Is on his way to Hull fc to be Richard agars assistant

That would'nt bother me, not really performed this year, had the odd good game

Link?

He was instrumental in a lot of our victories, particularly once we started to hit form. How can you say he had the 'odd good game'?

I can only remember Webster having two really good games, Whitehaven away and Fev at home in the play off's. The rest he was ok but nothing too special, having said that he was playing behind a beaten pack for the majority.

Losing Webbo would worry me, the fact that Morrisons future could also be in the balance also adds to the sad feeling. I heard a rumour that Branigan has stalled on signing a contract at Fax because of the Widnes situation. I was told that a week back but it could be just bull.

Lets wait and see.

Its bull.



Cant see him moving to Halifax so he can play for Widnes.

I can.. very much so. If he's committed to moving then why not move to the North West???

Plus he has to oust Black or Gene to get near the first team spot and I can't see them moving over.. then there is Govin!!

that is unless you are going to move Gene to play hooker or loose but you are already covered in those positions with Penky, Gleese and Beswick...
What it does show is that you are fairly heavily laden with talent whereas we have a nice vacancy opening up in the position that Mr Brannigan likes to play.
Makes sense to me. I can see now why he's been spotted at the Stobart recently.

tore us apart in the summer!

We won't have any players left according to all these rumours.

I've still got me old boots somewhere and I'll be off down the club first thing tomorrow morning.

Penky, Black, Gleeson, Beswick none of them play stand off. Govin plyed there in the Grand final and against Fev in the semi but as of yet doesnt have a contract.

so we have a spot at 6 for Branigan to come in at the minute if Govin isnt signed up.

Oh dear!

I hope your right, Webbo class IMO.

But Brannigan is a scrum half and you already have a scrum half in Black? We have tried in the past putting a stand off in a scrum halfs shoes and vice versa and there is no substitute for a man playing in his recognised role.

The point I was making is that you could move Gene to hooker or loose from SO which is where I thought he might play but you already have players in abundance in those positions too.. I can't see you not playing Gene so there is more of a problem than you recognise albeit a nice one.


We will soon have a nice Brannigan shaped hole ready for him to fill in his favoured role and everything!!!



lets hope if he does sign for you he doesn't jink his way through it next year!!

apologies.

my post was soleby based on the point that i thought Branigan was a stand off

if he is a Scrum Half then we already have Blacky for that job.

Dont worry he has plenty of experience playing SO in his younger days. Obviously being one of Blacky best mates helped in his decision.
If rumours are to be believe we may have 1 or 2 shock departures in those positions that we have plenty of players. All for the good of strengthening the team though. One of the players we are in talks with will be a real coup if it comes off and talks are prety advanced by all accounts.

ffs I hope Gleeson isn't a departure.

And if he were to go to Widnes to replace Smithy, that would be a real coup for them. (just to keep it on thread)

No need to apologise Faxy!!!
As one of our illustrious old coaches once said.. 'there isn't much difference between the job of a scrum half and a stand off'... that was the same year that we went down!!! so that should tell you something.

Aye,and Frank was ridiculed for it.Saints haven't had much of a problem alternating Long between 6 and 7 though.

Hes defo not going to Widnes. All seems to fit though Ellis leaving Barrow. We have like what, 17 hookers, they need a hooker and we need to strengthen in other areas. Maybe thats one of the departures that was mentioned in the press. If the signings come off though we will be more than happy. Our pack is going to rip up the division next season.

Famous last words.......almost Matt Calland like.

Yep you can put it in your Sig. Thats only if we sign the couple of players though.

Barrow announced Rooney s the best signing this division has made..........but im just keeping my fingers crossed for the moment. Think theres another PNG lined up as well.

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Who stalled on what VM???????


Branighan is a 6..

6. Brannighan
7. Black
9. Gleese/penky rotating

Looks quite tasty to me.

Gene is a back rower and has signed as a back rower.

Looking very good, Fax will have the best team on paper by the looks of it, though we've not finished and I think our pack is starting to look very good with the addition of Pickersgill and Haggerty. Couple more players and we won't be far away.

Has Calland learnt much from this season? Only time will tell but he still seems to be looking down the 'entertainers' line, and I'm not so sure that works in this league.

I think he has learnt and thats why Brannigan has been brought in. He plays a much more structured game so can take us around the field more whereas black and penky are definately off the cuff players.

We need to add to our pack IMO to compete with Barrow, Widnes, Fev, Sheffield who all have decent packs so far