He has quite a lot of family in NZ iirc, which is why I find the whole scenario a little odd. If Warrington are planning to use him to cover Currie then the 1 year makes sense, but seems a bit of an odd way of doing it.

And to RD's point, I never said he wasn't good enough, I said he hadn't fulfilled his potential - they are 2 very different things. I'd of been happy enough to see him stay at Saints and have a full time backrow role next year (even with the inevitable rumours that would follow).

Great prop Crosby when on form, will become your second best prop behind Hill. Would rather Wigan have kept him but you can't keep them all I suppose!

Looks like you'll have more Wigan lads in your team that us?

Considering he was hardly ever picked last season was pushed out on loan to Castleford & allowed to leave with a year left on his contract how can it be perceived in any other way?

Yes, I'm sure he's made more England appearances than Mike Cooper so straight in there as our second best prop.

Too many forwards? Not enough strength in the backs?
Just thinking.

Any strength in the Dwyer to Wigan in return rumour?

Given what your Chairman said were the circumstances of his leaving ie surplus to requirements I would hope not!

Don't think I've been more disappointed, since seeing Ulrika Johnson in THAT topless photo.

Happy days

Dom Crosby is Jack Hughes' best mate so that will have helped him come this way. Also Wigan signing Navarette and Leuluai doesn't come cheap and will mean them having to offload players to create cap space. Wigan fans can smirk and think what they want but he held their No.8 shirt and is a tough solid go forward prop. Williams will be going nowhere. Leuluai and Williams will be 6 & 7 next year for them. Leuluai coming back will have been a huge reason why Matty Smith moved on, couple that with the fact he's a Saints lad then there you go. There was a good number of clubs showing interest In Smith and Wire was one of them. I'm glad we didn't as we have our halves more than covered but when he was a Salford looking for a move we should have snapped him up then. Instead of sticking with the Myler project who is still steadily going downhill.

So our pack is looking like ...

Props:
Hill Cooper Crosby Harrison Sims Philbin

Hookers:
Clark ???

Back row:
Currie Savelio Weswood Hughes Westerman Wilde

Well for me it would be ...

Full backs:
Russell Johnson

Wingers:
Lineham Penny

Centres:
Ratchford TKing Penny Atkins

Half backs:
Sandow Patton Gidley

Looking at it we could do with two more wingers. One high quality one to have Penny as cover for (as Smith clearly doesn't rate Penny despite the contract extension) and one (maybe a young lad) as cover for Lineham

What is it about his game you like? I must be missing something with king because I don't see him being a super league player long term.