Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:06 pm  

Toby King in 2023 https://wiganwarriors.com/

Toby King in 2023 https://wiganwarriors.com/

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:12 pm  

Very random that it's a loan signing. What if he has a superb season, we just hand him back to Warrington?

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:15 pm  

So many questions on this one...

A loan deal? Not sure if I've seen a deal like this in a while and certainly not between two rivals? Are we going to rehabilitate him and send him back? His current deal runs until 2024.

How does this sit with Wardle? A few seem to say it's a 'done deal', but nothing has been said. If it is, then why this King & why hasn't it been announced (yes I know how that sounds)?

I'll give him a chance, but he's gonna have to massively improve. We targeted him earlier in the year and Thornley ran all over him that night.

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:23 pm  

I don't see us signing Wardle as well which is pretty underwhelming if true. You would have to think Wardle will stay at Wire

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:28 pm  

In not “in the know” but I predict it’ll be a loan as wire will be contributing a lot to his wage.

Expect for Wire to confirm Wardle now which is annoying as I rate him higher.

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:29 pm  

NSW wrote:

In not “in the know” but I predict it’ll be a loan as wire will be contributing a lot to his wage.

Expect for Wire to confirm Wardle now which is annoying as I rate him higher.

I would answer your 2 statements as :-

Yes

No

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:31 pm  

Think it was more that Wire couldn't cope with the pace + threat of Field + French + Thornley prospered from that really but we've improved players before

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:41 pm  

Why would Wire sign King up with a four year deal, then loan him off to Huddersfield in the first year of that deal, then loan him to Wigan in the second year of that deal.

I can only imagine it's due to a disagreement with Powell. Not the only one by the looks of it (Cooper and Charnley shipped out sharpish too).

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:44 pm  

Not many decent quality English centres out there. King and Wardle are good options to replace Bibby and Hardaker if there is no quota spot to use.

Disaster for Warrington - sign King up on an expensive 4 year contract, they decide they don't want him for whatever reason and can only loan him out to partly offset his wages.

Re: Toby King 2023 : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:59 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Not many decent quality English centres out there. King and Wardle are good options to replace Bibby and Hardaker if there is no quota spot to use.

Disaster for Warrington - sign King up on an expensive 4 year contract, they decide they don't want him for whatever reason and can only loan him out to partly offset his wages.

I'm not sure if it is a disaster? They are almost paying us to straighten him out and then could, in theory, have a better player back at the end of it. Throw it they could have a new coach by that time too and it's a good gamble imo.

I just don't understand it from our POV? Would it not have been better to leave him at Wire and let him soak up 100% of his wages?