Pickersgill has signed a 3 year deal, should be announced next week!

My cousin is mates with Pickers and told me the same

Aye, some girl was telling me the same the other day. Happy days.


Supposedly lookingat Blythe for a year loan too, never really seen him play. However I shared a train between Lime St and Widnes once. That's good enough for me

Happy days!

P.S. Would this make Pickersgill the 1st player to be signed up for potentially SL 2012???

From flaming Orford (no offence OrfordViking

) I dont think he's anything special compared to what are young lads have to give!

Paddy flynn got 3 years hasn't he ??

and thats IF widnes do get in superleague

Who will kick our goals next year?We need a kicker.

I'm sure there will be someone lined up to take over hartley....

Mark Hewitt.

Why would I be offended I only live here ( bad enough I know )

" I'm a Dittoner me lad "

Good lad then

'We are the famous, the famous Dittoners clap clap clap clap.'

Well I'm not, but it is catchy.

farnworth street>all

You want to stop listening to little birdies and get your info of humans, you might get something right one day

Im 90% correct with most of the things i say, had Paul signed for Widnes you would have laughed your little Wigan heads off. Well past his best.

90% correct?! haha, even you can't believe that.

90% correct is stretching the truth somewhat, its like saying the Quins player could of died of losing too much blood, keep trying mate,you must get something right once in a while.

Robbie Paul will be playing to his standard in champ one next season i am 90% sure of that.

Fletch on his way too????

Wouldn't be surprised.. he's a very good player but I think you will get more game time from Daryl Powell.

If you are getting both Morrison and Fletch you will suffer in exactly the same way we did this year but with the reduced cap next year you won't be able to rely on getting loan players in to cover.

Very risky purchases by Fev

Am sorry but Bullucks if Fletch, Morro & Grashin will be at fliiping Fev next year.. fact! They offer nothing in terms of SL bid, they no that now too so why move bar money? Oh yea they reckon also spending most of this years cap... give over!

That's all very well and good, but what team will crusaders put out next year? I think we need to know.

Apparently at the POM awards last night the following players were confirmed as staying next year which should qualm the nervers a little.
Gaskell, TKL, Varkulis, Thackery, Webster, Gannon, Smith, Doran and Kavanagh

Personally I am delighted with that... Webster and Thackery have developed an excellent understanding this year and will hopefully go from strength to strength next year. It's fantastic to see a proper half-back pairing at the club for some time. Sentimentally I'm made up Smith is staying with us and we now know that the Leythers actually love him and would have loved him in their side so the uncertainty was well worth it. He's still the heartbeat of the club for me.

Gannon, Doran and Kavanagh have all impressed and with the signings of Ford and Pickersgil the squad is definately already taking shape. Gaskell tireless as ever and still dangerous close to the line and it would have been hard to have replaced TKL's quality. Varkulis has also shown what a crafty player he can be. Excited now to see what new signings will be made but I'm massively relieved that we have such an excellent nucleus to the squad.. and from what I'm hearing plenty of room still under the reduced cap.. some good renegotiating being done at the club.

Looks like Doddy is on his way.. so all the best to him and thanks for the commitment when it was needed. Morro and Fletch moving on but it might be prudent given the cap and the amount of game time we actually got from them both.

Delighted with that also!

Why , if they packed in tomorrow their place would be given to another expansion club surely eg Gateshead.