Yes, Drinkwater is the classic journeyman, and I am no fan. As well as a string of clubs they seem to produce the occasional quality play in a game which just about does enough to justify their existence. I wouldn't class Yates as a journeyman though as his work rate is very high. So there are players around that have experience and could mesh with the work ethic that we currently have within the squad. In the longer term its the Academy that should be providing the bulk of our new players with the gaps from carefully chosen external recruitment ( for me, anyway).

[quote="Crosswire":tlo7i8hw]How long is CTW signed for? If he is that good NRL and other SL clubs will no doubt be sniffing around.[/quote:tlo7i8hw] He has signed a contract with Wire, that expires at the end of the 2028 season :- https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... lves-deal/

[quote="Crosswire":tlo7i8hw]How long is CTW signed for? If he is that good NRL and other SL clubs will no doubt be sniffing around.[/quote:tlo7i8hw] He has signed a contract with Wire, that expires at the end of the 2028 season :- https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... lves-deal/

Think we are forgetting that CTW and Dufty don’t have kicking game unlike Leon and Oli Leyland.

[quote="Crosswire":aw9vuhfa]How long is CTW signed for? If he is that good NRL and other SL clubs will no doubt be sniffing around.[/quote:aw9vuhfa] Fortunately for us, full back is a position where there is an embarrasment of riches in the nrl. Plus, we're no longer the same club we were when Harris and Sculthorpe broke through and we were forced to sell. It's highly doubtful another super league club could prise him away from us.

Dufty ,you don't throw one of your best strike weapons away for a youngster who needs to be nurtured & eased into 1st team rugby & I'm .sure when CTW pulls on his own number 1 shirt he will explode onto the scene as a very competent player.

Reading on here it seems we are putting a lot of faith in Hayes who, after all, has played 11 1/2 games of top level RL.