Anyway glad we are back on topic, and rather than people take the piss on suggestions make a positive contribution please. Chris Atkin is hardly a top NRL player like Cameron Munster, Nathan Cleary or a James Tedesco 🤣 Seriously lets have positive feedback rather than the bile and personnel insults and piss takes.
Well i am hoping a coach is found in the next 4 to 6 weeks, so then he can pick his squad. We need probably 70 to 80% of this squad, because we cant keep having complete overhauls. Most of the squad are good enough at this level just need a few pivotal positions strengthened.
Oldham may web be on a fishing spree with their new owners and Coach.
Iirc Mike Ford was a clever player who always finished the game with a clean shirt, no matter how muddy the pitch was!!!
He always had a player ready to take his pass if a tackler turned up, so I would expect him to coach a good passing game.
All that we can do, as a club, is pay the going rate and attract players by our performances.
The players satisfaction on Monday was there for all to see and if you are 'part time' that satisfaction is a great bonus.
To be fair we could well sign Atkin as we signed Logan Tomkins from Salford just after he played in a grand final. Atkin is a bench player for Salford, Tomkins was the first choice number 9. Croft and Ackers are the stars for Salford. So it's not beyond the realms of possibility.
However it doesn't guarantee success, our 2 SL signings this season, JJ from Hull and Amor from Saints haven't exactly worked out well, so being a SL player doesn't always guarantee success.
Strong squad named to face Keighley by the way, good to have Craven and Jones back, would you change a winning team? Also does Hatton make the bench at prop?
Agree with the comments about players performance on Monday, but we really need to back this up with a win at Keighley and i expect them to join Newcastle on the way down - unless rumours of whitehavens demise be proved to be true
I would sign farnworth up asap he and tilleke ( yes wait the abuse ) will become better and better as time goes by
and if you work it through mick George must have been 10 when he made his first team debut
Craven shouldn't walk straight back in as an automatic selection and I don't think Belshaw will do it.He may not be quite 100% anyway.
Farnworth is a tricky one.As good as he is he's no use sat in the stands for half the season and the club needs value for money from each contract given.
It wasn't an outlandish suggestion at all.Not as if Atkin is like a Thurston or Shaun Johnson at their peak.To be fair we could well sign Atkin as we signed Logan Tomkins from Salford just after he played in a grand final. Atkin is a bench player for Salford, Tomkins was the first choice number 9. Croft and Ackers are the stars for Salford. So it's not beyond the realms of possibility.
Very true, but find a decent prop ? We have been crying out for years- farnworth when fit and on pitch is one of our best, walker as well has improved and is worth another go, Hatton yes, field, yes , tilleke I say yes
lawton at prop - not sure but he has played well there
our biggest problem is half backs, Danny I am afraid is past his best, Tom we keep and joey really unsure about - he has played well last 2+weeks maybe because he was allowed too
looks like edge is fb and Fleming roberts centres, many wingers millar being the best
Atkin is on a 2 year deal (James will confirm it) at Salford so won't be coming, I'm sure Widnes won't pay a transfer fee for him.
Paulie xx
Atkin is on a 2 year deal (James will confirm it) at Salford so won't be coming, I'm sure Widnes won't pay a transfer fee for him.
Paulie xx
Fair enough, but it was not unrealistic like some on here have made out in a piss take. Amor and JJ ex Super League and could have a civilian job that pays 60k, then can earn more being part time overall. Danny Craven could have played Super League longer, but chose part time. Injuries are catching up with him and is a wonderful player at this level when fit, but the piss taking was out of order.
To be fair he has been our stand out prop who has energy and the lack of other big props has made him something of a target. Iirc he was a two year signing?
Btw Oldham have announced the signing of Jamie Ellis for 2024 (almost his age!!) He is mid thirties.
Atkin is on a 2 year deal (James will confirm it) at Salford so won't be coming, I'm sure Widnes won't pay a transfer fee for him.
Paulie xx
Fair enough, but it was not unrealistic like some on here have made out in a piss take. Amor and JJ ex Super League and could have a civilian job that pays 60k, then can earn more being part time overall. Danny Craven could have played Super League longer, but chose part time. Injuries are catching up with him and is a wonderful player at this level when fit, but the piss taking was out of order.
Not sure who has been taking the piss out of Danny - played his heart out for Widnes but time and body catching up on him, an injury free season would be excellent but can we risk it?
Ditton Donkey I think he means the piss taking when I mentioned Chris Atkin. It was a fair shout and these piss takers never bring ideas themselves to improve our club. The negativity all the time is unbelievable. We all can sometimes feel annoyed, or put something negative. Unfortunately it seems all the time with certain people. 🙈 I don't mind constructive criticism but saying comedy gold for me mentioning Chris Atkin pissed me off because was only a suggestion and nothing more.
Reports from the journo Matt Shaw that we have signed Josh Wood the hooker from Barrow for next year.
So maybe that's the end for JJ? Hopefully not for Foz....
Also begs the question of is CH signing the players now too?
Reports from the journo Matt Shaw that we have signed Josh Wood the hooker from Barrow for next year.
So maybe that's the end for JJ? Hopefully not for Foz....
Also begs the question of is CH signing the players now too?
I know a certain poster on here won’t like rumours until it’s written on both clubs’ website, but was told a couple of weeks ago Fozard was leaving.
Wood would be a good signing, but as you say presumably CH is singing the players. I don’t think this should be happening at all