Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Jul 17, 2024 7:35 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Ratchford as signed a new 12 month extension.

He signed about 5 weeks ago, as per page 252 of this thread. I'll never understand why the club take so much time to announce some players extensions.

The club activated Tai's 2nd year option last week. No idea when it will get announced.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:01 pm  

Abe Froman wrote:

He signed about 5 weeks ago, as per page 252 of this thread. I'll never understand why the club take so much time to announce some players extensions.

The club activated Tai's 2nd year option last week. No idea when it will get announced.

Like I said in reply to your earlier post you know before the club Do you know if we have shown interest in Lam.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:44 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Like I said in reply to your earlier post you know before the club :lol: Do you know if we have shown interest in Lam.

With Williams, Dufty AND King as our current Marquee Players, I am struggling to see how we can fit Lam into our squad?

Surely Lam would be a Marquee signing for any Superleague team, if he left Leigh.

We don't have a Marquee vacancy, so the Salary Cap would be a major problem to offering him a contract with us.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:50 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

With Williams, Dufty AND King as our current Marquee Players, I am struggling to see how we can fit Lam into our squad?

Surely Lam would be a Marquee signing for any Superleague team, if he left Leigh.

We don't have a Marquee vacancy, so the Salary Cap would be a major problem to offering him a contract with us.

Fair point, just when I saw his name pop up on a thread earlier today and Abe mentioning a Drinkwater replacement I just threw is name in. Just hoping the possible half coming in is someone decent.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 6:18 am  

Another to come in potentially before transfer deadline day… https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... cruitment/

Another to come in potentially before transfer deadline day… https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... cruitment/

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:01 am  

Alffi_7 wrote: Another to come in potentially before transfer deadline day… https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... cruitment/ Reading the entrails............... Having not replaced Kasiano, and having shipped out Dwyer, Dudson and Russell, we had an overseas space plus "a big chunk of salary cap'" This meant that we could move to bring in Yates this season and we still have some space left. On the subject of Drinkwater he says, "At the minute, we’re pretty tight on the cap for next year". This would suggest that we're already planning to use up Nicholson's and, at least part of, Drinkwater's salaries, plus the remaining 'chunk' on another player or players. Maybe some will go on improved contracts for some of the young 'uns, but it still sounds like a significant signing tba.

Alffi_7 wrote: Another to come in potentially before transfer deadline day… https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... cruitment/ Reading the entrails............... Having not replaced Kasiano, and having shipped out Dwyer, Dudson and Russell, we had an overseas space plus "a big chunk of salary cap'" This meant that we could move to bring in Yates this season and we still have some space left. On the subject of Drinkwater he says, "At the minute, we’re pretty tight on the cap for next year". This would suggest that we're already planning to use up Nicholson's and, at least part of, Drinkwater's salaries, plus the remaining 'chunk' on another player or players. Maybe some will go on improved contracts for some of the young 'uns, but it still sounds like a significant signing tba.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:43 am  

Lam would be a good signing. Only 26 still and yet to enter his prime. You'd have an Aussie who would unlikely to become home sick having been settled here a couple of years now and his Dad being here. If we're after a number 7 as Abe says, you would think he'd be high on the list.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:03 am  

karetaker wrote:

Fair point, just when I saw his name pop up on a thread earlier today and Abe mentioning a Drinkwater replacement I just threw is name in. Just hoping the possible half coming in is someone decent.

I too would welcome Lachlan Lam to Wire.

If it is possible to sign him, maybe we could move King on to another club and sign a cheaper centre?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:39 am  

A bit strange this. It seems only a short time back that Sam was suggesting that the finance was tight & that we were unlikely to be buying more in.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Jul 18, 2024 11:22 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

A bit strange this. It seems only a short time back that Sam was suggesting that the finance was tight & that we were unlikely to be buying more in.

Just a change of approach from the club in the message they put out. It reduces fan expectations, and let's Agents know we aren't a soft touch and won't pay over the odds. I mentioned it a few months ago I think.