Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 7:43 am  

scarrie wrote:

In my view we're going to have to accept that we'll be signing quite a number of solid players on 2 year deals as not many players will move for 1 year deals and we're not an attractive proposition right now.
In 2 years if we've put our house in order and these deals expire then with any luck we can attract some real quality.
Hopefully that will be supplemented by 2 or 3 (or more) of our academy players that have stepped up as quality first teamers.
That seems the realistic route forward to me.

Exactly how I see it.

Whitehead would be a brilliant signing. Getting the extra 5% out of his team mates and all that.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 8:05 am  

Walker
Briscoe
Hardraker/Sutcliffe
Lafai
Martin
Trueman
Abdul
Sao
Bourouh
Ese Ese
Whitehead
Holmes
Asiata

Satae
Ashworth
Smith
Staveley

Is miles better than we have an what I thought we would look like a couple of months ago.

That still gives us two quota spots too, one would need to be a starting hooker.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 8:45 am  

Although i can't see it, would be happy if we could get Chan in on a permanent deal.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 8:46 am  

John Davidson thinks Lafai is staying at Salford.
Said we've shown an interest but he won't be coming.

Wait and see what happens.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 9:21 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Although i can't see it, would be happy if we could get Chan in on a permanent deal.

I wouldn't rule it out, way behind the pecking order at Wigan, even this week with a couple out, he hasn't been called back. Maybe a year long loan deal.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 9:22 am  

Hasbag wrote:

John Davidson thinks Lafai is staying at Salford.
Said we've shown an interest but he won't be coming.

Wait and see what happens.

That’s what I’ve been told, he’s committed to Salford. I’d be looking at masters personally, but can’t see anything coming of that.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 9:27 am  

I'd like Lafai, but I'm not sure it's worth chasing hard and paying a fee for a 33 year old.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 9:29 am  

Whitehead has several current top 4 clubs chasing him, so can’t see that one either.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 11:16 am  

Cuddleclub wrote:

Whitehead has several current top 4 clubs chasing him, so can’t see that one either.

Davidson today said that the rumours are we closing in on Whitehead.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 23, 2024 11:24 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Davidson today said that the rumours are we closing in on Whitehead.

With Nicholson now going the NRL I could see him ending up at Warrington, I’ve been told no deal is anywhere near contrary to other reports on social media.