Good signing for me. Excellent distributor & clever kicker.

Sorry, not been on here since last week. Despite all the rumours on here & on social media about the deal breaking down etc, he signed last Wednesday.

Somebody is telling porkies, Cats have just announced Drinkwater is staying with them.

I’ve been told that rumour too. Holding back the announcement for a few days apparently.

I hate the pre-excuse "Time to gel"

100%. There can be some 6th sense understanding learnt over a period of time, but I don’t expect a cyclist to forget how to ride a bike.
Success is where ability meets with preparation, there is no gel in that.

Exactly, when Woolf took over from Holbrook, did he need time to gel with his back room team and work out combinations and build a rapport with the players, time to establish a philosophy? No, just got on with it and won 3 SL titles in a row.

There's a nugget of evidence of last season's problems on the new video of pre-season training just released from the club. It's another of Daryl's 'Welcome Briefings' addressing the players ahead of pre-season.

I quote:

[i"Leaders? We'll decide later. I won't pick a leadership group at the start, I'll see how this rolls fellas. I want you boys to get after it. Leaders that stand out, we'll talk about that as we roll through the pre-season"[/i

This is encouraging. We've had a big turnover of players and we get rid of the loyalty talk. The new players have been thrown the gauntlet to go out and earn a place in the leadership group. No risk of a group of senior players pushing back against the new ways of doing things, and influencing the more junior members of the squad. I hope this means we finally get to see the Powell stamp on this team.

The player I'm most looking forward to is McGuire. He seems to be just the sort of character we've been lacking for a few years. He's a horrible player on the pitch, and opposition players and fans will hate him. However, off the pitch he talks like the ultimate professional. He's from a military family, sounds positive about everything he does, and from what we've seen in the NRL he never takes a backward step. He's like a more eloquent Benny Westwood.

Just read about this on the BBC.
Good signing.
I've always liked Drink water and alongside Williams, and with our forwards we've got to be in with a shout this year ...... haven't we?

Really happy with this, good signing.

Have I missed something here? Matty Russell?

One would argue an emergency "back up" winger is the last position we need to fill. We have Thewlis x2, Ashton, Minikin and I'm sure some academy players who could slot in if 3 of the above got injured.

I'm all for redemption, but the last time he was here the lad admitted to having serious issues. I wish Russell well but I don't want him near the club

https://twitter.com/BoydMadame/status/1 ... D45C1lt5QQ A centre incoming?

https://twitter.com/BoydMadame/status/1 ... D45C1lt5QQ A centre incoming?

Russell??? Jesus Christ.

Totally agree. I'd be more than happy for josh lynch or Jack Derbyshire to fill in any spaces in the backline when we're struggling. I'd put re-signing matty Russell as a worse signing than latu!

So the cycle on here seems to be…
1) We are going to sign X player rumour
2) Lots of posts about him being great/rubbish
3) Even more posts about why it is taking so long to announce
4)Lots of “typical Wire messing it up/leaving to last minute
5) Rumour starts that the rumoured signing has decided not to come
6) Total meltdown… he is rubbish anyway, didn’t want him/if he doesn’t want to come balls to him/ KissKam out
7) Signing announced, unalloyed joy, everyone congratulates the club and KF for getting it over the line
8 ) Obviously I made up 7).
9) And repeat

Can’t wait for all the Matty Russell outrage

Who is Madame Boyd? I don't do Twitter, so I have no idea who they are. Are they a reliable source?

Its a character from the What would Brian Bevan say podcast, they have been very accurate in the past but recently got a couple wrong.

Now confirmed.

Amazing. He would not get in those teams we seek to emulate.

Very true.

1) I like rumours
2) I like the opinions
3) Why does it take so long / our club leak so badly?
4) This is evidently true. We have started pre season without our full squad in place.
5) I think it's fair to say that some signings have been complicated like that.
6) This is human behaviour (read Aesops Fables Fox and the Grapes)
7) Last time I recall this was Widdop and Williams signings.


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9) It's what makes the world go round

Ah, I see. Thanks Gaz.

2 kicking halves, who is going to take the line on??