Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:02 pm  

jonh wrote:

If TL is going round again I think that means we have no quota spots available so if we are going to let ZH go we would need to replace him with a non quota centre.

I appreciate there if rumours of Thornley but we would need another given Gildart I’d leaving also.

I’m not sure where that player comes from if he isn’t on the quota.

I’m scratching my head who we could bring in too.
I’d love to think we could get Wardle but unsure of his availability. A straight swop for Hardaker would be ideal but I suspect cap issues would probably mean that’s a non starter
There is no way Hardaker is going to commute from Ponte so I’m assuming that he won’t be here next year so another centre is now the top priority for me

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:13 pm  

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jonh wrote:

I’m a little surprised by some people’s memories.

ZH was fantastic last year at centre, ok he may not be a line breaking strike centre but he was a big part of why we got to the Final last year.

He was basically the only thing to get excited about at the start of this season putting in some outstanding performances. Ok the wheels came off after the infamous Tomkins interview and subsequent game but I’ve no doubt it’s a temporary dip.

Given the circumstances in which we signed him I would be shocked if he isn’t on a contract which provides Wigan with very good value for money against his performance.

Given our lack of quota spots I feel he would be very difficult to replace with a player of the same standard and probable salary.

Absolutely this. I’d be gutted to lose Zak to be honest. A hard worker and a good player to have IMO.

That being said if he is struggling with the WY - Wigan commute then there’s not a lot we can do about it.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:54 pm  

Zak has been an overall 7/10 in his time here IMO but he’s a guy who can produce 8 or 9 on 10 performances on a regular basis in the right circumstances. I’d file him under the ‘Lam hasn’t got the best out of him’ category, much like a raft of Wigan players.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:46 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Zak has been an overall 7/10 in his time here IMO but he’s a guy who can produce 8 or 9 on 10 performances on a regular basis in the right circumstances. I’d file him under the ‘Lam hasn’t got the best out of him’ category, much like a raft of Wigan players.

I’d agree with that

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:17 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

I’m scratching my head who we could bring in too.
I’d love to think we could get Wardle but unsure of his availability. A straight swop for Hardaker would be ideal but I suspect cap issues would probably mean that’s a non starter
There is no way Hardaker is going to commute from Ponte so I’m assuming that he won’t be here next year so another centre is now the top priority for me

Sarge.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:19 pm  

jonh wrote:

If TL is going round again I think that means we have no quota spots available so if we are going to let ZH go we would need to replace him with a non quota centre.

I appreciate there if rumours of Thornley but we would need another given Gildart I’d leaving also.

I’m not sure where that player comes from if he isn’t on the quota.

If TL is going round again we have too many players for our quota spots, something has to give!

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:25 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

Sarge.

That's a good call. Anything in it?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:42 am  

TonyM19 wrote:

That's a good call. Anything in it?

That is an awful call, what is this
obsession for ex players

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:37 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

If TL is going round again we have too many players for our quota spots, something has to give!

Would assume Clark would be leaving, I think that would leave us with 7 spots.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jul 24, 2021 7:39 am  

Not seen the game this morning however Mago produced some very strong post contact meters today off the bench according to his stats which is promising for next year.