydin , we look so much more composed with him in the backs , max can fill in most positions in the back line to a decent standard so would still figure in overall plans and has years of learning ahead of him before we see the finished product

Amended list including those we know are going or they may not be announced but everything suggests that are going.

Joe Bretherton is off contract at the end of the season and would be a very good signing who can play a number of positions…

It does seem to be a bit all one way traffic at the moment.

You don’t think that the highly discussed new format of 2x10 teams is going ahead, and were being ranked in the second group, and therefore going with a streamlined squad.

Personally, I’d want to have a part of the pie

Maybe if we'd gone down. Championship standard as i think this season has proven.

It has now.....

Dont even go there, I have difficulty sleeping at night, think of signings of that calibre would make things worse

Looking at the Warrington departures the one that rings the bell for me is Robbie Mulhern.

From Leeds so local and might be tempted. He's probably on the pricy side but he's only 27. Aways looked good when I've watched him.

May be a WP connection there as well.

Vasty, he is a normy lad ,but has already signed for someone, cant remember who

Believe hes going to leigh

Don't forget there is a World Cup happening later this year. I would expect WP to be using his connections and to be socialising particularly with the Pacific Island teams. We have a few quota places free and there must be a few as yet unknown young players who would love to play in Superleague and for less money than ageing Australians. And they come from an area where rugby is treated as almost a religion as a sport.

Bit harsh. One player doesn’t make a team.

He’s got pretty good SL stats, makes few errors and always seems to be a threat with ball in hand out wide and difficult to bring down. At only 26 has also got loads left in the tank. Everyone sees different things I suppose…

Correct, one player doesn’t make a team but too many playing at a level that is beyond them makes that team poor. For me he is one of those players. No shame in that at all but he is not a player that improves us which is what we need.

If you want to sign a player from Toulouse then Daniel Alvarro is your man. The ideal replacement for Tini Arona.

Who are we talking about here?

Sorry Scarlett but your saying Evans has signed for 2023 but it’s to be announced? Are you confirming that as I haven’t seen anything regards that.

There’s also Pitts and Adebiyi who are out of contract presently but you have him on your list for 2023? There are options but not sure in who’s favour but presently they aren’t signed up.

Also Croft and Shaw is out of contract so I’m curious why he’s unknown on your list?


Genuine questions or is it your hope that we re-sign them rather than a true to fact list? Or are you confirming they’ve signed with inside knowledge.

Joe Bretherton although I don’t disagree about Daniel Alvaro he’s played well for Toulouse and would be a good signing for Trinity,

I'd take either.

Say what you like about Bretherton, you don't come through Wigans system without having something about you - I know it's a cliche but some props really do develop late.

I think it's fair to say that Toulouse have most certainly not been whipping boys, so some of their players must be pretty darned good, they beat us twice.

No sorry I just don’t know if the club have offered him terms but I do know his contract is up. I know both Pitt’s and Adebiyi have one year options but in whose favour, you would hope it would be the club.

No problem and hopefully it is in the clubs favour. I’m not sure if I’d trigger either of them to be honest. Suppose it depends who’s available.

We absolutely need to be smart with recruiting that’s for sure.

Elijah Taylor signed apparently..........

Matthew Shaw indirectly confirming Millers departure on Twitter tonight.

He told us himself last night that he's definitely going to Cas next season.