Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:14 am  

Bobby Digital wrote:

Walker has signed for Canberra with Wire in talks to sign Forber. Who played his junior rugby at Rylands and is a Warrington lad.

Tom Forber?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:28 am  

Velcro Boots wrote:

Tom Forber?

Plays for Wigan.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:29 am  

We've rejected an offer from Canberra for Walker, so not a set in stone thing yet.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:43 am  

Can't blame Walker for wanting to try NRL but the timing is crap for us. We lost Clark to accommodate him.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:12 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Can't blame Walker for wanting to try NRL but the timing is crap for us. We lost Clark to accommodate him.

I'm not so sure he does want to go. He seems very down to earth, grateful for the chance he's been given at Warrington. He was at a Q&A thing with Rylands juniors last night, not a care in the world, good lad. I can't see him pushing for a move if Canberra can't find a figure suitable for Warrington, which it seems they've failed to do so far. Must be a tough call to make, a genuine chance of success at Warrington, or a move to a club that won't do anything, but is based in an attractive part of the world and plays in the top competition.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:36 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Can't blame Walker for wanting to try NRL but the timing is crap for us. We lost Clark to accommodate him.

Yes, if it's a case of Walker wanting to go to the NRL, then the timing is strange, given that he only signed his new deal with us last season. When he is out of contract at the end of 2026, he would still only be 27, which would seem like a perfect age to go to the NRL, if that's what he wants. Of course, his family circumstances and the fact that he's got two very young kids will have a big bearing on his decision.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:40 pm  

I heard the decision to go was purely a financial one in that he needs the pay rise. Hopefully Moran's dynamic pricing windfall can be used to help him out.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 12:53 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I'm not so sure he does want to go. He seems very down to earth, grateful for the chance he's been given at Warrington. He was at a Q&A thing with Rylands juniors last night, not a care in the world, good lad. I can't see him pushing for a move if Canberra can't find a figure suitable for Warrington, which it seems they've failed to do so far. Must be a tough call to make, a genuine chance of success at Warrington, or a move to a club that won't do anything, but is based in an attractive part of the world and plays in the top competition.

It’s Canberra - not Sydney/Melbourne. Maybe he should have a chat with Williams and Bateman.
In all seriousness though, it’s an opportunity to test himself at the highest level, careers are short and the earning potential over there is high - so what’s there to lose.
Would be a shame to lose him for 2025, hopefully if he’s going to go we can get another year out of him (and a couple of trophies???)

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:08 pm  

Fourpointtry wrote:

It’s Canberra - not Sydney/Melbourne.

There's more to Australia than beaches Canberra is ranked second in standard of living in the world, behind Grenoble in France according to a magazine I'm looking at. It's a step up on Padgate I reckon. And it's probably only 3 hours in the car to Sydney if he does want to get his bathers on.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:22 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Salford releasing dudson at the end of the season

Signed for Oldham