My mate a Widnes fan phoned me saying it's a done deal nothing about the length of contract though only that it will be announced around the fourteenth with the fee being an eye opener considering his age.

If true then I feel the future for Patton is secure as he's the only one I can see for scrum half

They finished above us and got into the play-offs which we didn't

Fair comment but our fortunes subsequently reversed

Oh indeed. They were only better that very next season

Could it be that our payments to the lower clubs is the only proven example of the capitalist theory of wealth trickling down from the top?

I didn't say that it didn't happen it was the "more often" part of RD's theory that I needed to be convinced of and I'm sorry but I haven't spotted a trend