Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:14 pm  

jonh wrote:

I fully expect us to make one of the old “project” signings in the outside backs for 2023.

Just think for balance the squad can cope with it.

I think it will underwhelm some as these lads usually do but he will be recruited to make in impact in 2024 and beyond depending on how he goes.

Again not a rumour or any inside knowledge just feel the squad can cope with it.

That'll go down well if we lose French.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 4:53 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

That'll go down well if we lose French.

& KPP.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:08 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Go on I'll bite.
Swap for KPP?

It's the only Newcastle centre I know and the article states there could be a swap and we need a centre, just putting 2 and 2 together

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 5:26 pm  

The Whiffy Kipper wrote:

It's the only Newcastle centre I know and the article states there could be a swap and we need a centre, just putting 2 and 2 together

really? hes hardly played, you dont know Best?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:01 pm  

Pieman wrote:

really? hes hardly played, you dont know Best?

Don't watch the NRL, Not got a clue how I know him

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:46 pm  

CobraCraig wrote:

I think they’ve been as good as confirmed, both look potential good signings on paper but with Warringtons recent history you feel it could end sour for both of them. Seems a bit overkill they have signed 5 props in the last couple of weeks with 4 being quota spots, I’d love to see there numbers on paper, be interesting to see else who is leaving.

Cooper, Charnley, Widdop(marquee),hughes, j.clark, mulhern, magoulis, butler will be leaving. Doro and Robson already gone. Hopefully a few more will be out the door, but they are hardly likely to give up a cushy wage packet for minimal effort.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:13 pm  

CobraCraig wrote:

But French isn’t as good a winger as any of the players mentioned and as you say the salary cap wasn’t an issue then. We will likely end up paying French as by far the highest paid winger in the league when he isn’t the best winger in the league, does having him there to step in if Field gets injured or has to move to the halves make it worth it? And also does he want to stay at Wigan in this current role?
The other option which I wanted to see earlier in the season (before Smith hit form) was Field to 6 and French at 1 and see how that goes but there doesn’t seem room for Field in the halves currently as we have 3 halves in good form (take away injuries). Maybe there is scope to rotate Cust at 9? I know it was mentioned when we signed him that Manly played him as a 9 mainly? (Could be wrong), he certainly seems like that would suit him. Maybe the call would be to not extend Powells contract and move Cust to 9 and re-sign French? But I don’t see that happening in a month of Tuesdays.

What I’m trying to say is I don’t think it’s cut and dry that we should re-sign French at all costs, it would be a tough one to stomach seeing him smash it at Hull or any Superleague club but the move could still be beneficial for Wigan.

Done alright tonight

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:58 pm  

MattyB wrote:

Done alright tonight

Say no more.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 12:37 am  

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TonyM19 wrote:

English parents/grandparents? Otherwise he is a quota player

Irrelevant whether he has or not.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:35 am  

MattyB wrote:

Done alright tonight

Yeah, that must be his best performance at wing, we were brilliant for 20/30 minutes in the second half. If performances like that become the norm we should pay him what he wants!!!!
He wasn’t committal at all in his post match interview over his future though, I liked Peets interview where he said they should be as honoured to play for Wigan as we should that we have them, also acknowledging the fact he wants to go to the NRL, I saw that as him saying that he should show us some loyalty if the NRL move doesn’t present itself.