Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:19 pm  

Pieman wrote:

missing cooper for that, we have mago but hes just a pudding, we recruit size just the wrong ones

Right from the start of his time at Wigan, Mago seemed to be limping in a way very similar to George Burgess. Whether that's an injury or not I don't know and the club wouldn't admit it if it was after the Burgess fiasco. Cardio obviously very poor as well and ultimately he's another very poor signing in the forwards.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:27 pm  

Tom Forber to Widnes on loan til the end of the year.

I can see him getting plenty of game time next year when Leeming/O’Neill are injured or banned. (Assuming Powell is moved on).

Decent move for him that, sounds like he’ll be the starter.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:29 pm  

NSW wrote:

Tom Forber to Widnes on loan til the end of the year.

I can see him getting plenty of game time next year when Leeming/O’Neill are injured or banned. (Assuming Powell is moved on).

Decent move for him that, sounds like he’ll be the starter.

Widnes seem in a bit of a free fall currently, I noticed Eckersely didn’t play this weekend, is he injured? Or not getting picked on form?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:53 pm  

Looks like he will be starting. Johnstone has gone to Cas. The Championship is an unforgiving league. He will learn a lot in a short space of time. Will do him the world of good. Hopefully he can shake them up a bit and make a name for himself.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:01 pm  

Also, this has nothing to do with any rumour or transfer but for anybody interested, there is a channel on youtube called 'Shauns rugby league vids' i came across it at the weekend, there are stacks of full Wigan games from the 80's and 90's, good old Beeb coverage with Ray French. It's absolute bliss. Think he is a Yorkshiremon but iv'e just e-mailed him asking for more.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:20 am  

Anybody know what's going on with Eckersley at Widnes? https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/wi ... e-mounting Being recalled but is 'expected to join another Championship club on loan'

Anybody know what's going on with Eckersley at Widnes? https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/wi ... e-mounting Being recalled but is 'expected to join another Championship club on loan'

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:14 pm  

Lachlan Fitzgibbon confirmed to Wire. Kind of signing I’d have liked for us, big experienced back rower (although seems to be a left sided player).

Would have complimented our young pack.


Not the kind of player I think Wire would want though another 30+ year old Aussie.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:31 pm  

NSW wrote:

Lachlan Fitzgibbon confirmed to Wire. Kind of signing I’d have liked for us, big experienced back rower (although seems to be a left sided player).

Would have complimented our young pack.


Not the kind of player I think Wire would want though another 30+ year old Aussie.

Yeah, I think he would have been ideal for us.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:06 pm  

TonyM19 wrote: Anybody know what's going on with Eckersley at Widnes? https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/wi ... e-mounting Being recalled but is 'expected to join another Championship club on loan' Be better for him to go into a more competitive team, they look in a bit of no mans land for the rest of the year.

TonyM19 wrote: Anybody know what's going on with Eckersley at Widnes? https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/wi ... e-mounting Being recalled but is 'expected to join another Championship club on loan' Be better for him to go into a more competitive team, they look in a bit of no mans land for the rest of the year.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:46 pm  

NSW wrote:

Lachlan Fitzgibbon confirmed to Wire. Kind of signing I’d have liked for us, big experienced back rower (although seems to be a left sided player).

Would have complimented our young pack.


Not the kind of player I think Wire would want though another 30+ year old Aussie.

Decent signing. It all depends who we have recruited though.