Huddersfield clearly weren’t happy, but I can’t see Wardle going back there, it might take a transfer fee now, but I’m still hopeful

Just read a post on the Wigan site from a Hull FC fan saying that there maybe a player exchange deal between Hull FC and Huddersfield, with Jake Connor back to Huddersfield and Wardle moving to Hull FC.

Maybe Tony Smith wants rid of Connor?

Adam Clune isn’t great for me, too slow.

I’d love to see us make a play for a Brodie Croft. Salford are always likely to accept a decent transfer fee

Brodie Croft will be back in the nrl within the next 12 months, it's pointless. Agree about Clune though, bang average player who can't even get a game for a terrible Newcastle team.

Jake Clifford would be a better option from the Knights

Now that Holmes has left, I suppose it does leave the door open now to bring in a centre and hopefully a half back, time will tell! Wrench will miss a large proportion of the year given his serious injury and I would prefer we brought in a skilful out & out centre rather than putting Ratchford there or a second rower.

1. Dufty
2. Ashton
3. Mata’utia
4. ?
5. Thewlis
6. Williams
7. ?
8. Vaughan
9. Clark
10. Dudson
11. Currie
12. Nicohlson
13. McGuire

14. Kasiano
15. Walker/Ratchford
16. Bullock
17. Harrison

Few rumours circulating about Gildart and Drinkwater coming in, I’d be pretty satisfied if we did bring them two in. As usually we are leaving it until last minute to compete our recruitment

I wonder if Holmes moving on is to accomodate Gildart? And Drinkwater squashed the rumours about coming to us. Unless like Bodrick it is just a cunning plan to throw us off the scent Be very interesting to see what happens in the next few weeks

The club are speaking to Kyle Laybutt (PNG #7) as a potential half or centre, but I believe he's holding out for a deal from the Cowboys having been on a training contract with them.

On another thread I noticed someone mentioned we're looking to the Championship for a centre. I know the club have spoken to Ryan Shaw a few times, but that's going back at least 8 weeks now. He would be a cheap option as cover.

Wasn’t Ryan Shaw one of our own? Pretty sure he was, going back a few years.

I think Laybutt has shown up okay, and he was good the other night, but surely there are younger guys who are knocking on the NRL door and would happily take up a 1-2 year option with us? I thought Doueihi was a good option after seeing him against NZ. Not sure about his long kicking game or organisational skills though.

Laybutt is a 6 isn't he?

And yes Ryan Shaw was one of ours Cumbria lad, Ben Harrison's best mate, hut he's a winger by trade, a decent goal kicker though

Laybutt can play pretty much everywhere according to his profile, but he played 6 against Tonga the other day. My only concern is that he’s 27 and has played two NRL games. I’m not sure Dean or Hayes would be any less of an option in that case. But Powell must have seen something in him.

He has a highlights reel on YouTube and looks good in both defence and attack. Therefore, based on a good highlight reel, I can only come to the conclusion that he will be a total letdown and fail to show any effort.

Seems a move for Drinkwater in the halves is looking more likely, with Catalan suggesting he can find another club.

That left centre spot is concerning me a little however, with no quota spot available, Gildart looking like he is staying in the NRL by moving to the Dolphins; it looks like slim pickings unless we can pull a signing out of left field. However, I wouldn't have thought we have massive cap space to tempt a SL based player over mid contract with a transfer fee? Plus we have Leeds & Catalan also looking at centre options, Leeds I think have no quota spaces either and need 1 centre, Catalan are looking for 2 centres I think and have two quota spots available with the release of Drinkwater, so potentially they will be looking to the NRL for replacements.

Losing out on Wardle looks like a big miss for us, not sure who else could be available from SL....?

I think Ratchford will play at left centre if the Drinkwater signing happens. I think if we sign Drinkwater that will be it for signings and we'll just use the current players that we have. Unless we had money for a half and Holmes moving on has given us enough cap space for another signing, even if it's just a loan signing from somewhere.