Williams. He did it literally all of last season.

Williams' short kicking game is top class. Can't speak on Drinkwater too much as I didn't see him play much last season or in his career to be honest. But I just hope his long kicking game is good, because if I'm honest, Williams might have one of the worst ones I've ever seen!

But he was constantly running at the line last season. He was on the right for the first half of the season. As much as he tried, it just wasn't working, but when we moved him to the left (where he played for Wigan, and because Widdop got injured) he looked comfortable and effective running at the line, creating chances regularly. Just his long kicking game is absolutely poor.

One of your half backs has signed for Fev today

Aye, Riley dean

Learn from the master just like he did from Briers.

Agreed I think he will allow Williams to shine & he does the basics very well, when I’ve seen him at Catalan albeit without much flamboyance I think it’s quite an astute signing.

The most disappointing factor is that we haven’t signed an out and out quality strike centre. No doubt we will end up signing five centres next year but then be short of second rowers or some shy te like that

Glad that my original question has got a decent answer. Think Drinkwater will go well behind a refreshed and beefed up pack playing alongside Williams. IF we were to sign a decent centre I might start to think we have a chance of winning something again.

Did the World Cup pass you by?

Ratchford is fine at centre and will do a good job.I've no issues with left centre other than if ratchford is injured who moves there until Wrench is fit?

I wonder why Drinkwater was such a late, late acquisition, and that bothers me.
I'm reserving judgement until 6 games into 2023, which should tell us whether there's a change in desire and structure on the field of play from last year.

A few options. Minikin at Centre, move Thewlis to Centre and either Russell or Minikin on the wing or move a SR, either Currie or Nicholson, to Centre with Harrison going to SR.

There were media reports from Australia linking us to various Half-Backs (as there always are), when nothing came off we got the 'Ratchford is the answer' comment from DP, then Drinkwater became available late in the day and we moved for him.

Looks like a decent outcome, on paper.

Time will tell, and rather him at HB than Ratchford.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63977399

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63977399

Exactly how i was hoping it be in the halves, can't wait for the season to begin

Sounds very positive, hopefully we will see the best of Williams who is definitely our best player, but has so far been used wrong IMO. He's an incredible runner of the ball and his short kicking game is great. Game control isn't one of his greater strengths though so I'm hoping drinkwater and a pack that makes more ground will give Williams a much better platform to give us a shot on all fronts this season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64037582 And we was once linked to this guy according to someone on here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64037582 And we was once linked to this guy according to someone on here.

Well it wasn’t me but I did raise the point of him making ‘come and get me’ noises.
Craig Harrison has revealed Gale was twice lined up to join Wire.

Yes I saw that too from Harrison, although it seemed to both times be coming from Player / Agent rather than the club. Both times Warrington rejected it.

I thought Harrison said they’d been talks between them under SP tenure. Wire apparently went quiet. I would guess they had by then set sights on Williams.

Over the years I am sure we must have looked at him.
He was a bit of quality.

That`s my view too.

He would have been a very good signing at certain stages of his career, but not now.

Yeah he would have been a good signing before he ruptured his Achilles. He'll be class in the championship and i hope he does well for himself. We're looking great with our halves though so i'm happy with that

That someone was me, because we were speaking to his agent.

It was never as a starting half. More of an experienced back-up costing very little on the cap. But not deemed necessary with the emergence of our own Academy player(s).

We were still talking to Gales agent this season as well. Obvious links with DP.

I'm surprised we were linked with him under Price. If we couldn't get Widdop and Austin firing in that team, what the hell were we expecting Gale to do? IMO Gale has only ever looked anything near a top quality halfback when under Powell... something that leaves me feeling encouraged for the coming season, considering Gale and Drinkwater aren't too far apart in terms of quality and role.