Smithy god is hanging up his boots.

At 29? Far too young! Unless he's just got a few patch offers from Leigh, Oldham etc and isn't too interested... Or the Aus move could have a stem to it?

Varkulis has signed for you.

As in re - signed?

A lot of players contracts run until November that's why it's quiet at the moment. The best is yet to come..............

i hear brian noble is going to spend the next year finding them all in preperation.

If only




[urlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/nov/08/wales-iestyn-harris-crusaders-coach[/url
[i"Denis Betts, the former Wigan forward and coach who has also been linked with Harlequins since he started looking for a return to rugby league after three years in union with Gloucester, will instead join Widnes ahead of their expected return to the Super League in 2012. His move is set to be confirmed when Paul Cullen, the current Widnes coach, returns from New Zealand to take up a more strategic role at the club."[/i

could be a good coach in the making Betts.

whoever gets the job will be bringing in almost a full new squad.

I know someone involved with the club and he told me nobel a few weeks ago.... he must have been wrong if they are making Betts the coach.

He’s relatively inexperienced and has been out of the game for 5 years. I’m not at all confident about our future with him in charge.

I’m ing gutted, if truth be told.

I agree that is not a good forward step for the Vikings, Not been in RL for 5 years and from what i am told is a total A-whole when it comes to people management.

Good luck, What has Happened to Terry O'conner if Cullen is going up ?.

Maybe that could be better though, get our lads drilled and working hard, it didn't work for Cullen at Wire as he was still 'one of the lads' and apparently Betts had similar at Wigan (though still did ok).

TO'C role apparently hasn't changed as he's more of a player liason officer, I think though he'll now work closer with the board whilst Cullen works closer with Betts.

From who exactly..

This is a bit of information going around

I see Ben Davies is in the Wigan Squad next year and not Harlequins.Maybe we can get him on a season loan and then permanetly for 2012.Props next year looks like as follows,

1.Pickers 2.Hecky 3.Gaz Haggerty 4.Ben Kavanagh (Secondrower for me.) 5.Houghton. So if first 3 stay fit we will do ok but i worry if they get injured.We have youth in Mullaley,Alex Gerrard and Jack Smith.Well be interesting if Betts gets the best out of the youngsters.

We still need someone to replace Gannon as the hard man in the pack, none of them will step down but we need a punisher.

Gillian McKeith. This is more a replacement for Toa though.

Come on Rich, that Toa joke is getting a little boring now and he's no longer with us if you havent noticed. ##

Halifax are well represented there too.

Alison Hammond

That's why I noted that his replacement was Dr Gillian you dork



This will be the last time I mention Toa. It's been flogged to death and I need new material.

Read a book, I recommend 'don't die with the music in you'

Is the squad night in December or january time?Maybe we will wait to see what happens to the Crusaders.

January I think and coincides with home kit release, we usually have had (well meant to have) 1/2 games beforehand but so be rugby league

Mullaly has gone to Brisbane Broncos

I think we look fairly strong. Maybe light of a hooker and a prop though.

Lee Doran is remaining at Widnes for next year.

Good News.

This isnt official anywhere though is it?