Handforth should be a great signing for Fax, we have been short of a leader at scrum half for a while now.
Can't see KH only playing him from the bench for half a game as Calland did with Penky,Beswick and Black previously.
Will Danny Jones be able to build a partnership with Handforth if he signs? He's strggled with Blacky this past season.
Looks like it will be a very interesting off season with who signs and who we let go.

Great Signing the 1st of many new great signings I hope along with the re signings of the cream of the current crop.

Ben is going to Swinton.
But, he like any of the others who may or may not be offered a contract will play to their highest ability.
They will want to win, that's what sportsmen do!

Well I imagine that all your players are aware of the way Karl is pressurising players from other clubs to sign for Fax, so if they do all sign quite a number of your present squad know they won't be playing much next year.

Perhaps that is why some of them are talking to other teams?

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The players will know in a lot of instances who will be offered new contracts and then its up to them whether they sign or decide to speak to other clubs - but even if there are not retained they are in affect playing for contracts elsewhere so like Halifax John states all players should be playing to the best of their ability.

Its just a bad time of year to be sorting contracts for any club especially when your season is not dead but thats just the way it is.

Karl will know who he wants and I am sure he will be using whatever means to sell the positive package that is Halifax RLFC to any new recruits. If that is pressure then so be it - at the end of the day players can say no thanks !!!!

From what i understand that is not a given, swinton have apparently offered him a good deal but he is in for talks with Karl Harrison on Monday nothings signed sealed and delivered yet.

No he wasn`t! Greetland fans were all hearing things.

No disrespect to Ben, but with Karl's signing of Handforth and his comments on "dummy runs" Ben will be leaving.

I think this is the end for Black.

i still think he has one more grand final winning performance in him though, what a send off for him that would be!!!

How can a club like Swinton offer a good deal?

They have made some high profile signings in the last couple of years and must have a bit of money to spend. Makes for a good league if the promoted teams can sign players of Blacks quality. Lets wait and see though, i wouldnt mind Handforth and Black together if KH thinks he can bring the best out of him again.