Yeah, a really good move for Shorrocks if it comes off. I wouldn’t be surprised if Powell went there as well to replace Ackers.

Add in reports of Cust too.

Shorrocks
Cust
Singleton
Powell
Burgess

Salford Warriors looking strong in 24.

Add in the Wigan connection - Partington and Bourough and they look like our reserves.

I’ve heard that is on the cards.

I was worried for Salford in 24 financially but they are turning down bids for Brierley and Partington by all accounts and pulling together a reasonable squad.

I had them down at the bottom with London and Cas but I’ve a feeling if they get these signings over the line they could be a solid mid table team.

I knew I'd missed some, just couldn't think who it was.

Quote from Redvee:

Ok, so I'm now officially depressed. Couldn't get hold of my guy yesterday but did this morning. I asked him about the Welsby deal and he said he's definitely going but not likely for twelve months. I was about to ask him a couple more questions when he said, "You do know Wigan are in for Lewis Dodd - big, big money?" I said that sounded strange as they already have Harry Smith and Jack Farrimond. But he was adamant the interest is there. He also said Dodd has been rehabbing his ankle all year. Still not right.

He's winding me up. He's coming up to 400 posts in a month. Clearly has way too much time on his hands and talks absolute e.

Wigan signing Dodd when they have an excellent 7 in Smith and a generational talent in Farrimond is his best yet.

Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet

Saracens posted a video to twiiter showing Owen Farrell back in training for them. Not sure what to make of it, obviously their season is still in it's early stages so makes sense for him to be back. But if he was signing for us i would have expected us to buy him out of his current contract and for him to be resting up now in preparation for our pre-season as it would need to be a big one for him i feel. Just doesn't seem to add up. https://twitter.com/Saracens/status/171 ... gr%5Etweet

I’m so glad someone has said this. Because if I said it I’d be accused of being bitter etc.

You’re spot on. It would be a signing that screamed “look at us and how much money we have.” It would make sense commercially and I appreciate how big the story would be because of who he is, his name, his stature in world sport. But from a playing point of view I just don’t get it.

For him to play at 6 it would mean French or Field going and trust me, every opposition fan would rather play you with Farrell at 6 and Field/French at 1 than your current set up.
At 13 he wouldn’t do half the work that the likes of Smithies or Knowles do. He’s not taking 15 carries and doing 35 tackles a game. It just won’t happens.
Centre? You’ve signed Keighran to play alongside Wardle so again it wouldn’t make much sense.
2nd row? Again, he’s not the type to making those types of carries and running lines.

It just doesn’t make any sense from a rugby point of view. I’ve been told by someone at Wigan they’d be amazed if it happened but he doesn’t know for 100% certain. Personally I’d be shocked if it happened but it genuinely wouldn’t concern me from the point of view of playing against you.

The Luke Thompson deal worries me far far more because if you get the 2019 version then it’s the signing of the season by a country mile.

Thompson is the great unknown, if he's finally got over his injuries he'll be a massive signing for us even if he's just come here to put himself back in the NRL shop window, two out of the four years he's signed for then a transfer fee is good business, if he turns out to be G Burgess MkII we've dug a big hole for ourselves.