I was one of the few, never missed a Thunder game at The Shay.....

Good day out, stop off in Wetherby for a few then down to Fax, concede 70 odd points, drink a few pints then home...

Good little bunch the Gateshead fans hope to see you again next season

Karl Pryce has an impressive try scoring record wouldn't want to sign him though. Nash would be a superb signing dont care what accent hes got.

Rumours on the Widnes board say pryce might be going to them. How many games has pryce played these last few years? cant be many, quality player when fit but always seems to be injured.

Quality is not a word I'd use to describe him big, soft, overrated are more apt

Nanyn is a lot bigger.

Nash also linked with Leigh, but i suppose it depends which league we will be in !

I understand your argument, and yes its a problem, and i am all for adding quality players to the squad, but we are in the championship and therefore alot of players will not be complete players who play in our league. We could go through our team and pick fault with quite a few players, they cant do this or that, and many people on here this season have done that. I think it would be a mistake to let him go, loaning him out would be the better option, as he needs more game time. However i understand the financial situation and maybe it wouldnt make sense to do that. The lad has potential, and given the right opportunities could become a good player.
I think its vitally important that we start to add homegrown players to our squad in preparation for the next round of franchise, but not to the detriment of the team of course. I know we havent been running a reserve side, and that hopefully will be resolved in 2010, however we are lagging behind the clubs in our league that we will be competing against, we need to tick as many boxes as possible and not rely on the ground etc... to be in contention next time.

I am not passing judgement on individual players here, but I don't prescribe to the notion that just because someone is local means we should sign them.
Truth is, local players, at the moment, are not good enough...otherwise they would be playing for fax. James haley is an exception to the rule. There is a programme in place, led by mm, to address the dearth of young talent, and i'm sure it will produce a plethora of talent.
But until then, I want the best players possible at fax; sentiment shouldn't come into it.

There are local players that are too good to play for FAX as well.

went back oz on monday after signing his new contract at Fax

I agree. But IMO Bowman is good enough to play for Fax. Needs tto be playing regulary for the 1st team. I would have him in the backrow over Roberts.

I hope the fact that Luke is here now will sway his decision.