Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:59 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Rather have him than Dwyer and talking of him suggestion on Wigan board is he is going to Salford with Partington coming this way. The rumour mill is going full steam ahead now :lol:

I was expecting a press announcement regarding the Powell signing, but there hasn`t been any breaking news yet.

Still don`t expect Dwyer to stay here and Salford need a hooker so that rumour about him leaving and Partington joining us, could be true.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:15 pm  

Well this genuinely surprised me, if we have got Powell i assume burgess will have Walker and Powell rotating with Dwyer fighting constantly for a spot?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:08 pm  

If Dwyer is to go Salford for Partington, Salford are probably holding out for some plus cash in the deal.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:11 pm  

Don’t know how the club can get Makaele in the quota if the rumour he want to stay is true.
Do lower tier international players count on the quota, or did they shore that up a couple of seasons back?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:16 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Don’t know how the club can get Makaele in the quota if the rumour he want to stay is true.
Do lower tier international players count on the quota, or did they shore that up a couple of seasons back?

The Kolpak Ruling is still in effect but we'd have to offload Kasiano to bring him in still as we have Dufty, Drinkwater, Vaughan, Musgrove, fitzgibbon, Tai and Kasiano on the books. We're allowed 5 overseas players from Aus and New zealand, and the Kolpak allows 2 from lower Tiers. Last year Mata'utia and Mikaele took the Kolpak spots as they both hold Samoan passports. I like Kasiano but would be happy with Mikaele instead of him.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:47 am  

Or thane wrote:

The Kolpak Ruling is still in effect but we'd have to offload Kasiano to bring him in still as we have Dufty, Drinkwater, Vaughan, Musgrove, fitzgibbon, Tai and Kasiano on the books. We're allowed 5 overseas players from Aus and New zealand, and the Kolpak allows 2 from lower Tiers. Last year Mata'utia and Mikaele took the Kolpak spots as they both hold Samoan passports. I like Kasiano but would be happy with Mikaele instead of him.

Thank you.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:28 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

If Dwyer is to go Salford for Partington, Salford are probably holding out for some plus cash in the deal.

Has a similar vibe to Higham leaving Saints to Bradford for a day (?) before going to Wigan

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:37 am  

Or thane wrote:

The Kolpak Ruling is still in effect but we'd have to offload Kasiano to bring him in still as we have Dufty, Drinkwater, Vaughan, Musgrove, fitzgibbon, Tai and Kasiano on the books. We're allowed 5 overseas players from Aus and New zealand, and the Kolpak allows 2 from lower Tiers. Last year Mata'utia and Mikaele took the Kolpak spots as they both hold Samoan passports. I like Kasiano but would be happy with Mikaele instead of him.

Maybe Samoa shouldn`t be classed as a lower tier nation anymore.

They were World Cup Finalists last year, and deservedly beat England in the semi-final.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:49 am  

Or thane wrote:

Well this genuinely surprised me, if we have got Powell i assume burgess will have Walker and Powell rotating with Dwyer fighting constantly for a spot?

The whole 'interchange hooker' situation has become very strange. I know we're just dealing in rumours here, and I can't recall (or be bothered checking) who said what, but we've gone from Ratchford is going to be the interchange hooker and Dwyer isn't coming, to Dwyer's signing being formally announced, and now this Powell rumour. If the Dwyer to Salford talk is true, I find it very odd that Dwyer would do his big interview with the WG about how much he's glad to be back at Wire.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:01 am  

Or thane wrote:

The Kolpak Ruling is still in effect but we'd have to offload Kasiano to bring him in still as we have Dufty, Drinkwater, Vaughan, Musgrove, fitzgibbon, Tai and Kasiano on the books. We're allowed 5 overseas players from Aus and New zealand, and the Kolpak allows 2 from lower Tiers. Last year Mata'utia and Mikaele took the Kolpak spots as they both hold Samoan passports. I like Kasiano but would be happy with Mikaele instead of him.

This was simplified a couple of years ago, its simply 7 non fed players allowed, whether they come from Aus, NZ, Fiji, PNG etc etc.