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[wonky]

I think we should be on the look out for a new halfback regardless of Kaighan staying. Can any of us honestly see holt coming back to town when his home town club will be knocking on his door for a signature. Someone also told me miller was on a 2 year deal can anyone confirm?

[town88]

Ye he was on a 2 year deal

[SRC]

i think charlos waiting to see what happens down at barrow 1st

I think it'll be more a caseof the PLAYERS waiting to see what happens at Barrow before signing anything, rather than Charlo.

[Death to the Rah Rah's]

If ever there was a time to go '###### or bust' it's going to be next season. If Town get cast adrift and end up in a division with the likes of Hemel, Gillingham!!!!, London Skolars, Gateshead etc. then it will be time to bring down the curtain on 65 years of rugby league in the town.

The club suffers financially now, and very few supporters will pay good money to watch a very poor standard of rugby without the prospect of promotion at the end of it.

I admire the board for being one of the more financially stable clubs, even if it has meant we haven't enjoyed much success in the last 15 years, but those rules go out of the window for the next 12 months. We need experienced players, and if we need to ship them from overseas, then let's get on with it!!

Edited by Death to the Rah Rah's, 26 October 2011 - 07:36 AM.

[haven94]

If ever there was a time to go '###### or bust' it's going to be next season. If Town get cast adrift and end up in a division with the likes of Hemel, Gillingham!!!!, London Skolars, Gateshead etc. then it will be time to bring down the curtain on 65 years of rugby league in the town.

The club suffers financially now, and very few supporters will pay good money to watch a very poor standard of rugby without the prospect of promotion at the end of it.

I admire the board for being one of the more financially stable clubs, even if it has meant we haven't enjoyed much success in the last 15 years, but those rules go out of the window for the next 12 months. We need experienced players, and if we need to ship them from overseas, then let's get on with it!!

i think we all have to go up next season or the merger talk will be back again.
and none of us want that.

[Death to the Rah Rah's]

Who says none of us want it?

As much as Town are my team, I've gradually accepted the fact that a merger will happen at some stage in the near future, economics will decide the fate of both clubs

[haven94]

Who says none of us want it?

As much as Town are my team, I've gradually accepted the fact that a merger will happen at some stage in the near future, economics will decide the fate of both clubs

if you were at the game saturday nobody at our end wants a merger and i know a few town fans who dont want it either

[Death to the Rah Rah's]

Whether they want it or not, that isn't to say it won't happen.

Worst case scenario and neither Town or Haven make the cut next season, how many supporters do you think the clubs will attract in a league with a load of southern clubs and no prospect of promotion for a few years?

I very much doubt I could motivate myself to pay to watch it, it's only going to be one step up from the amateurs who will also be playing in the summer!!

[wonky]

if you were at the game saturday nobody at our end wants a merger and i know a few town fans who dont want it either

This is about towns 2012 squad not merger talks AGAIN.

[town4me]

haven94 shaun, have you ever heard the saying "you dont always get what you want in life". wonky yes this is about towns 2012 squad but merger talk will never go away until it happens. both clubs are sadly and slowly fading IMO and the "M" is inevitable. There is no other long term answer.

Edited by town4me, 27 October 2011 - 02:37 PM.

[dkw]

A merger will never happen, the only way it would ever work is if everything was perfectly 50/50 and that is an impossibility. The only chance we have of a SL club up here is if some rich benefactor backs a completely separate entity which has nothing to do with either town or Haven, except perhaps for using them as feeder clubs.

[JOHNNY83]

Whether they want it or not, that isn't to say it won't happen.

Worst case scenario and neither Town or Haven make the cut next season, how many supporters do you think the clubs will attract in a league with a load of southern clubs and no prospect of promotion for a few years?

I very much doubt I could motivate myself to pay to watch it, it's only going to be one step up from the amateurs who will also be playing in the summer!!

Why do you seem to think theres no prospect for promotion for a few years??
Promotion and relegation continues between the Championship and Championship 1 from 2013 onwards!

[Keith T]

I would start to feel a bit happier if we started signing a few players!!!! Our neighbours are said to have signed 22 up to date and our list is stuck on 8. Peter Lupton is looking for a Cumbrian club for next season I would hope we have spoken with him. And another rumour is that Holty is in for the Barrow job. Why are we always the last to get our squad sorted?

[Cato89]

Heard a crack Town have been talkin to Nathan Mossop,hooker ,apparently he's left barrow.

[wonky]

Heard a crack Town have been talkin to Nathan Mossop,hooker ,apparently he's left barrow.

Were desperate for a hooker to be signed up, even if pedley signs we still need a good interchange for him to take some pressure off him. Hopefully lupton has been talked to already as he would be great at this level for us. But it has gone very quiet over the last 2 weeks, the likes of mossop,low,dawesy,mcgoff have never even been mentioned. And what about stack?????

[Hate the rec]

It says on the Jambos site that we have signed Peter Lupton and its a done deal, if true this would be a very good signing indeed, although some on their site will no doubt say the opposite! we will wait and see if true!

[wonky]

It says on the Jambos site that we have signed Peter Lupton and its a done deal, if true this would be a very good signing indeed, although some on their site will no doubt say the opposite! we will wait and see if true!

Rumour I got told was he was on the verge of signing but another super league club came in for him. We will have to wait and see, but hopefully we will get him.

[wonky]

Tutty and cotter have signed new 1 year deals.

[Keith T]

Tutty and cotter have signed new 1 year deals.

Whilst it's good to see these lads signing on again these are what we could call easy signings because Cotter is blue and white from the top of his head to the tips of his toes and Tutty has been in both local camps and come back to Town. If he plays anything like he did in 2008 with us I will be pleased.

But as I say these are easy signings and I think the fans are more bothered about what is happening with the more difficult signings. Being a very impatient sort of bloke I hate this time of year for this very reason!!!!

[Oneday]

Whilst it's good to see these lads signing on again these are what we could call easy signings because Cotter is blue and white from the top of his head to the tips of his toes and Tutty has been in both local camps and come back to Town. If he plays anything like he did in 2008 with us I will be pleased.

But as I say these are easy signings and I think the fans are more bothered about what is happening with the more difficult signings. Being a very impatient sort of bloke I hate this time of year for this very reason!!!!

Agreed. Still a few weeks to Xmas yet

Edited by Oneday, 03 November 2011 - 11:21 AM.