Got to give mr widnes a new deal surely, our longest serving player and were lost without him when he doesn't play.


Sign him up!

Can't be doing without Smithy. He is the life of the team!

Sign him!

I say let him go... He's not a SL quality player .. So IMHO we should be looking to get someone in who we want to play number two to Camerson Smith in 2012


Neil

I'd keep Smith too, he could do a job in 2012 if we're in SL by then. Netherton has been given a chance to prove his worth of a SL contract, and despite his tender years, he is still half the play Smith is.

Smithy should be allowed to leave,Mark will be the first to tell you that he is no lnger the player he was 3-4 yrs ago and injuries have took their toll.Sign a good experienced hooker ,someone who will give the guile that Widnes desperatly need ,especially the speed of the ruck area and fitness that is needed to take teh team forward.I dont think is doubting that Mark Smith has been a great player for the Vikings,but his best days are well and truly behind him.

If he doesn't get a new deal there's something seriously strange going on at the club.

I too heard he will be at Leigh.

I will be happy with this, providing he has a wash, shave and a new haircut !

What is going on at Widnes?Thackeray maybe going aswell so who are we buying to replace these players?

Nothings going on, Thackeray has a couple of Super League clubs looking at him and we cant give the money he wants on a £300,000 salary cap. I do hope we sign Smithy for next year but his 'knees' are a problem so he wont be going Super League.

I wouldnt panic, plenty of players are available and plenty will have been spoken to for next year.

TBH I think you should move on and sign a younger hooker that will move up to SL with you.

Think Netherton is that player Nat, but the side on the park is a different one with Smithy there!

Another to have his turn in the reserves too this week.

Hard one to judge with Smith. Certainly not the player he was at this level in his first two years where he was one of the most dangerous out of dummy half and caused defences all kinds of problems. I think he has missed Bob Beswick since he went though as the pair seemed to have a good understanding together during that time. Hi sinfleunce now seems to be one of keeping the side together defensively.

Unfortunately despite his service if you offered me the choice of somebody like Jon Clarke for a year or Smith then I wouldnt need too long to make my mind up. One of Smith's biggest downfalls has got to be the fact that his passing from dummy half is poor and at SL that would make a mighty difference.

I think the majority of the older players who would be considered for SL (Allen, Paddy, Thacks) are in the ???? bracket with regards the SL impact. It's hard to go overboard in keeping players like Thacks at the club then when they have been out of the top flight for getting close to three years and their potential impact is unknown. If somebody wants him and can offer better terms at the moment then so be it. He knows in his own head that given another season in all probability we will be a SL side and that he would be a shoe in for the squad.

Why do you say that. If you have already been given the nod why on earth would SOC waste money he doesn't have to. You could be the first club ever promoted from a relegation position in the Championship into SL. Now someone tell me that is not a faint possibility.