It would have to be a heck of a big wage increase to make up for the difference in cost of housing/ cost of living generally between living in the London area compared with the North West...
I continue to hope Foz stays with us....... as vice captain on a 2 or 3 year contract.
@sunny agreed, I’d like him to stay, I don’t know much about this josh wood from barrow but I assume the news is true. I’d like to have 3 hookers for depth and maybe wood is coming on a cheap deal as he isn’t first choice hooker for barrow going off his squad number.
I think all would like fozzy to stay but as with farnworth appears they are on to different pastures fizzy can understand as has been there before - but farnworth why ? We should have signed him up on a 3 year deal
@ditton-donkey
May bigger and better already chatted up?
I hope Farnsy stays, he has a lot on his side. Get some older/bigger props with him and he will blossom!
Is it possible CH has sat them down and said this is what we can afford and another club has come in and said we can offer more? Probably.
so rumors are craven, fozzard and farnworth are leaving, I’d say quite a few more will be let go unless we can retain on cheap contracts and keep for squad depth when needed.
I wonder if we are looking at any quality 6,8,10 to come in as we need to improve next season big time
I'm never party to a rumour apart from today. Been on the p*ss at a family do and there was a insider there. Told me (1) the players hated Kear's training, it was stone age (2) everyone loves the new coach (3) the new chief Hamilton has carte blanche at the club but everyone is on board with it, he's all about bang-for-buck, Craven and Owens will be gone this off-season, the club trust his recruitment.
Let's wait and see what happens.
I'm never party to a rumour apart from today. Been on the p*ss at a family do and there was a insider there. Told me (1) the players hated Kear's training, it was stone age (2) everyone loves the new coach (3) the new chief Hamilton has carte blanche at the club but everyone is on board with it, he's all about bang-for-buck, Craven and Owens will be gone this off-season, the club trust his recruitment.
Let's wait and see what happens.
There’s no denying CH has carte blanche, he does everything at the club. I’m not having everyone is on board with it though…
I'm never party to a rumour apart from today. Been on the p*ss at a family do and there was a insider there. Told me (1) the players hated Kear's training, it was stone age (2) everyone loves the new coach (3) the new chief Hamilton has carte blanche at the club but everyone is on board with it, he's all about bang-for-buck, Craven and Owens will be gone this off-season, the club trust his recruitment.
Let's wait and see what happens.
There’s no denying CH has carte blanche, he does everything at the club. I’m not having everyone is on board with it though…
To be honest mate, I'm not not sure there's that many on board to disagree. Plus, at the end of the day, everyone wanted a clear-out, which is what he seems to be doing.
@gpo1971 All well and good having a clear out,lets hope we have replacements at least as good if not better lined up.
I always felt 80 to 90% need to be kept on with a few additions in key positions. Fozard and Farnworth need to retain.
I think the fact that we haven't re-signed any of our out of contract players (about two thirds of the squad) yet we've signed Josh Woods and Danny Langtree rumoured to have signed. It does sound like a clear out. Players have been free to talk to other clubs since the start of May so I suspect most have offers from other clubs. There's been a number of calls on here for the club to get rid of everyone so maybe the club are acting on that. Unless there's a huge increase in budget then we're going to struggle to find players of the same quality that we have already never mind better quality. The player pool is rather limited so we're most likely only going to pick up players from the relegated teams (could be why we're targeting Barrow players).
How about Chris Atkin 31 years old for next year and get him on a few years contract and a job. A Widnes lad and need a number 6.
So a SL regular at a club doing well/improving is going to come to Widnes next year? 😀
Love this board, so up & down week to week depending on the result.
1 week it's "We're heading to League 1/lets hope Whitehaven lose etc" and the next it's lets sign SL players.
Comedy gold.
What a Dickhead you are like a few other shithouses on here. He is not a spring chicken at 31 numbnuts and won't be on pop star wages dickhead. Some players look for a job and rugby as a top up, so depends on circumstances too Dickhead. You and people like Mick George are just shithouses. 🙈🥖🥖💪
Go bang your baguettes against your head.
Torn Sock give it a rest will you and add some positive posts. zzzzzz 🤡 It has been nice the last few days, so do not bring up things when it is nice and peaceful. Seems you just like trouble.
I'm never party to a rumour apart from today. Been on the p*ss at a family do and there was a insider there. Told me (1) the players hated Kear's training, it was stone age (2) everyone loves the new coach (3) the new chief Hamilton has carte blanche at the club but everyone is on board with it, he's all about bang-for-buck, Craven and Owens will be gone this off-season, the club trust his recruitment.
Let's wait and see what happens.
There’s no denying CH has carte blanche, he does everything at the club. I’m not having everyone is on board with it though…
True, Will see how on board folk are when the released/retained list comes out 😉