If that is the amount we paid for him then that is a bargain!

Would Sims' fee count to that?

It was 185k actually

That just about figures, because I was told Warrington paid a transfer fee between 170k to 190k, depending on who was right. Definitely not below 170k and no higher than 190k. The deal was done subject to him being able to play with us this season. I am 95% certain he will be a Warrington player next season, unless there is an unbelievable change of mind or late developments.

Shame for us as he was the best prospect we have had for years.

We know all about losing talented young players (Harris, Sculthorpe) so I totally understand and feel your pain IF he comes to us. However, you have to be pragmatic about it if the money was needed to save the club.

Whenever we lost great players in the past it felt like the end of the world...but it wasn't ultimately. We did what we did to survive...and then we started to thrive and develop...and look at us now...great stadium...challenging for all the honours on a regular basis. As long as you are moving forward....thats the main thing....even if moving forward is literally just surviving in the short term.

Your priority in the medium to long term has to be financial security and then a new stadium. Get a solid revenue stream built on solid, well managed foundations....then you'll get to keep your best players and challenge the top on a consistent basis.

Enjoy him now...and IF he goes think about what that actually means for the long term of the club.....hard to take in the short term..we know.

We sold Andy Gregory and bought a pitch cover.

Soooooooooooooo, done deal then.....

You won't see DC in a Wire shirt now, forget it.

Robbie Farah is unsettled, time to get him in.

Wire are making an announcement this week apparently.

That is the transfer of Roy Asotasi to Widnes.

Even if we paid a transfer fee for Simms ( which would surprise me), it wouldn't have been before the end of Nov 2013 so wouldn't have been in this set of accounts.

Offload ..you beat me to it........although I was going to say that Asotasi was announcing his retirement

There is no way that we will make an announcement this week with Cas going to Wembley. Having said that, if I'm wrong I'm buying the ale in the Rodney pre-match on Friday.

I thought he announced his retirement in Round 1.

By actions, or lack of, but not not words

There could well be delayed payments in that for players like Ratch

Ratchford joined us three years ago and no transfer costs were involved - he was out of contract.

Still waiting.

I think the announcement was Highams testimonial

So do I. There was never going to be an announcement re Clark in the week after Cas had got to Wembley. It will be made (if it's true) when the Cas season is over.

The announcement was Highams testimonial

I hope the rumours re Clark are true as he has the makings of a world class player but wasn't Bateman a nailed on certainty to be signing for Wire according to the pundits.

As a Leeds fan I remember Tom Briscoe being pretty much nailed on to sign for us since around early May of last year, yet it wasn't announced until Hull were knocked out of the playoffs in September.

That there was potential for a Wire vs Cas CC Final then he was never going to be announced before, and realistically you'll probably have to wait until Castleford's playoff run has ended just in case the two teams could meet then.

No he wasn't. A bit of idle speculation that was eventually denied by the club.

I suppose that in true Rubber Duckie style you're going to say you knew there was an announcement coming, but it wasn't the Clark signing. fact is that there's some kind of press release in the early part of most weeks.

Nope.

Just posted that an announcent was due according to a few on Twitter then clarified what the announcement was.