Team looking good but still need a kicker unless Cullen intends to play Yates fullback.

Great signing IMO, as soon as it was clear he wanted to return to rugby, IMO we should have took him back.

Thats the thing when you try to set an example and sack a player or don't re-sign them - it sounds good taking the higher moral ground but all you are doing is letting another team sign them. It was the same for Penkywicz and Hudson. Obviously the player suffers because they can't play for 2 years, but the club also lose out by not having that player. Another club can come along, sign them up and claim they are doing the right thing and will help them etc.

Great signing and just what we needed!

I'm made up.

I'd like to see him in the back row with Doran, and Gerrard at loose forward. I think that's what PC has in mind anyway. Obviously it depends on how well Gerrard does at loose. If he can't cut it there, then I'd stick DA there and use Doran and Varks in the back row. So we now have several options in the pack.

We just need some quality backs now. Preferably ones that can kick well too.

The backs are going to be crackers, as soon as we get them 4 in on paper the squad will look excellent.

Barrows fans not happy - Would appear that they announced he was one of the players that they had re-signed at their presentation night.

Glad to see you signing someone...least you might be competetive if you sign a few more players.

Seems he had verbally agreed the contract but once his home town club come calling there was only ever one choice. www.totalrl.com/index.php?showtopic=192758

Seems he had verbally agreed the contract but once his home town club come calling there was only ever one choice. www.totalrl.com/index.php?showtopic=192758

Reading that thread it seems to link Liam Harrison strongly with Leigh?

Announcing someone as signed even though they havent signed a contract is always silly. Leigh have done it plenty of times and ended up with egg on faces.

That SRC is a right tool on the Barrow forum

[i"Widnes certainly like to beg, borrow and steal their team don't they !

Even more reason to put one up Cullen and co. next season"[/i


All as i can say to that is bring it on Matey, and while your at it explain the beg, borrow and steal comments.

Good signing for Widnes. Solid and dependable. Next year is going to be great. Good to see the Barrow fans a bit upset as all they seem to do is say they should be in SL or go gobbing off or trolling on here or on the Fax Forum.

"I have ambitions of returning to Super League and I think that by rejoining the Vikings I have a great chance of fulfilling them in 2012."

Is it just me or does every player who's signed for us in the last few years say words to this effect? Do they give 'em a card to read from or summat? I mean it's nice to hear but it's getting a bit Stepford now!

I personally think he should go and report it to the cry police.

Thats were the youth structure comes in, the below should be primed for Super League if and when it happens.


Paddy Flynn
Anthony Thackery
Ben Kavanagh
Danny Hulme
Anthony Mullally
Dave Allen
Thomas Coyle
Dave Houghton
Shayne Grady
Dean Thompson
Steve Pickersgill (will be 26)

Im not saying all will make it but we have some cracking youngsters in that lot.

Whats the odds that Barrow replace him with Fletcher?