OK, seeing as we seem to have only 80k left on our cap and are in desperate need for a scrum half to guide us around the pitch with a decent kicking game, what are people's thoughts on offering Danny Richardson a year or two until Hayes matures? Cas have signed widdop and Miller so I can't see a future for him there. I wasn't a fan of his at Saints, but he's improved a lot at cas and could certainly do a job for us and free up Williams to run riot. Oh, and he kicks goals so there would be no desperation to shoehorn ratchford into the 17.

First reaction is 'god no' - but the more thought given it seems a pretty decent idea, could certainly do a job. Is he off contract at Cas?

Yep, he's out of contract and doesn't look like cas have offered him a deal yet.

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Millers a 6 .

I would say no cos he can't defend, but more importantly i'm pretty sure he got dropped under powell in his last season, he went off him after some real patchy performances

I would’ve said a resounding no, which strangely would’ve been my same reaction to Sneyd a season ago. Just goes to show this deciding who to sign lark may not be that easy after all.

Absolute no for Richardson, much better giving Hayes a go, I also think Ratchford would be a FAR better option than Richardson.

Had Sneyd been available I would have taken him, even if we rewound 12 months and he was coming off a disappointing Hull FC season, he gives control and a very good kicking game. Would have been a good option for a couple of years.

Isn't Richardson set to miss a large chunk of next season anyway after tearing his ACL and MCL against Salford back in August?

So basically his game has improved a lot this season since Powell left? Interesting

No idea when you played them, but he was quite pleased with himself and in rude health at ours 25th August . Yet another 'snatching defeat from the jaws of victory' display by the Wire

Not sure he’s much better that Dec Patton. Still think he got a raw deal under Price, but I’m not sure if looking to bring in budget halfbacks is a progressive move, short or long term.

We’ve put the money into Ratchford, said publicly it’s Ratchford. Unless you’re going to unseat him, by a kid knocking the door down for example, it has to be Ratchford.

It’s not what I would do, but I wouldn’t have gave him a 2 year deal and said publicly he is going to be half back.

What raw deal did he get? He got to play in a GF and a Challenge Cup Final winners medal.

Regarding the 2 year deal, it might have been the case that with so many others leaving Ratch could have had the upper hand in the length of the contract IF Warrington only wanted to give him a 1 year deal.
For me full back is his best position followed by his versatility to play anywhere from 1-7 and 13 at a push.
Yes he'll do a job for us in the halves but throughout his career he's never really excelled there.

Powell made himself hostage to fortune by announcing Ratchford as halfback when he signed his new contract. In reality he is an excellent utility back up player, can cover so many positions from the bench/for injuries and can kick goals.