Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:41 am  

easyWire wrote:

Not allowed though under the cap rules. Unless someone takes Inglis and pays him a salary. Or Williams plays for free. Or maybe his pregnant missus become CEO of the Warrington Wolves Baby Clothing Range on a six figure salary.

I wonder if a retirement forced through medical grounds might alter things? I know they have something in the NRL covering that I think?

The ideal for me would be Austin to be the one that goes, Williams is a natural replacement and isn't playing at the same level as Widdop, maybe Leigh or Leeds as suitors, but they probably would be reluctant to take on his marquee salary and I'm not sure how Warrington 'contributions' to his salary at other clubs would count on the cap.

Inglis going would be a shame, he wasn't great before his injury, but he adds a bit of interest factor, I'd rather he stayed ahead of Austin to be honest.

Widdop going has to be last choice, even if it probably is the most likely, I'd like to keep hold of him for as long as we can and he is willing, but not at the expense of losing out on Williams, who could be our halfback for the next 8 Years.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:02 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Could this be the biggest coup since Bradford gazumped Leeds from getting Iestyn Harris back?

I can see your Mods rating tumbling from A+++ if you keep that up.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:48 am  

easyWire wrote:

Not allowed though under the cap rules. Unless someone takes Inglis and pays him a salary.

I haven't studied the rules but I think this might be allowed.

If a player retires then his registration is ended. If a player has a season ending injury, as did Kev Brown, then you are not ending his registration, you are suspending it. In this case it requires special dispensation from the RFL and this happened in Brown's case as he hadn't played a competitive game.

I would think that because the RFL want to see Williams playing in SL this year ahead of the World Cup that they would view any proposal, by any SL club, favourably.

Williams would still have to fit within the salary cap and we already have two marquee signings. That means that the whole salary of whoever is lowest out of Williams, Widdop or Austin has to count in full.

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Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:06 am  

Captain Hook wrote:

I can see your Mods rating tumbling from A+++ if you keep that up.

Provocative posting. You have now slipped to b minus.

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Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:14 am  

I think one of the more interesting things about all this, and unless I have missed it, one that hasn't been mentioned, is the fact he is not going to Wigan. And that would tie in with a rumour I heard that he didn't wan't to go. You would have thought that an academy product from Wigan St Pats. would certainly head back home, but it doesn't seem that way.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:26 am  

Winslade's Offload wrote:

Provocative posting. You have now slipped to b minus.

"Mum, mum, I've just got my highest ever grade!"

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:40 am  

You could use the same trick you pulled when Chris Hicks retired only months after signing a new contract to fit Monaghan in.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:50 am  

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/15/dra ... -warriors/ Seems like it might be back to Widdop in the George Williams walk the plank challenge.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/06/15/dra ... -warriors/ Seems like it might be back to Widdop in the George Williams walk the plank challenge.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:59 am  

Les Norton wrote:

You could use the same trick you pulled when Chris Hicks retired only months after signing a new contract to fit Monaghan in.

Chris Hicks 'retired' before the season though.

From what I remember Hicks said he wanted to go home, something related to his wife's career I think, then u turned and signed a deal. We signed Monaghan and Hicks had an opportunity to continue his career with the Eels. Not sure Hicks was paid off as such, just a move back to the NRL worked out for him, us and his mrs.

Re: George Williams. : Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:23 pm  

Announcement imminent. Here we go.