Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:13 am  

Will we have to pay his wages up? Or them count against the cap as he’s been released? Or with it being a disciplinary reasons does it not count?

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:18 am  

MattyB wrote:

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2022/04/22/club-statement-zak-hardaker/

He's gone

I remember a poster on here called Nottingham Tiger been laughed off the forum for suggesting that this would eventually happen...

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:31 am  

Wildcat26 wrote:

I remember a poster on here called Nottingham Tiger been laughed off the forum for suggesting that this would eventually happen...

It did happen- 3years later

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:32 am  

Wildcat26 wrote:

I remember a poster on here called Nottingham Tiger been laughed off the forum for suggesting that this would eventually happen...

I don’t think many laughed at him for suggesting that (it would be stupid to think this couldn’t happen again), from memory he was laughed at for being stalker like with Zak.

It will be interesting to see what he has actually done, before the Saints game it was brushed off as something fairly minor by both the club and Zak.

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:34 am  

Jason65 wrote:

It did happen- 3years later

And was this mismanagement by the Wigan club? As it was with Leeds and Castleford?

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:37 am  

Wildcat26 wrote:

And was this mismanagement by the Wigan club? As it was with Leeds and Castleford?

In fairness he only had what 6 months of his deal left so I suppose Wigan did pretty well with him

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:41 am  

Wildcat26 wrote:

I remember a poster on here called Nottingham Tiger been laughed off the forum for suggesting that this would eventually happen...

He was only as accurate as I am in saying that Tom Johnstone is going to leave Wakey. Of course he is. At some point. The bit NT neglected to say was when, and that was nearly 4 years ago. Wakey will be lucky if TJ is still there in 4 years time, so it seems like a reasonable punt on my part.

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:48 am  

Cruncher wrote:

He was only as accurate as I am in saying that Tom Johnstone is going to leave Wakey. Of course he is. At some point. The bit NT neglected to say was when, and that was nearly 4 years ago. Wakey will be lucky if TJ is still there in 4 years time, so it seems like a reasonable punt on my part.

A little different, Hardaker has been sacked at every SL club he`s been at, when signed your chairman then blamed those clubs mismanagement of Zak when it was quite clear it was the man himself who had chance after chance. Wigan have done everything right by him, in fact you went above and beyond, if it wasn`t for Wigan he`d be playing in the championship at the very best if at all, and look at how he has repaid the club. I do think though you shouldn`t have bothered, he can`t keep himself out of trouble and he`s had chance after chance.

I don`t get the TJ comparison though, you`d be hard pressed to find a Wakefield fan that would disagree with you on that, in fact we thought he`d be off before he signed his last deal however Tom stuck by the club that stuck by him in some very dark times perhaps ZH could take a leaf out of this book.

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:59 am  

He didn’t get laughed at for suggesting it would end in tears, he got laughed at for being obsessed with what Hardaker was doing away from the field. Most people on here didn’t want Hardaker but as it’s turned out we’ve had 3 and a bit seasons out of him and it’s all been reasonably uneventful (for Hardaker).

Facts are that he’s not a particularly good player anymore. A solid fullback and a decent centre. We’ll miss him because we’re now short of a decent player and a half decent goal kicker but i don’t think anybody will lose any sleep (well maybe Nottingham Tiger will as he’ll be in Hardakers bushes again).

Re: Hardaker? : Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:03 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

He didn’t get laughed at for suggesting it would end in tears, he got laughed at for being obsessed with what Hardaker was doing away from the field. Most people on here didn’t want Hardaker but as it’s turned out we’ve had 3 and a bit seasons out of him and it’s all been reasonably uneventful (for Hardaker).

Facts are that he’s not a particularly good player anymore. A solid fullback and a decent centre. We’ll miss him because we’re now short of a decent player and a half decent goal kicker but i don’t think anybody will lose any sleep, well maybe Nottingham Tiger will, as he’ll be in Hardakers bushes again.

I think saying he’s not a particularly good player is harsh, he played internationally at centre in the off season just gone and he’s a better full back as well, he’s been stuck on the wing this year so well out of position and a tough place to shine with a lack of pace. I could see him going Leeds and doing well at full back.