Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:55 pm  

silvertail-wolf wrote:

I've heard from Oz that Dufty is homesick (fed up) and wants to go home. Worrying.

Yup, that's the talk amongst the players too. You can see in his body language he isn't fully committed. He's meant to be looking through every possible loophole to get released. The easiest I guess is just to claim homesickness and fly home. It's not like he's going to get an NRL contract anytime soon anyway.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:08 pm  

Hope this isn't true but if it is maybe there needs an overseas policy review with a focus on lesser knowns being pursued or indeed English in which case go after the likes of max jowitt when Wakefield go down

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:23 pm  

We don't need a full back. Thewlis first choice, Ashton back up, Ratchford third choice (and there may be another in the academy).

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:26 pm  

Losing 3 overseas players in half a season is some ruddy going. Thewlis is a class act so him going to FB is not a downgrade at all.

I suppose you can’t legislate for homesickness but KFP likes to bang on about all the due diligence he does for signings and it’s clearly not diligent enough. Whole transfer approach needs to change and KFP needs his marching orders ASAP*. No idea what the board see in him.

* the earring alone would be enough.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:48 pm  

Douglas Black wrote:

We don't need a full back. Thewlis first choice, Ashton back up, Ratchford third choice (and there may be another in the academy).

Ratchford unfortunately will be too old for next season ... Ashton an out an out winger and I like Josh but susceptible under the high ball when he's given the chance ... So would prefer him on the wing also ... But we should pursue British options from here on in if this is now the norm of Warringtons overseas recruitment

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:52 pm  

Niall Evalds would be a great capture for Warrington for next year but you will have some competition to sign him.
Believed to be leaving Cas at the end of the season.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:53 pm  

Nantwich One wrote:

Ratchford unfortunately will be too old for next season ... Ashton an out an out winger and I like Josh but susceptible under the high ball when he's given the chance ... So would prefer him on the wing also ... But we should pursue British options from here on in if this is now the norm of Warringtons overseas recruitment

Ashton isn't an out an out winger, he arrived at the club as a fullback. He has developed into a top class winger, but he was just as impressive in his early days with us playing at fullback.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:57 pm  

And there’s nothing unfortunate about Ratchford getting older, the quicker he retires the better.

Thewlis #1 and just back the lad, he’ll be great.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:59 pm  

Even Gareth O'Brien . He makes a difference to every team he plays for & wouldn't get homesick.

Re: McGuire : Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:24 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

Thewlis #1 and just back the lad, he’ll be great.

Unfortunately, backing people isn't really something we do, is it, I mean, look at the 10 zillion posts on the Powell Out thread?...