Didnt realise until reading the League Express he was still unattached. What do people recon? for me he could be worth a punt....they type of player we need a $h1thouse enforcer, and a classic old style prop. Would give us some good options if fielden doesnt show improvement etc and could give us the lack of go forward we lack. Plus I would expect you could prob get him for a bargain price of £40-50k etc so if it didnt work out we've not lost a massive amount.

Always liked thakrey hes a prop forward in the old mould of a cowie or skerrett and would do a cracking job IMO.

Isn't there a reason he's unattached?

Presume some fall out with Hull FC.....but its not like weve not signed players with problems in the past is it.....I would guess Thackreys indiscretions are not as bad as some we have signed. Get him on a tight contract on the cheap as a chance to make his comeback and if their are problems get him binned. What we got to lose...on form he's a GB International Prop and if we could get something out of him it would be worth it IMO

He's been bother everywhere he's been. The reason we didn't go fir willie mason is he's trouble and he's twice the player thackery is.

I wouldn't touch him with yours.

That is what I was referring to.

Since this thread's creation little over half an hour ago, if you listen very carefully you will hear King Street landlords rubbing their hands with anticipation.

And the local bookies.

Wasn't he declared bankrupt a few years ago?

He's not the same Jamie Thackray of a few years back and we shouldn't go anywhere near him. He is a one season wonder if ever there was one and isn't as good a player as the likes of Prescott, O'Carroll or Mossop anymore.

I'd rather is find answears to any prop situation from within.

No, no, no, no, no, no....NO

tbh I bet hes only had as many problems in the past (if not less) than a certain hooker and a certain departed number 6 and we've signed both of them recently when there wasnt really a need for players in those positions.

Surely then Thackrey is worth a risk for a position we need, and where he could do a job. Whatevers said about off field antics hes always shown up on the pitch IMO and would at the v least be sturdy. And if he could recapture his GB form he could be the player we so desperately need.

Even NL1 clubs are staying clear. I think he's currently playing amateur RU in Yorkshire.

I wouldnt even touch him with a ty stick. As people have said there must be a reason why he is unattached and why no other clubs, even ones like Celtic and Salford have shown no interest in him.

Andyed, if you're seriously considering Thackery as a Wigan player, let alone that he should get in team ahead of any of our forwards you really should lay of the psychotropic drugs.

Prop forward in the mould of Skerrett or Cowie? What excluding the fact that he's utter gash and real trouble?

As one poster mentioned, the guy is the archetypal 'one-season wonder'. Unfortunately, the one good season he had seemed to inflate his ego beyond all recognition.
He might be a so-called aggressive 'impact player', but its not much good him making 15 yards with a bustling drive, swatting defenders off like flies but then dropping the ball like a berk, as so often happens with him.

As others have said, the guy has blotted his copybook too many times. Plus the stories of off-field trouble are legion.

I think it's safe to say that, if Thackeray was not a barrell load of trouble, then he wouldnt' be a free agent by now. The same is true of Willie Mason, who is actually a far better player.

The phrase "40 foot barge pole" comes to mind with him.

Looks like he has found his level at York... www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/484615 ... _Thackray/

Looks like he has found his level at York... www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/484615 ... _Thackray/

Heard he's about to sign for York.

During "one" of his troubled spells at Hull, he was dropped from the first team and played in Hull reserve team at Orrell v Wigan.

I have never seen a more abject disinterested performance from so called professional player.
As a few have stated on here, there are good reasons why clubs have tried him and got rid.

Stay well clear.

Couldn't think of a word that describes him worse! He's an error machine and just isn't a good player anymore.

I'd still like to hope if a tough, aggressive prop forward becomes available we'll be in for them but Thackray isn't that man.

no , no , and no

No chance, I honestly would rather have O'Carroll, Prescott, Mossop and Davies playing before him, absolute no chance, maybe in 2004 might have signed him but not now, plus isn't he only small?

I doubt he could get a game for Pats TBH.

I guess from the previous posts we are not signing him then

Don't remember him doing anything before or after that big season he had in 2005, Fielden was good then too. We don't need his off field problems either. It says something about him that Hull F.C have released him even though they finished 12th last season. Stay well clear.

He is not the player he was in his season at Cas and first one in Leeds. He caused trouble at Cas, Leeds and Hull, all major dressing room bust ups as well as his off field antics.

Not a cat in Hells chance chould we go anywhere near him, in my opinion we have removing all his baggage he would not be worth a place in our squad simply basing it on performance.