Imagine thinking it was anyone other than Ben Barba.

His father used to play for Wire.

Jarrod samutt

Coincidently, his contract with Gold Coast Titans expires at the end of this season.

They are trying to get him to extend his contract but he is stalling.

Nigel Vagana > Jason Roach
Toa Kohe-Love > Dale Cardoza
Martin Gleeson > Richie Mathers
Brett Hodgson > Kevin Penny
Joel Monaghan > Tom Lineham

Im hoping for Michael jennings from paramatta. No longer an origin player or a test player. Still a real quality centre.

While you have a point with some, (and I don't agree with JM > TL at the time), how many did we have any choice in? If I recall correctly Vagana wanted to leave, Gleeson was seen as a bad penny, Hodgson ?retired?
Hardly looks like a trend as suggested by "the Warrington Way".

Vagana was a centre with a number 6 on his back for Wire then then NRL came calling and he was off. So not really our choice to ship on.
I'd have thought Adam Doyle was Vagana's more horrifying like for like replacement. (or Michael Eager who wasn't that bad but not in Vagana's class)

I thought Sid Domic was Toa's replacement in 2002, thats a debate for another day on who was the better of those two....

I'll never have a problem with shipping out Gleeson and bringing in Mathers he was visibly an improvement to the team both in enthusiasm and general play. we never looked back and then replaced him with an even better fullback. Gleeson might have won a grand final with Wigan that year but I'm not sure he was instrumental in their success and bombed out of the playing ranks shortly after.

Hodgson simply has never been replaced and listing Kevin Penny as his replacement is off the mark.
Similarly listing a 34 year old winger being replaced by a 23 year old exciting prospect isnt that bad, Monas was clearly on his last legs.

Either ... the memory is playing tricks, you're being deliberately mischievous, or you are wrong. Either way it's a very poor post.

Anyway wasn't Roach a winger?

I think we know which it is. Not up to your usual standard SC; hurry up and get back to form, as it's a better forum when you're on the top of your game

Cast your mind back I said Wire want 3 quality signings. A halfback, a centre and a prop.
Watch this space....

I said Sims will go with Gidley.
Sims regardless of his vocal wishes to stay, those fell on deaf ears...prop to replace him.
Gidley to go to be replaced by Barba, utility hb...can play any back role.
The centre yet to revealed, heard he was in advanced talks but the delay is worrying, it could mean there his difficulties with this... maybe contractual but my guess this is held up pending a medical report. I hope to hear something soon, I'll be gutted if it falls through.

On a positive note...there is smoke...we loan out 2 players pretty immediately...so where is the fire?
You can make of it what you will, but it says something to me about cap not so much helping out our neighbours.

I'll get slated for this but wouldn't mind Eastmond coming to us.

I also think Eastmond would be a top signing- great athlete and difficult to pin down.

New has not signed yet. Will be announced in the next month however like RD stars the delay is very concerning and the club are a tad worried.
On a separate note Kyle Eastmond is going to stay in Union for another year