Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:03 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

I never said anything being a success.
I said ‘signing’..’to play at centre’.
Probably more like Andrew Johns over term, but he didn’t play centre.

Errrmm, hang on a minute you said

rubber duckie wrote:

A signing like that would have been up there with the like if (sic) Phil Blake and Jonathan Davis at centre.

The clear inference was a signing as impactful as that to Blake and Davies. I disagreed.

It would have made headlines as another gimmick I agree. As for ruffling feathers, I'd rather we leave our ruffling to the Grand Final.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:06 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

I think KFP has a framed motto hanging behind his desk which reads 'If you're going to do business, do it quietly and thoughtfully'....or maybe not.

I think he has a framed motto now that reads "STFU you narcissistic clown" to remind him daily to stop crowing.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:59 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Errrmm, hang on a minute you said

The clear inference was a signing as impactful as that to Blake and Davies. I disagreed.

It would have made headlines as another gimmick I agree. As for ruffling feathers, I'd rather we leave our ruffling to the Grand Final.

No I didn’t. I wrote what I wrote.
I appreciate it could be perceived as leading to success, because the former 2 were successful in varying degrees.
But didn’t say that, I wrote a signing to play centre.
Nether Blake or Davis were centres, but their talent put them as 2 of the best centres at Wire I’ve ever seen.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:12 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

No I didn’t. I wrote what I wrote.
I appreciate it could be perceived as leading to success, because the former 2 were successful in varying degrees.
But didn’t say that, I wrote a signing to play centre.
Nether Blake or Davis were centres, but their talent put them as 2 of the best centres at Wire I’ve ever seen.

So you are saying that Owen Farrell would have been "up there" with Blake and Davies as one of the best centres at Wire you've ever seen ?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:22 pm  

He would have won as many championship medals as they did with us.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:41 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

So you are saying that Owen Farrell would have been "up there" with Blake and Davies as one of the best centres at Wire you've ever seen ?

No I didn’t. Once again you are misquoting.
I wrote “A signing like that would have been up there with the like if Phil Blake and Jonathan Davis at centre.”
The key words are ‘signing’ and ‘centre’, ‘up there’ regarding to the impact a signing like Owen Farrell would make to the press and sensationalism.
I’d have been better getting that point over using Andrew Johns, however I didn’t reflect that because he never played centre at Wire.

It really is that simple, and now I’m tired of your nit picking bollox.
Have your last day on it because I’m done.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:01 pm  

Whens Mikaele back Ducky, or is not happening? Kasiano and Dudson both in training making it look unlikely?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:06 pm  

Wigan look in a bit of bother Harry Smith offered a big contract in NRL. Wigan have offered him an extension but looking like it would take marquee money to keep him.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:34 am  

Is this the first sign of Wigan being cash rich being a problem for them (like it has been for us)? If they didn't have Danson's money would they made the poor, but headline grabbing, signing of Thompson? I don't think they needed Thompson and now he inexplicably takes up a marquee spot that they'd be much better using on Smith.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Tue Nov 28, 2023 9:13 am  

karetaker wrote:

Wigan look in a bit of bother Harry Smith offered a big contract in NRL. Wigan have offered him an extension but looking like it would take marquee money to keep him.

Jack Farrimond is a young halfback in their production line who looks like he will be a special player.

Having watched both Smith and Farrimond at the same age, to me Farrimond has the edge over Smith.

It`s probably a little too early in Farrimond`s career to takeover if Smith leaves at the end of 2024 season though.

The signing of Thompson as a Marquee player on a long term contract means that Wigan may have to forfeit either French or Field to enable them to offer Smith a new deal that keeps the NRL clubs away.