Your right.

There's a few articles on Sporting Life that confirm it! It's just more of a case of when we annouce his signing not if!

I know it goes against the grain but a 2 year deal for a full back at the age of 32, regardless of experience or career achievements, isn't the best move the club has made in the transfer market. If he had been injury free during his time at Huddersfield I wouldn't be as concerned, but I can see why they only offered him a 1 year extension. I hope he proves me wrong and plays the majority of games for us.

I don't know how much any of the players earn and how we fair under the salary cap, but I hope TS & Moranovitch find room to accommodate Mathers as back up.

From BBC website match report:

Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown on departing skipper Brett Hodgson:
"It is a gain for Warrington as they have him with them but, from our point of view, we have got him for the rest of the year and that will be great.
"As a coach, your job is to come up with the best replacement possible. Maybe he can educate a few of our full-backs along the way.
"Everyone knows what he has done for the club and what he is going to continue doing for us this year. Whether that replacement is someone within our club or outside, we will move forward."

A few people have been saying that Mathers might be tried on the right wing as Hicks replacement!

I can understand why people are concerned, he is 32 after all. That said, he is an absolute class act and a great goal kicker. I also trust our coach completely. If he is happy with him, even as a 32 year old, then that's good enough for me.

I cant see that happening.

Far too slow.

Dosen't do anything for me there either but meh!

Wonder when the club will annouce this then, no that Brown has come out with it.

Rhys Evans or Rhys Williams will be vying for that spot along with Penny I hope.

Your right i'm sad to say it but Mathers will eventually leave. Slot Brett in at FB, next year it will be something like;

Hodgson
Riley
King
Atkins
Williams/Evans

I think Bridge will figure in our three-quarter line somewhere. I would guess our first choice line-up next year would be...

Hodgson
Riley
Bridge
King/Atkins
Atkins/King

With Williams / Penny waiting for any opportunities.

What happened to the July 1st anti-tampering date? At what point will we officially be able to announce the deal & do we run any risk of falling foul ofthe regulations in approaching the player/him approaching us in the way Hull KR & Paul Cooke did?

Read the press release from Huddersfield. It quite clearly states they gave his manager permission to speak to to other clubs.