Its like you actually have AOB mixed up with another player the way you have described him.

TBH most of us on here would've been quite pleased to have signed AOB but I'm hoping we get someone as good or better. We need good quality hooker and a prop to replace Rogers at the very least.

Maybe unlikely with Lilley and Flannagan already signed up? If Patton moving on though as rumoured that could free up some money to bring in some quality. I do hear that Keyes may be the fall guy if the Fax deal for Widdop goes through so he would be a good signing wherever he went. Just a rumor that at the moment but gathering pace.

George Flanagan is nowhere near a first team hooker.
Reserve grade at best,.
I'd look to try bring Wildie back, he can play and it's likely there's a lot going from Fev.
Yes we need 1 or 2 big mean props.
Dorro has been quite a pleasant surprise now he's settled in.

I would agree but Lilley won't be on pennies so would it make sense for you to carry 3 hookers when that money could be better spent elsewhere? Quality in the hooker position won't come cheap.

That's why I said Wildie, can play 6, 7 or 9 and use the Money Patton isn't on because his negative a$$ isn't there anymore.
Don't you try have us going with Flannagan as a starting 9 it gives all the other teams including Fax a massive advantage..lol

I think the plan is for Flanagan snr to be only providing cover especially when you consider his age. Lilley is great at dummy half but if he's there we need a scrum half to partner Gaskell. Someone like Wildie would be ideal given his versatility. Also given Gaskell's injury record we're going to need some versatility in the squad.

Patton has left the building.

Thank Christ we do need a kicker though Lilley is okay but not the best maybe Keyes, Wildie and a couple of props would be a good shout

Could be a few Fev players available after yesterday's result. On their forum, they're saying some playings were on a £100k!!

For me I'd be looking at a Scrum half, so Lilley can go in at Hooker. Plus a back up Hooker to Lilley (Please god don't let us be thinking Hallas is one of our two main Hookers)

As above poster said we need a goal-kicker too as Lilley isn't consistent enough.

Greg--surely fax aren't looking at letting Keyes go for Widdop as that would be a crazy decision. Even if Keyes stays, O'Brien and Widdop is some wage in an area you're already strong in IMHO

My thoughts entirely, I think a move for Widdop would be madness when its so obvious that we need improvements elsewhere and its unlikely he would come cheap and like you say Bull Mania, we are already pretty strong there. I just can't see Widdop coming and us keeping our current 1/6/7 due to money.

Keyes is a class act, just very injury prone.
You can more or less guarantee he will not be playing 25% of the time.

So glad to have got rid of poison Patton, one of the root causes of our $hit 2022 campaign.
The season started to come good after he'd done one.

Alex sutcliffe might be with a shout strength in depth?