Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Aug 09, 2024 5:40 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.

He will undoubtedly have some kind of break clause in his contract.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:10 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.

Hahaha no you weren’t.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:36 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

We were in discussions with him at the end of last season maybe he’s regretting the fact that he signed an extended contract with Saints ? He wouldn’t be the first or the last.

We weren’t in official discussions with him, we did though approach Saints about a transfer fee.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 6:12 am  

With French, Field and Farrimond why would Wigan want Welsby? Other than to get one over on us.

That’s not to mention Eckersley who looks a fine player although granted he may end up as a centre

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 6:57 am  

Stu M wrote:

With French, Field and Farrimond why would Wigan want Welsby? Other than to get one over on us.

That’s not to mention Eckersley who looks a fine player although granted he may end up as a centre

We just needed someone to clean their boots

If Welsby goes anywhere it will be to the NRL

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:29 am  

Stu M wrote:

With French, Field and Farrimond why would Wigan want Welsby? Other than to get one over on us.

That’s not to mention Eckersley who looks a fine player although granted he may end up as a centre

Maybe someone at the club thought that Welsby was a better long term prospect than Field or maybe Field was looking for too much in his contract extension negotiations?
Whatever it was the club I believe approached Saints and Welsby would have known about it.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:33 am  

jonh wrote:

We weren’t in official discussions with him, we did though approach Saints about a transfer fee.

Welsby would have been aware of the the approach Jon.
As a minimum it would have given him an improved contract when he resigned and maybe the seed of thinking about moving on had been sown.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 9:44 am  

RobRiches wrote:

Hahaha no you weren’t.

Listen Albert you know nothing other than how to create new username’s. Shuffle on twithat.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 1:21 pm  

hatty wrote:

We just needed someone to clean their boots

If Welsby goes anywhere it will be to the NRL

There is the possibility of two new teams in the NRL shortly. I think that a few SL players will be on their way.

Re: Wigan v Sts discussion - THIS THREAD ONLY PLEASE : Sat Aug 10, 2024 5:57 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

I’ve already wrote next week off in my mind. It would take a gargantuan turn around from what we produced in Friday to what we need to even be in a contest with Wigan. We were that bad. I’ll still be there obviously but this is just Cunningham all over again. History is repeating itself and nothing will improve now until a change is made. Wellens has not improved a single facet of our play and he is simply unable to coach and motivate this side in the correct way. It’s only a matter of time and it all comes down to how ruthless McManus is.

Also to the poster I mocked about a month ago for suggesting the League Leaders shield would be a foregone conclusion by the end of July - I apologise. It seems you were bang on.

Permission to take this back?