I think this is excellent news & looking forward to seeing Penny at the HJ next season. He is exciting to watch & probably would have enhanced some games this season which hasn't been the best tbh (I know we are second, CC Semi - finalist etc).



Given a fair crack of the whip, he will be a success & SL standard - My money is on come this time next year we will be talking more about the tries he has scored than any defensive frailities (and you can quote me on that!!)

I am with you on this. He suffered from being on the outside shoulder of King and LAnderson in defence.



Does he still have that same, long striding speed?

Delighted.



Make the doubters eat their words, Kev.

Whilst I'm pleased for Penny I'm just not sure it will help sell even more season tickets. Whilst this is a bigger debate for another topic regarding the structure of the game but so far we've lost Adrian Morley & Gareth Carvell with Roy Asotasi (Sp) coming in. What with the alleged other not named departure as mentioned by Gary Skent's to come. I just hope there is another player to be named. (Not including Anthony England)

it wasn't Anderson that let him down in defence, it was king playing a position unfamiliar to him in his first season.

james graham.

Rubber Duckie I wouldn't if I was you. The inks not dry on that Gareth Hock Warrington contract you mentioned

I never wrote anything about a "contract"! I said only what I new about, that was that hock said, that there was talks.

Once before the loan deal to widnes and another more recently.

On the one hand I agree, especially if that departure is Hodgson who has been immense for us. However, if the lack of signings means we're pushing our academy lads through, developing a proper feeder system and (as much as I hate to say it) turning ourselves into a Wigan or Saints model, where there seems to be an endless stream of young talent waiting in the wings, then so much the better. It's not that long ago we seemed to be relying on big Aussie imports to keep us going, now we've got a solid core of Warrington lads and if we can grow our local talent base, I'd prefer that to marquee signings for the sake of it.

I agree with you Blood, there is a different kind of excitement and pride in watching the homegrown kids come through the ranks and shine. Although we must not be too blinkered and understand that the occasional infusion of new blood can be a good thing if it supplements what we have got and adds something extra. It can also put bums on seats if it is the right choice.

It's a great debate this and one that's worthy of its own thread. It's a damed if you do damed if you don't. It's similar to what that little bloke in charge of the Football Association is asking for. We forget our riches in that we have Dwyer, G Riley and a few others who can step up. I think one thing is for sure "We all trust in Tony Smith"

It was both and a failure of the edge structure. LAnderson had a particularly issue with jumping out of the line, hitting and not sticking thus causing King to step into the tackle and causing an overlap on his outside shoulder. King also suffered from ball watching and lost shape.