Civoniceva?

Correct.

chuffed with that hodgson will play next year and i think he will take on a coaching role in the 2nd and play a few games which will be awesome for ratchfords development as a full back where i think he is best. i hope briers stays on in the coaching staff after he retires as would be good for half back development. morley will be a good presence in the squad and i think the hill contract is the best of the lot as he's been outstanding all year.

I guess it shows that Wire don't have much faith in the youngsters coming through.

Question - Is TS creating the nucleus of a future coaching team to take over the reigns in 2-3 years? Hodgson, Briers and possibly Morley may have a lot to give in that regard but I'm not aware of what coaching activities they may currently be involved in.

They are too young / inexperienced as yet. This gives them another year or so to develop their skills and adapt to SL. Currie has only played ? 2-3 games, Laithwaite 2, Obrien has had a good run this year but he is still developing, same with Dwyer.

Considering how many youngsters are in our first team, in our squad and will be breaking through next year, it's a fairly crap guess.

Where is the other Cooper in this? The one Saints were rumoured to be interested in signing? Is he out of contract?

Maybe he has encouraged him not to sign an extension so Smith can take him with when he leaves Warrington.

I am happy with all the signings. The only shocks are in terms of quantity of a few but I suppose it just shows the faith that the coaching set up has in some of our best players.

Higham has really played himself into a good contract and lets hope he hasn't got that illness Wilkin has (where he plays well in a few matches to get a good contract and then goes back to the usual dross play) I would have thought that a new number nine was top of the list of things to purchase for next year but he has given Dwyer the perfect opportunity now. (as an aside, who was that guy from Cas that a few people, like deckchair, thought could hook for us?)

On the ones missing, I would have thought that Williams would have been given a little more time to find his feet and so that leads me to think that he may have found a starting position somewhere else. We were bound to reach that point that Wigan and Saints are at, where we have to maintain a good quality in our youngsters and some good youngsters are let go, as we have better options available within.

Great news all round.

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I'd say its the opposite, we've learned from recent history on the best way to promote our youth,

2006/7 cooper made his first team bow, we've brought him slowly through and when he's reached 21/22 he's established himself as part of the first team

so too matty blythe, he played at the end of 2008 in the first team, looking like a very very good second row forward, he struggled in the first team in09 and 10, spent some time on loan at leigh and has become a much better player for it, again around 21/22.

Tyke McCarthy, ousted paul rauhihi from the 09 cup final, struggled to stay in the first team after that. Been sent on dual reg at leigh, spent some time on loan at lwakey last year, now, again at 21/22 he's solidified his position in the first team, looking a very important part after people have spent the last 2 years suggesting we release him as he'll never make it.

We seem to be doing alright at the moment.

He has been regularly playing in the U20's since his return fromOz

The point is still valid.

I bumped into him (almost literally- he was waffling on a telephone) outside Halifax (the bank) the other day, he isn't as big as I thought he'd be up close. However, the beard is more mesmerizing that I had anticipated.