Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:28 pm  

steve wrote:

But let's not worry about the fact that Wigan bring in an Australian Stand Off and relocate an english one to full back so he doesnt play in the position he is selected for at International level.

Wigan DID NOT NEED Finch - they took him to stop HKR or whoever signing him...

You'll find Leuluai is expected to play hooker interchanging with McIlorum.

Tomkins and Finch will be our halves and Roberts/Richards will be our full back with Roberts/Richards and Goulding/Pryce/Charnley on the wing.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:31 pm  

ABP' wrote:

You'll find Leuluai is expected to play hooker interchanging with McIlorum.

Tomkins and Finch will be out halves and Roberts/Richards will be our full back with Roberts/Richards and Goulding/Pryce/Charnley on the wing.

If you keep Pryce. Isn't he out of contract?

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:34 pm  

Fully wrote:

If you keep Pryce. Isn't he out of contract?

Yeah, it's pretty much up in the air whether we'll keep him or not though.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:51 pm  

The BBC article was obviously written by a yawnion apologist more than anything else. What the article didn't want to say is Sale have signed an unproven player who is battling with several English players at Wigan for a first team future and has decided to take the easy option.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:01 pm  

The info for the article will have come from Dave Swanton, ex Wire and Wigan media manager. Sale's signings so far seem to suggest that there isn't a lot of money in the Club at the moment.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:14 pm  

steve wrote:

But let's not worry about the fact that Wigan bring in an Australian Stand Off and relocate an english one to full back so he doesnt play in the position he is selected for at International level.

Wigan DID NOT NEED Finch - they took him to stop HKR or whoever signing him...

Is this the most stupid thing to have ever been said on rlfans???????????

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:17 pm  

Let's hope all the yawnion clubs go bust so we don't have to put up with this 5h1t.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:17 pm  

crucrucrusaders wrote:

Lenagan insisted earlier this week that Wigan have not turned their back on home-grown products despite the triple signing of Ryan Hoffman, Brett Finch and Jeff Lima from Melbourne Storm.

From a Crusaders fan?

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:18 pm  

Smalls wrote:

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Is this the most stupid thing to have ever been said on rlfans???????????

You've not read much Barry_McKenzie or Damo then.

Thornley is possibly only the 3rd best young centre coming through at Wigan also, he was seen as a potential GB player but his development has stalled somewhat.

Re: Wigan "owner" irritated : Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:19 pm  

Teessidewire wrote:

The info for the article will have come from Dave Swanton, ex Wire and Wigan media manager. Sale's signings so far seem to suggest that there isn't a lot of money in the Club at the moment.

I'm not sure, they offered big money to our ex-CEO Mick Hogan a few weeks ago which lead him to quit Wigan half way through this season. Ian Lenegan even mentioned the money was his main reason for departing half way through this campaign.

To be honest Sale have been after Thornley since he first starting playing for our academy two or three years ago.