2025 squad

[Sailaway]

Looks like Swinton have "signed" a new badge.

 

[Mark]

I like it. better then some of the previous efforts 

[Sailaway]

Two recent additions to the squad. Kian Morgan, a centre who was with Oldham for the last three seasons. Harry Higham, an outside back from Wigan reserves who is the son of Mickey Higham.

Edited November 16 by Sailaway

[wayner]

Is that 16 players signed so far - lots of young players in the list so we definitely need some more experienced players and ideally a leader to marshal the team as Patton ............. all looking very positive

 

[wayner]

Adam Sidlow signing now confirmed - great news - Oldham fans have spoken really highly of him and he will bring the game management and experience that the team will need.........

[Sailaway]

1 hour ago, wayner said:

Adam Sidlow signing now confirmed - great news - Oldham fans have spoken really highly of him and he will bring the game management and experience that the team will need.........

A good signing as you say Wayner. I think that is Swinton's 16th confirmed recruit. A similar experienced player for the backs would help as apart from Abram they look a bit on the youthful side. Hopefully there will at least a couple of gems amongst them.

[Urge]

There's 27 people on the photo at the end of the training vid and that's including  Paul Wood, Paul Anderson and Dougie, so a squad of around 24?

It's a very young squad.

Has Rhys Williams called it a day or moved elsewhere, I was hoping he would sign on?

[Mark]

2 hours ago, Urge said:

There's 27 people on the photo at the end of the training vid and that's including  Paul Wood, Paul Anderson and Dougie, so a squad of around 24?

It's a very young squad.

Has Rhys Williams called it a day or moved elsewhere, I was hoping he would sign on?

He had a 2 year contract but it was void when we went down, rumours from Batley that he was going there but nothing mentioned. I hope he does sign on for us again 

[wayner]

2 hours ago, Urge said:

There's 27 people on the photo at the end of the training vid and that's including  Paul Wood, Paul Anderson and Dougie, so a squad of around 24?

It's a very young squad.

Has Rhys Williams called it a day or moved elsewhere, I was hoping he would sign on?

Yes I thought we hadn't signed that many players  I think the back line does look youthful.

I also heard that Batley were interested in Williams - personally I would have thought if Williams was going to sign he would have done so by now - would be good to have him in the back line.

[wayner]

Just read on Batley supporters page that they signed Jack Render who scored Hunslet's winning try - he looked a decent player but was on DR at Hunslet ? 

So hopefully Williams will resign for us.

[Mark]

Jordan Paga, Half back, just announced from Oldham 

[m brooksy]

Paga will be great in League One at either full back or stand off. Breaks loads of tackles and very dangerous close to the line. If you can keep Sidlow fit he should be one of the best props in the league as he's a mountain of a man with a great offload.

[Mark]

On 25/10/2024 at 12:15, Mark said:

And the first signing is 

Full Back - Abram, Roberts 

Wingers - Anderson  

Centres - Higham, MOrgan

Half Back - Jack Stevens, Briers, Paga

Middle - Brown, Walker, Case, Sidlow

Hooker - Roby, Porter

Second Row - Rodden, Beardsworth & Cox

 

[Mark]

Swinton and Williams come to a mutual parting of the ways 

[wayner]

Oh well - I see in Mark's list there are 17 players I think Jamie Redcliffe has resigned so that's 18 but there seemed more than 18 players excluding coaching staff at the training session posted on X - so players on trial or signed but no official announcements yet - club does like to drip feed news of signings

[Urge]

Been trying to figure out who the two guys in the training video not in Swinton kit are.

Based off his jacket this seems to be Danny Lynch who plays for Haresfinch and Ireland, the other guy (not in the photo), could be Aaron Lynch but that's just a guess.

[Mark]

Mayfield said we had signed Daniel Coop at their end of season awards night 

[Mark]

1 hour ago, Urge said:

Been trying to figure out who the two guys in the training video not in Swinton kit are.

Based off his jacket this seems to be Danny Lynch who plays for Haresfinch and Ireland, the other guy (not in the photo), could be Aaron Lynch but that's just a guess.

Wonder if they have signed or on trial? 

[Mark]

Coop and McGucken announced, looking online they look like centres, 

[Mark]

On 25/10/2024 at 12:15, Mark said:

And the first signing is 

Full Back - Abram, Roberts 

Wingers - Anderson  

Centres - Higham, MOrgan, Coop, McGucken

Half Back - Jack Stevens, Briers 

Middle - Brown, Walker, Case, Sidlow, Reddecliff

Hooker - Roby, Porter

Second Row - Rodden, Beardsworth & Cox

 

[Mark]

On 19/11/2024 at 16:13, wayner said:

Oh well - I see in Mark's list there are 17 players I think Jamie Redcliffe has resigned so that's 18 but there seemed more than 18 players excluding coaching staff at the training session posted on X - so players on trial or signed but no official announcements yet - club does like to drip feed news of signings

You must be Psychic Wayne, Reddecliff announced today 

[wayner]

Not really Mark, Jamie works at the same company as a mate of mine - so I was told several weeks ago that he had signed.

I believe Paul Wood has coached Jamie Reddecliff when he was a junior so that was probably a factor in him re-joining club because I am pretty sure was fed last season having signed, trained and never got any game time.

I don't really like the drip feeding of news about signings

[Sailaway]

19 hours ago, Mark said:

 

Thanks for keeping this list updated, Mark. Jordan Paga is missing from this one. 20 players announced so far I think.

[wayner]

Maybe a recognised winger and loose forward will be announced in the next raft of player signings I hope

[Mark]

On 25/11/2024 at 22:20, wayner said:

Not really Mark, Jamie works at the same company as a mate of mine - so I was told several weeks ago that he had signed.

I believe Paul Wood has coached Jamie Reddecliff when he was a junior so that was probably a factor in him re-joining club because I am pretty sure was fed last season having signed, trained and never got any game time.

I don't really like the drip feeding of news about signings

They drip feed the news as clicks are linked to IMG scores, the more interaction the higher the score. its an area that is easy to do compared to stadums, etc and can get you valuble funding.