Gildart on his way back?

He now looks more like a Salford singing than a Wigan one.

Another Kristian Woolf shaped job opportunity appears

You would have to think that he will be high on the lists on Canterbury, Wests and NZ Warriors.

Will be a potentially big year of transition for Saints next year.

Paul Green, Cameron Ciraldo, Shane Flanagan will all up them roles too.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Madge ends up at the Bulldogs or Warriors.

He’s a great coach, the tigers are basket case club.

Yes, unless Peet & Co can work their magic.

Id put my money on him going to the Warriors

I'd have him back at the right price, sadly he can't command the salary he once did. Arguably he was best British only a few years ago.

Project signing wages, certainly not international centre wages

I sincerely hope we don't end up losing someone like French and gaining someone like Gildart.

I know we need a centre more than a utility guy, but ever since that bunch of friends finally went somewhere else, we've been a much happier club.

On top of that, Oli's nothing like the force I thought he was going to be. There has to be someone better out there.

That's the thing - there isn't a non quota centre even remotely available that's better. It's why Hudds have seemingly gone in big for Bibby (I player I like), but not one with the CV Gildart has.

We'd be crazy not to go for him, especially if that allows us to keep French. The alternative is French goes and we'd have to play Miski and he's still very unknown. What's better;

NRL centre & Miski
Gildart & French

The main issue for me with returning players is their mindset when they get back. Imagine we sign him and he comes back after playing a handful of games, having next to no impact and getting ripped to shreds on a regular basis. What does that do to your motivation and self-confidence - to put all that physical and emotional energy into cracking the elite competition on the other side of the world and ending up a complete failure? I hope he gets another go under a new coach - if he ends up back in SL I can't imagine him arriving with a very positive attitude.

If it means we can keep French, I'd even put up with Gildart.

But is that really the option facing us? I've heard no NRL centre mentioned.

Gildart can go to Wire with his mate Williams for me. No more coming home parades. You leave, you're done, move on. He wasn't remotely close to justifying his wage before he left now he isn't playing and will want more money. Absolute and emphatic NO for me.

Neither have I, but I also hadn't heard about Ellis, Mago or Cust this year either.

I can't see that, if French leaves, the club would bring another winger in. If Bibby is gone, which seems certain, then there's a centre slot open + plenty of cash and a quota spot. It might not be an NRL player, it could be someone like Leutele perhaps? Again tho, is that preferable to Gildart and maybe French?