Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:52 am  

easyWire wrote:

I can't see who else it would be other than Thomson. Even the Aussie press are stating it was a tussle between us, Wigan and Leeds for his signature.

To my knowledge the club weren't interested in Thomson. Agents, especially in the NRL, love to use Warrington's name as a means of increasing offers and to attempt to force the hand of clubs who are genuinely interested.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:36 am  

Just thinking, it would be very warrington to sign Chris Hill on a 3 year contract right about now. Or maybe Cooper coming back, for a fee. They would be very warrington signings.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:43 am  

The fact that the club are about to make a 'very Warrington signing' suggests that the core problems are not fixed, and Burgess will just be the next victim in a very long line of coaching scapegoats. But hey ho, onwards and sideways.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:10 am  

easyWire wrote:

The fact that the club are about to make a 'very Warrington signing' suggests that the core problems are not fixed, and Burgess will just be the next victim in a very long line of coaching scapegoats. But hey ho, onwards and sideways.

Yes, joking aside about who the potential signing might be, the fact is that he needs to be better than Sam Kasiano if it's to be seen as moving in the right direction. And yes, I know that Kasiano has not been as good as we all expected this season, but among the faux pas it should be remembered that he has also done some good things and made a positive impact at times. Just not as much as we had hoped, obviously.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:00 am  

It is to be hoped we sign a player who can do big minutes. Vaughan has been flogged to death this year with Powell's 10 minute wunderkinds. Kasiano is good at what he does best ,getting the ball out to supporting runners. It is a pity not all the team are reading from the same script.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:55 am  

I'd be happy if we retained kasiano, i like him.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 1:34 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

It’s not ruddy Thompson and thank god….Thompson is a Warringtonesque signing but seems now Wigan have got money they might take on our mantle. Our money has been a strength and a huge weakness….looks like it might be the same for Wigan.

Few years ago Wigan fans were all for the salary cap and strangely now it’s holding the game back and needs scrapping, funny that.

Your making that up mate.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 2:25 pm  

Zig wrote:

Your making that up mate.

It's you're, I'm certainly not your mate and which bit?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:06 pm  

Every off-contract NRL prop ahead of 2024

Luke Thompson (Canterbury Bulldogs), Aaron Woods (Manly Sea Eagles), Logan Bayliss-Brow (Brisbane Broncos), Morgan Boyle (Manly Sea Eagles), JJ Collins (Dolphins, officially released), Poasa Faamausili (Dolphins, officially released), Jordan Grant (Melbourne Storm), Samuel Hughes (Canterbury Bulldogs), Matthew Lodge (Sydney Roosters), Nick Lui-Toso (St George Illawarra Dragons), Jordan McLean (North Queensland Cowboys), Thomas Mikaele (Gold Coast Titans), Tepai Moeroa (Melbourne Storm), Zane Musgrove (St George Illawarra Dragons, officially released), Tukimihia Simpkins (Wests Tigers).

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:22 pm  

Mikaele is off contract? Didn't they pay a fee for him?