Maybe we’re keeping the Souths connection so we can sign Sam Burgess on an Inglis-style Lazarus contract. I’ve always wanted to watch Sam Burgess play one and a half games for us.

Nah, that's a bit of an insult to North Korea. It's a lot worse on the FB page, full of happy clappers who will block you because they can't take constructive criticism and you're not a true fan unless you applaud the team not only when they win 70-0 but lose 70-0 as well.

I think this forum is one of the few Warrington social media domains where you are allowed to express exactly how you feel about the Wire and it's fairly liberal. The mods has a light touch. Although this forum is under threat from some who constantly chastise others who hold contrary views.

Typo corrected, to better represent the Internet era.

Agreed. We are a broad church, but have contrary view, and too many mount their high horses and get personal.
For all the club's big name signings, they counteract this with some "all mighty dropped b0ll0cks", yet too many on here seem to think that every signing/extension is a shrewd piece of business. I've news for them. It's not, as the last decade has proved.

and Jack Hughes gets the no 13 shirt.......not sure whether there will be any contrary views about that one.......

I don't think it was ever likely the club captain would get given a squad number outside 1-13.

Whether that means he remains a first team regular is a completely different thing entirely... I suspect most of the squad have a lot to prove to our new coach in order to become undroppable.

Has he been confirmed as captain for 2022? I wondered whether Cooper or Widdop might get it

Not sure. But it still wouldn't be good for the morale of the individual to go from captain to not even making the first 13?... just taking the armband off him might be a big enough kick in the balls?

Thing is I've never doubted Hughes for effort or defence, it's the lack of attacking ability. I also wonder if he is the captain we need when the game is not going our way and things need to change mid-game.

Hughes also has a habit of doing daft things at critical times. Like stepping into players off the ball when we are 6 points behind and getting binned. Going forward we need a captain who knows when to steady the ship.

I wouldn't argue against co captain's of Cooper and Williams. Cooper leads us out, has the wire connections and will run through a brick wall when needed. When he's off or in times of need, Williams leads us around the park