Just been reading on the Northstanders facebook page, that Ryan Atkins is on his way back?

Don't know if there is anything in this.

I liked him when he was first with us, but for me, he would be now behind Tupou and Lyne.

I think short term loan deal would be fine, to cover the injuries etc, but no longer than that. Come the end of this season he will be 34, and personally would rather see us keep MCB longer, or bring on Kershaw/Croft more

Thoughts?

I think he'd be great back up cover for both and second row

Would be a strange one.
He's still an excellent player and he'd be an excellent player to have as cover but, you'd expect him to be on a decent contract, unless Wire are hoping to get someone else in over there ??

Thats exactly what I thought Wrencat

Welcome back if true

From our point of view we have Goodwin and Toby King ahead of him at present, Mamo also can do a stint there and Luther Burrell will arrive in July. I'm fairly sure he wont get another contract with us past this season, we could probably be tempted to let him move early if we thought we could bring someone else in. Atkins could also be prepared to move early if it secures him a contract beyond 2019.

are you his manager then



well if he come there used to be a poster on called adam 1234 or what ever his number he used will be creaming him self if he returns

One year deal ?

I would be surprised if we could afford him this year now that we've signed MCB.

Loan till the end of the season then a 1yr contract option?
If it happens, we would see Wires intentions if he was allowed to play against them....

Wire have signed another centre from RU
When is Burrell arriving at wire? This year or next?

Still can't afford him.
We are not in a position to let anybody go to make way.

And the FB post is just a one liner that everybody then talks about. No one actually knows anything.

You may be right but it depends how the deal is done. I'm not sure but if its a season long loan for example that free's up some valuable cap space for Warrington. They may also be willing to part fund this, probably by proxi through a sponsor or similar. As i say you may be right but if you remember we did Warrington a big favour a few years back by taking a big name player on loan ??? So I wouldn't totally dismiss it

Seem to a remember a club voice (possibly MC) saying something along the lines of 'a favour was still owed for helping Warrington with a salary cap issue'



Could well be I've completely misinterpreted what I've heard

No I remember something along those lines, can't remember guys name but he arrived injure though we did get a few games from him towards the end 0f 2016 I think.

Simon Grix?

Yep....but I'm sure he never played a game for us ??

He will join us from 1st July this year.

Ben Harrison

Thats him, but I think we took a forward on as well.

He defo said that in an interview re wire owing us for taking Simon Grix them to help with wires cap

Wasn't it Ben Harrison?

Thought he went quite well for us

If true, the MCB to centre seems to be deemed a failure.

I remember it as Simon Grix.