: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:46 am  

SEB wrote:

A little sadly, my immediate reaction to these signings was huge amusement that they proved beyond doubt the complete lack of credibility certain posters on here have. Hopefully some of them will now crawl back under there stones and stop wasting everyone's time with their stupid nonsense.

Oh and well done to the club and the three players. Good signings.

"You needed proof"???

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:53 am  

the fucitolbladderwrack wrote:

:shock: "You needed proof"???

No, I didn't, but I think some do.

Hicks, Wood and Louis sign new contracts. : Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:41 am  

http://www.therfl.co.uk/superleague/new ... p?id=13821 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38674.ink Looks like the bloke who told me Hicks to Union was wrong and ill be the first to admit it.

http://www.therfl.co.uk/superleague/new ... p?id=13821 http://www.warringtonwolves.org/news/Wolves38674.ink Looks like the bloke who told me Hicks to Union was wrong and ill be the first to admit it.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:43 am  

thread already started at 12.47 am this morning

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:51 am  

Betty Ford Clinic wrote:

thread already started at 12.47 am this morning

Yea sorry didn't relies.

Wood deserves his contract, Louis may have been fortunate to get 2 years and Hicks deserves his contract although i feel it maybe his last year (retire)

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:00 am  

Nice to keep hold of Hicks. Anderson could become a very decent player. My biggest concern is with Paul Wood, great player but with real injury concerns.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:04 am  

gary numan wrote:

Nice to keep hold of Hicks. Anderson could become a very decent player. My biggest concern is with Paul Wood, great player but with real injury concerns.

Its only a one year deal for Woody though, and he's definately done enough to earn that at least. Hopefully he'll stay relatively injury free this year and next, and start to push for a GB spot again.

I reckon we'll see a major improvement in Louis Anderson, and Hicks also warrants another season at the club while we wait for the likes of Penny and Williams to mature.

Great business all round I feel, next year's squad is beginning to take shape.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:06 am  

I`m not sure where i stand on these new deals, Chris Hicks is a solid finisher and if he`s allowed to stay on the wing which looks likely with the arrival of Richie Mathers then a 1 year deal is fair enough to reward his overall solid performances for the club, i would like to see us sign a goal kicker though as he isn`t the most consistent of which it isn`t his fault really as he was thrown into that situation due to the poor form of Lee Briers with the boot at the time.

Paul Wood is a risk due to the extent of his injuries over the years, its not good for overall squad cohesian in having too many of this type of player on your books and we have our fair share of injury prone players, on effort he gives 100% but i`m not sure his defence is the best and you just feel how long will it be before his shoulder goes again. I wish him well and touch Wood he can put his injuries behind him.

Louis Anderson, personally i wouldn`t have given him a new deal based on his overall performances since his arrival but if Tony Smith can bring out the best of him then he`s a far better judge than i am, i just hope we don`t keep Vinnie for the wrong reasons now.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:57 am  

I'm not sure what I feel about this news to be honest. Take Paul Wood out of it as I think he deserves another two years. He's looking like he's putting his injury jinx behind him now, like Grix appears to be, and Johnson, and Bridge, so it all bodes well really. There's not too many good props knocking about, so when you have one, and he wants to stay, keep him.

The other two, I'm on the fence really. I'd quite like to have seen both go really. I know there's still big potential in Louis Anderson and somebody may have got that out of him had we got rid, but I'd rather have seen us go out and get something different, that ball playing back rower that we don't have. With Hicks, he's been steady, but I don't think we'd miss him really, I'd have liked us to have used the quota spot elsewhere, if we wanted a winger desperately, get an English one, or use the number of academy prospects that we have that we seem to be backfilling.

Having said the above, a bit of me thinks that continuity seems the key in SL, Saints & Leeds don't do 10 in 10 out year on year, it's one or two max, so I can see the logic, you try to keep this group together, this group will be getting to grips with Smiths structures, ethics, ways etc, you have to be building towards something, to pretty much decimate the squad at season end would take you back to square one, as oppose to bringing in a few new faces who add strength, and they come into an enviornment that is solid, has continuity & they bed in easier because of this.

: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:04 pm  

Inside Knowledge wrote:

Yea sorry didn't relies.

Wood deserves his contract, Louis may have been fortunate to get 2 years and Hicks deserves his contract although i feel it maybe his last year (retire)

It was a "FACT" that where Louis ended up was dependant upon his brother. Can you clarify exactly what this meant?