Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 6:29 pm  

So I’m hearing Toby King is back with us next season and will be along side Wrench.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 6:44 pm  

karetaker wrote:

So I’m hearing Toby King is back with us next season and will be along side Wrench.

I've got no issue with that, he'll be a better player than when he left us. He's a decent player and Wrench has the attributes and potential to be a great player for us

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 6:55 pm  

Or thane wrote:

I've got no issue with that, he'll be a better player than when he left us. He's a decent player and Wrench has the attributes and potential to be a great player for us

Get what you are saying but then I would be wondering if he is a better player would Wigan not want to keep him or have the club decided they want him back because there is a lack of quality centres available.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:06 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Get what you are saying but then I would be wondering if he is a better player would Wigan not want to keep him or have the club decided they want him back because there is a lack of quality centres available.

Nobody knows if the plan was to do something like this with him anyway. It was literally just all oppinion that he was as good as gone. But i do get what you mean about the lack of centres, as he is still our player we can do whats best for us.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:15 pm  

Wires 71 will self-combust if this is true.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:22 pm  

Given that there will still be 2 years left on his contract and Wigan are prepared to pay up to £200k for Tyler Dupree, it is logical to ask for a fee or we might as well take him back.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:26 pm  

49er wrote:

Given that there will still be 2 years left on his contract and Wigan are prepared to pay up to £200k for Tyler Dupree, it is logical to ask for a fee or we might as well take him back.

Typer Dupree is worth signing.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:31 pm  

“I wanted a certain type of centre. To be fair to Toby, there’s no doubt he has a lot of potential. But I think after he got his contract here last year he kind of stalled. And I don't think at the start of this year he was playing his best rugby.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:31 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Get what you are saying but then I would be wondering if he is a better player would Wigan not want to keep him or have the club decided they want him back because there is a lack of quality centres available.

Not sure how to view this news?

We need a centre and obviously he is one, and he isn`t a Quota player, which is a plus. But there is baggage associated with his return (If it happens).

There is no doubt that he was one of the players who wouldn`t accept Powell`s new broom approach last year, and that is why we moved him to Huddersfield initially, and then Wigan for this season.

There is also the issue of Salary Cap management, and King requiring to be paid the deal that Wire agreed with his agent.

It looks to me that Hiku choosing to sign for Hull KR, has upset our centre recruitment plan, but surely there must be other players available from the NRL.

I would prefer that King was loaned-out again for 2024. There will be other clubs other than Wigan willing to take him.

We should then be able to sign another centre for next season.

Ratchford has another year of his contract left for next season btw.

Re: Recruitment and Retention. : Mon May 29, 2023 8:49 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Not sure how to view this news?

We need a centre and obviously he is one, and he isn`t a Quota player, which is a plus. But there is baggage associated with his return (If it happens).

There is no doubt that he was one of the players who wouldn`t accept Powell`s new broom approach last year, and that is why we moved him to Huddersfield initially, and then Wigan for this season.

There is also the issue of Salary Cap management, and King requiring to be paid the deal that Wire agreed with his agent.

It looks to me that Hiku choosing to sign for Hull KR, has upset our centre recruitment plan, but surely there must be other players available from the NRL.

I would prefer that King was loaned-out again for 2024. There will be other clubs other than Wigan willing to take him.

We should then be able to sign another centre for next season.

Ratchford has another year of his contract left for next season btw.

I think 2 points to make is if the story going around surrounding Dupree to Wigan I think that is going to be a big deal and therefore Wigan won’t want to take on King’s salary.

2nd given the contract he is on now who realistically would or could take it on.

But yeh probably the Hiku situation messed plans up a fair bit