Ratchford in the halves is a scary thought, put Currie in there and Ratchford at centre

Leigh always have this uncanny knack of playing out of their skins against us and Saints. Then roll over to Wigan nearly every time. To say i?m not looking foward to this.. especially with Williams out. 

The back-up plan was always to play Dufty in the halves, but with CTW & Lindops injuries SB's a bit limited. He doesn't want to move Thewlis Snr off the wing. Not sure where that leaves Thewlis Jnr.

Abe Froman: karetaker: Abe as posted on X saying the club doesn?t know the full extent of the injury yet and that Ratchford is down to play in the halves. The back-up plan was always to play Dufty in the halves, but with CTW & Lindops injuries SB's a bit limited. He doesn't want to move Thewlis Snr off the wing. Not sure where that leaves Thewlis Jnr. *If* that is the backup plan then play Dufty in the halves and Ratchford at fullback where he has played hundreds of games. Or, a left field idea, play our newly recruited half back Leyland at stand off - aka next man up.  These are 2 more options at least.  We had better get a plan and quick as Williams is going to be out for 8-10 weeks according to this. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/wolves/wolvesnews/25094711.warrington-wolves-george-williams-8-10-weeks-injury/

Abe Froman: karetaker: Abe as posted on X saying the club doesn?t know the full extent of the injury yet and that Ratchford is down to play in the halves. The back-up plan was always to play Dufty in the halves, but with CTW & Lindops injuries SB's a bit limited. He doesn't want to move Thewlis Snr off the wing. Not sure where that leaves Thewlis Jnr. *If* that is the backup plan then play Dufty in the halves and Ratchford at fullback where he has played hundreds of games. Or, a left field idea, play our newly recruited half back Leyland at stand off - aka next man up.  These are 2 more options at least.  We had better get a plan and quick as Williams is going to be out for 8-10 weeks according to this. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/wolves/wolvesnews/25094711.warrington-wolves-george-williams-8-10-weeks-injury/

I suggest ,apart from possibly the Challenge Cup, we are way off the pace this year. Play Leyland & blood as many kids as he can ,they deserve a chance at least to show what they can do especially if some of them could be our first teamers for next year.
The team needs to be showing enthusiasm & laying down a marker to opponents right from the kick off .Too many times we are having to play catch up rugby.

I agree, absolutely nothing doing this season unless we get lucky in the cup against Leigh and meet Hull KR on an off day at Wembley. There is no point in another away game playoff plucky loss. No, play the young squad members so they get experience and we can decide which of those will be truly good enough for 2026 and where the recruitment gaps will be. George William's contract is up end of 2026 anyway and he'll be 32 so we need to have a proven life-after-George and Sneyd plan in any case. 

I suggest now is also a time to have a clean broom on those players who are out of contract for this season. 


Toby King - a centre with pace please and ability to beat a man please. 
Rodrick Tai - ditto
Paul Vaughan -  1 year extension or thanks for the memories, our best prop but age catches up with everyone. 
Sam Powell - was just what we needed last season but I think age is catching up on him. 
Zane Musgrove -  thanks for the memories. Too little, too late fella. 
Jordan Crowther -  thanks for the memories, just not top level SL standard, down on performances from 2024, and blocking progression from the youth. 
Stefan Ratchford - thanks for the memories. I'm sure you'll be on the Wire old boys scheme somewhere. 
Connor Wrench - he's 24 this year. needs to play this season and deliver on potential and show he is over the injuries, or we should allow him to pursue opportunities elsewhere. 

We're about where we were in the better part of the Steve Price era. Nearly men who are behind the top teams but have a chance of going all the way in the Challenge Cup if we raise our game and have a bit of luck. Still doing cringeworthy insults on social media which make us look like an amateur organisation.

We just need to know what type of team we have, train we'll all week, and make an ill judged strength comparison comment on live TV and we will be all set.  

Heard Castleford wanting Vaughan 

I really don't know why people slag off Price. Two cup finals and a grand final ain't a bad return. And one of those involved stuffing saints without our (apparently) most dangerous player on the day. Unless we reach both finals this year, and win one, Price actually did better than SB. 

Yes, it's a result's business but the real disappointment for me is the optimism that we had last season is ebbing away with every knock back that we are currently experiencing.


To be clear I'm not citing knock back in a lady luck sense some of this is of our own making, better recruitment and planning aids resilience. We had built some positive momentum and didn't kick on as I'd hoped....fingers crossed we can still be in things as some troops return and the current set backs galvanise those putting on the jersey.               

First season - good progress made both finals, 2nd season CC win, but it was blowing out of the playoffs at home 3 times in a row 2019/20/21 to Castleford, Hull and Hull KR which probably left an air of disappointment. People forget this. 

Expectations were higher then I think. Seems to me a run to the final in the Challenge Cup is good enough for most now.