Always willing to be proved wrong but I see no way in a million years we would sign Hock. Smith is big on role modelling - that is part of the reason for signing Gidley. Hock is probably the worst role model playing the professional game.

In terms of Higham, I think his game has improved out of sight over the last couple of seasons from when he arrived as a very one-dimensional player. To allow him to go on loan at this point in the season given our lack of leadership in pivot positions and our other hooker being injured would be difficult to understand unless Smith wants to use the remainder of this season to provide experience to the likes of Dwyer and Patton.

Sad day as this seems to be true, but no were near as sad the day will be if we do sign Hock, I echo other comments,and I would rather lose blooding our youngsters,than win with this THUG in the team!

I heard a rumour that Joel is going to link up with his brother at Catalan next year. He is still under contract, the rumour i got was we were getting Scott Dureau and Mike Oldfield in exchange????

Anything on this or is this just wishful thinking?

Dureau would be nice (despite having frequent, and long, injury issues the last few years). I remain pessimistic.

Can't see use going in for them.
Oldfield I like but we've bagged Lineham for the right edge, and were not short on wingers either.

A ruddy big strong centre we're in need of and an enforcer prop.
If we're are not going to get either Bridge or Ratchford in the halves we'll need a bloody good hb too.

Tom Lineham would be a good signing but at 200K? Very overpriced if that is what we have to pay. He is a big lad though and has pace to burn, something which, bar Penny, we lack in the 3/4s.

Heard about the Higham story before and I'd be pretty shocked to be honest if it goes through. Yes, I can see him leaving at end of the year but mid season, leaving us with only one hooker for rest of the year??!! Be a bit daft to let him leave on loan and leave ourselves short. At the end of the day, he is a Warrington player at present so get on with it until end of the year. It would also surprise me as Higham has a great relationship with the fans so for him to just up and leave during the season would be strange..

With regards to Hock, to see our club even linked with that King Street Hooligan is a disgrace. He is a total liability and his best years are well behind him. If we signed him, then, we are going backwards rather than forwards and a lot of our fans would not entertain him. I know I wouldn't!!

If these rumours about Higham immediately leaving are not true, then someone from the club should come out and quell them.

My last word...

AVOID HOCK AT ALL COSTS!!!

I heard that it was Ben Pomeroy we were getting from Catalan a few weeks back not sure how true that is though

The situation in a nutshell - Micky has been offered a new contract with Warrington for next season but on far less money than he currently earns. Micky is not happy about the offer and is upset that Tony Smith thinks so little of him. He has asked to leave straight away as he has been offered a two and a half year deal with Leigh on more money than he is currently earning. Warrington have said he can leave but they want a transfer fee of £120,000. Deal scuppered.

I'd say he's got another season in him after this one, it'd be perfect if he stayed and gave Dwyer a bit more time to develop into a regular. Sadly all the noises say he is for the exit, if not straight away then definitely at the end of the year.

Wheres the rumour about tom lineham come from as i thought tom himself killed it off by saying he was happy at Hull FC and looking to stay even beyond his current contract?
Interview with tom here [urlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/sltv/ukrugbyleague#[/url

I wont believe any of this til I see it on the Warrington official site.

lineham? just wishfull thinking chaps,

I heard before the season started that we had done a deal for a player from Hull FC for 2016. Rumour has it that it will be Lineham although I intially thought/hoped it would be Westerman

Yeaman is out of contract at the end of the season


Please let it be him lol

I can't believe 9 hours after this post no-one has done a Turbular Bells themed comment. Come on folks, liven up.

Not sure about his rugby abilities but it would improve the pre-match entertainment immensely. Go on, there's your starter for 10.

Its Tubular Bells

Tubular, dude.

Moonlight Shadow.

Blue Peter.

£120k for 5 months left in contract, you pinched Hilly for £30k.

does anyone really think we would ask 120k for Higham to be released early from a 1 year contract?

most ridiculous thing ive ever read.

No fee involved, TS spat his dummy at Micky and told him to go straight away.

that i can believe....

well this season is almost a write off anyway... IF its true, lets him go and move on.

Considering some of the players who have left in recent years with no one but juniors to replace them ,i would find it a very strange management decision to allow the lynch pin of our present team to fall through the gap as well. Mickey is presently the driving force behind many of our scoring moves & in our current situation is a player we can't do without.
As for players for 2016 ,we have a player who we signed early for this season who isn't exactly setting the world alight.

If this is true then things are unravelling at the Wire, sadly.