Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 9:26 am  

cheekydiddles wrote:

Austin & Widdop combo for you guys in 2020 should be unreal

Every season supporting the Wire is unreal !
I just hope he doesn't arrive for 2020 with a career ending niggle that keeps him sat in the stands ,on mega money ,for most of his contract.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 10:47 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Heard Drinkwater was not available. Widdop would be interesting, as Dezzie'a has already pointed out, he and Austin (also Ratchford on occasion) are both stand offs.

Just thinking about this. So what do you think are the skills-set differences (in the modern game) between SH and SO?

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:05 am  

My only issue is his shoulder is dodgy. I hope he goes well in 2019.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:45 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Just thinking about this. So what do you think are the skills-set differences (in the modern game) between SH and SO?

Yup... Widdop doesn't seem to have a preferred side of the field and haven't seen enough of Austin but we'll get a better idea this year. I've seen Brown do a decent enough job on both left and right in 2017, if Austin does have a preferred side to work with.

We don't have a decent positional kicker at half this year, but Widdop would provide this next year. Both Widdop and Austin are exciting runners with Widdop having a great all-round game and Austin having the edge on footwork from what we've seen on clips (dangerous assumption I know).

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:57 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Every season supporting the Wire is unreal !
I just hope he doesn't arrive for 2020 with a career ending niggle that keeps him sat in the stands ,on mega money ,for most of his contract.

T’is the season to be jolly! Obviously injuries happen, but can’t we bask in the possibility that we may have signed an outstanding player with unalloyed pleasure. I’m sure there will be bumps in the road (including the possibility that his signing is pure fantasy) but in the meantime Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas everyone!

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:37 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Every season supporting the Wire is unreal !
I just hope he doesn't arrive for 2020 with a career ending niggle that keeps him sat in the stands ,on mega money ,for most of his contract.

He kept popping his shoulder season gone. He was due an operation on it.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:01 pm  

With an on-form Widdop and Austin and a fit for purpose pack, and the talented back line we have I could see that being enough to get rid of the monkey.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:19 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

With an on-form Widdop and Austin and a fit for purpose pack, and the talented back line we have I could see that being enough to get rid of the monkey.

Thought he'd already gone north of the border?

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:29 pm  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Heard Drinkwater was not available. Widdop would be interesting, as Dezzie'a has already pointed out, he and Austin (also Ratchford on occasion) are both stand offs.

Wasn’t that he was not available,it as down to his demands.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Dec 24, 2018 2:38 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Wasn’t that he was not available,it as down to his demands.

I don't know if we were even in for him. KF certainly hasn't hinted we were.