So Prince & Chase have both been close but we haven't managed to pull them off.

Reminds me of when we nearly got Derek Fox all them years ago!!

Anyone got any good stories or memories of players the club very nearly got. I'm not talking about sculthorpe/Briers rumours that seemed to be year on year rumours.

We supposedly had Ali Lauatiti in the bag until Leeds sneak him from under our noses.

We turned down Hanley
We were in for Offiah
Kimmorley was on a plane
Quinnell set off in his car to sign, but turned round
Stephen Ball said Lee Crooks was days away from coming back when we resigned Divorty

dobson wasnt good enough

Alan Hunte

There's some memories

plus

An eminent ex Director told me a few weeks before he died that JPR Williams got as far as a chat in the boardroom at the Boulevard

That was Scott Gibbs

John Woods , Derrick Fox

Jamie Foster



I'll get my coat.

Yeah cos the scrum halfs we have had since we missed out on him have being brilliant havnt they??

But will you all open your eyes!
All these so called nearly signings use you as tools to get better deals at better clubs.
Wake up and smell the Coffee
Scott Prince is an absolute classic case.
Also your board has always announced these signings before they have signed, often at time of season pass sales

In fact I remember so well the NEARLY signing of Deryk Fox. I went with my then Father in law to the Boulevard to watch Wigan trounce Hull and people were carrying buckets asking for donations from fans towards the signing. The signing never happened but im sure someone had a good time with the money

Offiah twice

First RL club to approach him and then when he went to Wigan